Ignition Records

Ignition Records is a British, London based independent record company, owned by Marcus Russell [1] and Alec McKinlay[2] of Ignition Management. The company has been releasing music on a regular basis since the late 1990s, although its inaugural release came in September 1984 with Latin Quarter's hit single, "Radio Africa".[3] The label is distributed by The Orchard.[4]

Throughout the last two decades it has signed and released music by both emerging and established artists e.g. Courteeners.

The company also provides comprehensive label services to various established artists to release on their own label imprints e.g. Stereophonics.

Ignition Records is also the primary label services and marketing operation for Big Brother Recordings (Oasis) and Sour Mash Records (Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds), which are also based at Ignition Records headquarters in Marylebone, London, England.

  1. ^ "Marcus Russell's profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  2. ^ "Oasis gear up for release with new record deal | News | NME.COM". NME. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Latin Quarter | Radio Africa". Latinquartermusic.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. ^ "Oasis' label signs distribution deal with Sony's the Orchard".