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Nude Records is an
independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
, established in August 1991 in London. The label was set up and operated by Saul Galpern, who had previously worked with artists such as
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, The Fall,
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,
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and
Au Pairs The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983. They produced two studio albums and three singles. Their songs were said to have "contempt for the cliches of contemporary sexual politics ...
. The label filed for voluntary liquidation in December 2001, before it was re-established by Galpern in 2016.


History

The label's first success was with
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, whose debut album, ''
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'' (1993), debuted at the top of the
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, and was the fastest-selling debut album since
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'' almost ten years earlier.Bella, Todd
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The band went on to win the
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that year, and received five
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nominations. They had three No. 1 hit albums in the UK Albums Chart. Other artists with
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success signed to the label included the Scottish band
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, who had Top 20 success with their debut album ''
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'';
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who also achieved a Top 20 hit single and album with '' The Facts of Life'' (2000); plus chart album hits for
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, and
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. The label had a UK distribution deal with 3mv/Vital (later Pinnacle distribution) and an international licensing arrangement with
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, which ended in 2000, before moving to PIAS. Subsequently, the label hit financial difficulties in 2000. In December 2001, after losing their distribution deal with Sony. Another new label saving deal with Zomba fell through at the last minute. The collapse of the label led to delays with Black Box Recorder's second album, ''
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'', which was not released until 2003. It was believed Suede would be unaffected by the closure of the label as Nude's international partner label Sony would release their next album, ''
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''. . The label returned briefly in 2005 via a deal with V2 which saw the release of the
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, ''Future's Burning''. It featured songs from up-and-coming British bands such as
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and others (although none of the artists had ever been signed to Nude). However, ''
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'' commented that it was "easily surpassed by an hour on
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" and the label was officially dissolved in July 2007. In 2016, Saul Galpern re-established the label with a new marketing and distribution deal. The label went on to release albums by
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and
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. Former
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member Middleton released ''
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'', in May 2016. It was funded by a campaign on Pledge Music, and produced by
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and
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. Whilst in anticipation of her fourth album release, Rhodes released the singles "All The Birds" in April, and "All I Need" in June 2016. A month later, the album '' theyesandeye'' was released through Nude Records. the eleven songs were co-produced by Simon Byrt. It included a cover of the song "
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" originally performed by
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. Other contributors include Ian Kellet (guitars), Nikolaj Bjerre (drums), Danny Keane (strings) and Tom Moth (harp).


Artists

The following list features the notable artists and bands who released music through Nude Records. The artists appear in chronological order of their first release (single or album) for the label. This list is probably incomplete. Bands from the ''Future's Burning'' compilation are not included. *
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The Jennifers Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ( ...
* Sharkboy *
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Billy Mackenzie William MacArthur Mackenzie (27 March 1957 – 22 January 1997) was a Scottish singer and songwriter, known for his distinctive high tenor voice. He was the co-founder and lead vocalist of post-punk and new wave band the Associates. He also h ...
*
Astrid Williamson Astrid Williamson (born 28 November 1968) is a Scottish musician, composer, and songwriter. Life and music career Growing up in Shetland, she enjoyed playing the piano from an early age and The Shetland Folk Festival provided early experience ...
*
Lou Rhodes Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released four solo albums: ''Beloved One'', '' Bloom'' and '' One Good Thing'' and ...
*
Malcolm Middleton Malcolm Bruce Middleton (born 31 December 1973) is a Scottish musician and member of indie band Arab Strap. He has also released seven solo studio albums and three albums performing under the pseudonym Human Don't Be Angry. Early life Middleto ...
*
Juanita Stein Juanita Stein is lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in indie rock band Howling Bells. She has younger twin brothers Joel and Ari. Joel Stein is lead guitarist in Howling Bells. Early life and education Juanita Stein was born in Melbourne an ...
*
Lowgold Lowgold are an English indie rock band formed in 1997 in St Albans, comprising vocalist and rhythm guitarist Darren Ford, lead guitarist Dan Symons and bassist Miles Willey. The band originally claimed that the word "lowgold" was derived from ...
*
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* Get Well Soon


See also

*
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References


External links


Nude Records on MySpace

Saul Galpern speaks to Matt Bristow about the history of Nude Records
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