Tugboat Records
Appearance
Tugboat Records | |
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Parent company | Rough Trade Records |
Founded | 1998 |
Founder | Geoff Travis |
Defunct | 2003 |
Status | Inactive |
Genre | Indie rock |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | London, England |
Tugboat Records was a small independent record label based in London, England, which was affiliated with Rough Trade Records. It was founded in May 1998 by Geoff Travis, who had previously founded Rough Trade Records itself. The first release on Tugboat Records was "Joan of Arc", a 7" single by Low.[1][2] The label's manager was Glen Johnson of Piano Magic.[3][4] Among the most influential albums originally released by Tugboat was Any Other City (2001), the only studio album by Scottish indie rock band Life Without Buildings.[5][6]
Notable artists
[edit]Notable artists who released one or more recordings on Tugboat Records include:
- Life Without Buildings[5][6]
- Low[1][7]
- Ooberman[8]
- Sodastream[9]
- Spring Heel Jack[10]
- The Strokes[11]
- Vic Godard[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tugboat Records". Archived from the original on 2001-03-31. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Rough diamond". Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Second Language: About". Second Language Music. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Kinney, Fergal (2021-03-01). "It's Like The New Past – Life Without Buildings Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ a b Murray, Robin (2021-03-03). "Life Without Buildings To Re-Issue 'Any Other City' On Vinyl". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ a b Renshaw, David (2021-03-03). "Life Without Buildings to reissue Any Other City on vinyl". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Walshe, John (2002-09-20). "Low Time". Hot Press. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Ooberman Summon Up Angels and Ghosts". NME. 15 August 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "Sodastream Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Taraska, Julie (2000-02-19). "Spring Heel Jack Drops 5th Set". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (2001-01-12). "Who the hell are...The Strokes". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Vic Godard & the Subway Sect Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
Categories:
- Record labels established in 1998
- Rough Trade Records
- Record labels based in London
- British independent record labels
- Defunct record labels of the United Kingdom
- Record labels disestablished in 2003
- 1998 establishments in England
- 2003 disestablishments in England
- Indie rock record labels
- United Kingdom record label stubs