Paperhouse Records was a British
independent record label which operated from 1990 to 1993.
The label was a short-lived
joint venture
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by
Glass Records
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Glass Vintage 1981–1990
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owner David E. Barker and
Fire Records
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owner Clive Solomon. It is named after "Paperhouse", opening track on ''
Tago Mago
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'', the 1971 album by
Krautrock band
Can.
Paperhouse issued
Richard Hell
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's
Dim Stars
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material, and records by
Teenage Fanclub and other bands connected with
Creation Records
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(
The Pastels
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,
The Servants
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). The label also issued material by the
Kurt Cobain-championed
Daniel Johnston
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.
Paperhouse Records discography
Albums may be in
LP (PAPLP),
compact disc
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(PAPCD), or
cassette
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Technology
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** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in th ...
(PAPMC) format, with
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
listed with variations on the PAPER prefix. Artefacts with the same title under different catalogue entries refer to the same recording, if releases were not always issued in more than one format, leading to apparent gaps in the series.
See also
*
List of record labels
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List of independent UK record labels
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* 3 Beat Records
* 4AD
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* Acid Jazz Records
* Alcopop! Records
* All Saints Records
* Ambush Reality
* Andmoresound
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References
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British record labels
Record labels based in London