Skinny Dog Records is an

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based in

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, set up in 1999 by

John Bramwell John Harold Arnold Bramwell (born 27 November 1964 in Hyde, Cheshire) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman for the former three-piece alternative rock band I Am Kloot. Prior to forming I Am Kloot, Bramwell had previousl ...

and

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I Am Kloot I Am Kloot were an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1999. The band was composed of vocalist/guitarist John Bramwell, bassist Peter Jobson and drummer Andy Hargreaves. The band released six studio albums, and was nominated for the Mercu ...

, Mark Potter of

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, Scott Alexander of Indigo Jones and media lawyer David Sefton. Potter and Alexander resigned from the company in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The label was initially set up to release material by local acts such as Indigo Jones and Cranebuilders, but was later used to release material by I Am Kloot whilst the band were in between record deals. The compilation albums '' BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions'', '' B'' and studio album ''

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'' were released on the label, as well as the stand-alone single " Maybe I Should". The label also released material by artists including Gideon Conn, Jacki O and Superqueens amongst others. Since I Am Kloot set up new label Shepherd Moon LLP with their then management company Wildlife Entertainment in 2010 to release their album '' Sky at Night'', Skinny Dog Records appears to have been abandoned, with many of the label's roster no longer active.

Roster

* Gideon Conn *Cranebuilders *Indigo Jones *Peter & The Wolf *Moco *Jackie O *Black Basque *Superqueens

References

External links

Skinny Dog records
British independent record labels I Am Kloot {{UK-record-label-stub