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Independiente Records | |
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Parent company | Concord |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Andy Macdonald |
Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group (worldwide distribution) Craft Recordings (reissues) |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | UK |
Location | London, England |
Official website | www |
Independiente is a British independent record label formed in 1997 after Andy Macdonald sold his first label Go! Discs to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. The label, which is currently dormant, is a division of Concord Music.[1]
The label's catalogue included albums by Travis, John Martyn, Nile, Gomez, Embrace, Paul Weller and Martina Topley-Bird. In December 2013, it was confirmed that Embrace had signed to Cooking Vinyl, leaving Independiente with no current artists on its roster.[2] The label ceased releasing music by new artists in 2009 and has subsequently transformed itself into a profitable synchronisation business, sourcing opportunities in film and advertising for its catalogue.