Deceptive Records

Deceptive Records Ltd.
GenreAlternative rock
Founded2 November 1993
FounderSteve Lamacq
Defunct4 February 2001
FateClosed
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Websitehttp://www.deceptive.co.uk/

Deceptive Records was a British independent record label formed in 1993[1][2] by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James, which concentrated on rock and alternative rock.[3] The most famous group signed to the label were Elastica.

Steve Lamacq left the company after the release of Elastica's first album to avoid accusations of partiality on the Evening Session,[4] his BBC Radio 1 show.[5] Owing to financial struggles, the label closed down on 4 February 2001.[6]

  1. ^ "Deceptive Records". Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "DECEPTIVE RECORDS LIMITED filing history – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ McGarrigle, Clyde (20 June 2021). "BBC DJ Steve Lamacq: 'I sold my share of a record label for a pint'". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gary (21 March 2019). "Steve Lamacq picks ten great-but-forgotten 1990s UK indie tracks – how many do you know?". NME.
  5. ^ "Rank Your Records: Idlewild Rank Their Seven Records". vice.com.
  6. ^ "Tony Smith – Former Indie Record-Label Boss, Spring 2000 | RFB". rockfeedback.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.