Best Record Labels

windsock · 02-13-2019, 03:52 PM

Ninja Tune is an easy one. Not as good as it used to be but still aight. Warp still makes good stuff too.

Other good ones:

Jazzland, Bugge Wesseltoft's label
Przesada, an up-and-coming Polish label that Frown might like
Beatservice, which is basically done now but made released some interesting things back in the day
In the Fishtank, sublabel of Konkurrent was a cool project while it lasted

If I think of any more I'll post 'em.

Zhanteimi · 02-13-2019, 05:37 PM

LAFMS

A label I've discovered only recently with my 好きじゃないと言えない listening project. There aren't that many releases overall, but what they did was weird, experimental, and groundbreaking in many ways. Try the first three releases on that list.

Mindy · 02-14-2019, 07:51 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_Nation

**Exo** · 02-14-2019, 09:30 AM

Anti-
Antilles
Arista
Asylum
Beggars Banquet
Blast First
Blue Note
Bluesway
Celluloid
Chess
Columbia
Command
Constellation
CTI
DGC
Dischord
Drag City
ECM
Editions EG
Elektra
EMI
Epic
Epitaph
Flensor
Flying Dutchman
Flying Fish
Folkways
Gold Standard Lab
Harvest
Hydra Head
IRS
Impulse!
Island
Kranky
Kudu
Marlin
Matador
Merge
Prestige
RCA
Relapse
Reprise
Rhino
Robotic Empire
Rounder
Sargent House
Savoy
Secretly Canadian
Sire
Skye
SST
Sub Pop
Supply and Demand
Syntonic
Takoma
Temporary Residence Limited
Thrill Jockey
Topshelf
Touch and Go
United Artists
Vanguard
Verve
Virgin
Warp
Young God

I'm sure I missed a sh*t ton.

SweetHeartHolly · 08-08-2024, 08:06 PM

The Big Loud/Atlantic company is the one that changed my life because they are who signed my most favorite singer. I love Mason Ramsey so much!

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

Drjohnrock · 08-09-2024, 11:28 AM

Blue Arrow Records--an offshoot of a Cleveland record store, has been Jonathan Richman's label for the past several years. They have also released albums by Bad Luck Jonathan (a side project of The Mekons' Jon Langford) and lots of other people.

Merge Records and Matador Records are also labels that release a lot of good stuff.

Buckeye Randy · 08-09-2024, 04:46 PM

Best? Off the top of my head I would say Sun and Stiff.

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Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	LAFMS A label I've discovered only recently with my 好きじゃないと言えない listening project. There aren't that many releases overall, but what they did was weird, experimental, and groundbreaking in many ways. Try the first three releases on that list. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 02-13-2019 at 08:22 PM.

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08-08-2024, 08:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
SweetHeartHolly Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 106	The Big Loud/Atlantic company is the one that changed my life because they are who signed my most favorite singer. I love Mason Ramsey so much! God bless you and him always!!! Holly

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Drjohnrock Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 273	Blue Arrow Records--an offshoot of a Cleveland record store, has been Jonathan Richman's label for the past several years. They have also released albums by Bad Luck Jonathan (a side project of The Mekons' Jon Langford) and lots of other people. Merge Records and Matador Records are also labels that release a lot of good stuff.

08-09-2024, 04:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
Buckeye Randy Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2024 Posts: 213	Best? Off the top of my head I would say Sun and Stiff.