Chiswick Records

Chiswick Records
Chiswick Records
Founded	1975
Founder	Ted Carroll; Roger Armstrong
Defunct	1983
Distributor(s)	EMI
Genre	Power pop; pub rock; punk rock; new wave;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London, England

Chiswick Records was a British independent record label. Established in 1975, Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label to be established in Britain for nearly a decade".^[1] The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era".^[2] It released some of the earliest records recorded by The Hammersmith Gorillas, The Count Bishops, Motörhead,^[3] Joe Strummer’s The 101ers, The Damned, Skrewdriver, Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl, and Shane MacGowan.

History[edit]

The label was started by Ted Carroll and Roger Armstrong in 1975 as a subsidiary of Rock On Records. Shortly after Trevor Churchill joined, it was incorporated into Swift Records Ltd. Two years later it entered into a licensing deal with EMI. Subsidiary Ace Records was started in 1978, and Chiswick Records closed in 1983; its back catalogue is still owned by Ace Records Ltd.^[4]

The label released a number of sampler compilation albums showcasing their bands. These included Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One) (1977) and Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two) (1978).

Artists released[edit]

Albania^[5]
The Damned^[5]
Amazorblades^[5]
The Count Bishops^[5]
Edith Nylon^[6]
Dr. Feelgood (Fast Women and Slow Horses album) (1982)
Drug Addix (with Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals)^[5]
The Gorillas^[5]
Jakko^[5]
Jeff Hill^[5]
Johnny Moped^[5]
Johnny & the Self Abusers^[5]
Little Bob Story^[5]
Matchbox
Motörhead^[5]
The Nipple Erectors
The 101ers^[5]
The Radiators from Space/The Radiators (Dublin)^[5]
Radio Stars^[5]
Riff Raff (with Billy Bragg)^[5]
The Rings (with Twink)^[5]
Sniff 'n' the Tears^[5]
Rocky Sharpe and the Replays^[5]
Skrewdriver
T. V. Smith^[5]
The Table
Whirlwind^[5]

References[edit]

^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 748. ISBN 9780879306076.
^ Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 11. ISBN 1-899855-13-0.;
^ "Anchor deal for Chiswick Distribution" (PDF). Music Week. 2 July 1977. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Chiswick Records has finalised a two-and-a-half year pressing and distribution agreement with Anchor, just in time to handle this week's release of a limited edition 12-inch single from Motorhead.
^ "'It's about the desire to disseminate the knowledge, to turn people on to interesting records'". Pias.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "The Chiswick Story". Ace Records. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Edith Nylon". Discogs. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links[edit]

A history of Chiswick Records

[1] Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 748. ISBN 9780879306076.

[2] Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk. Wolverhampton: Borderline Publications. p. 11. ISBN 1-899855-13-0.;

[3] "Anchor deal for Chiswick Distribution" (PDF). Music Week. 2 July 1977. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Chiswick Records has finalised a two-and-a-half year pressing and distribution agreement with Anchor, just in time to handle this week's release of a limited edition 12-inch single from Motorhead.

[4] "'It's about the desire to disseminate the knowledge, to turn people on to interesting records'". Pias.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019.

[Chiswick_Story-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "The Chiswick Story". Ace Records. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[6] "Edith Nylon". Discogs. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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