Native Records is a small
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independent record label
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formed in
Sheffield
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, England.
The label was founded by Kevin Donoghue in 1985, after he left
RCA Records
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and during his time at the Music Factory where he was a sound engineer.
In January 1989, Native signed
Nine Inch Nails
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but later released them from their contract when
TVT Records
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offered a better deal.
The label was originally distributed via
the Cartel and
Red Rhino Records
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, with
Rough Trade distributing in Germany and Radical distributing in Spain. After the collapse of the Cartel in 1989, distribution moved to
Polydor Records
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and subsequently
Pinnacle Records
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History
In 1996, Windsong/Pinnacle w ...
. The label is now distributed by Code 7 & and Plastic Head Distribution in the UK.
In 2006, Native formed its own distribution company ''Indie distribution''.
Native continues to release new guitar based bands.
Associated labels include: Ozone Recordings.
Past artists
Native's Past Artists Catalogue includes releases by:
The Barristers, The Fireflys
Darling Buds,
The Snapdragons,
Smashing Orange,
Fatal Charm, Deluxe, Steamkings, Greenhouse, Richard H Kirk, Dig Vis Drill, Treebound Story (including
Richard Hawley
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—then a young songwriter), Screaming Trees, The Montgomery Clifts, Berkeley, Torsohorse, Brody, Zoot and the Roots, The Exuberants, UV POP, Midnight Choir, They Must Be Russians, BTroop, The Emotionals, Leafeater, The Junk, Soberskin, Pemberton Grange, Tadpole, Sound Junkies, Moneypenny, Lucigenic, Morph, Ward C, The North.
References
External links
Official Native Records websiteRadio Promotion & Pluggers
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