| Dark Horse Records | |
|---|---|
 Dark Horse Records' original logo | |
| Founded | May 1974 |
| Founder | George Harrison |
| Distributor(s) | A&M Records (1974–76) Warner Bros. Records (1976–94) EMI (2002–04) Rhino (2010) Universal Music Group (2017–2020) BMG Rights Management (2020-present) |
| Genre | Rock, Indian classical, soul |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Official website | www |
Dark Horse Records is a record label founded by former Beatle George Harrison in 1974. The label's formation coincided with the winding down of the Beatles' Apple Records and allowed Harrison to continue supporting other artists' projects while maintaining his solo career. The initial signings were Indian musician Ravi Shankar and Splinter, the latter of whom provided the label with its only significant commercial success until Harrison himself signed with Dark Horse in 1976. The label was distributed internationally by A&M Records for the first two years of its operation. Following a highly publicised split with A&M, Harrison and Dark Horse formed a long-term partnership with Warner Bros. Records that lasted until the expiration of his contract in 1994.
Attitudes, Stairsteps and Keni Burke were among the other artists who recorded for Dark Horse, although it increasingly became a vehicle for Harrison's solo releases once Warner's had taken over distribution. After a ten-year period of inactivity, the label returned in 2002 with the posthumous release of Harrison's final studio album, Brainwashed, followed by his Dark Horse Years box set in 2004. Dark Horse Records also issued the Shankar–Harrison compilation box set Collaborations in 2010.
In March 2021, the record label released Assembly, a new remastered collection of Joe Strummer's solo work.[1]
- ^ Claire Shaffer, "Joe Strummer's Solo Compilation 'Assembly' Is Out Now", rollingstone.com, 26 March 2021 (retrieved 21 April 2021).