Papillon Records was a

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started by the

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(who had sold their

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division to

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) in 1999 with longtime Chrysalis act Jethro Tull. Whilst

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was formed to provide an outlet by new and independent developing acts, Papillon Records was set up as a competitor to such groups as

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and

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signing 'heritage acts' - that is already long term recording artists with large, loyal fanbases - such as

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and

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. However, after a number of album releases failed to sell, it was decided in 2001 that Papillon would not sign anymore acts. The label quickly became insolvent and was closed by the Chrysalis Group in 2002. A subsidiary 'The Hit Label' was left to trade just to deal with back catalogue.

In the media

The label grabbed headlines in 1999 by releasing "

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", a

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In the media

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