Big Apple Records

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Big Apple Records
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
FounderJohn-Paul Kennedy
Defunct2004 (2004)
StatusDefunct
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationCroydon

Big Apple Records was a record shop and label in Croydon, South London that opened in 1992 and closed in 2004, although the label continued to release music until 2007.[1] It is known for pioneering the sound of dubstep in the early 2000s, with dubstep DJs and producers working in and frequently visiting the shop.[2] The record label was the first to sign Skream and Benga.[3]

The Big Apple Records shop in Croydon.
  1. ^ "Rare footage of Croydon's Big Apple Records". GetDarker. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ "Croydon, community, soundsystem culture: Tracing the history of dubstep". Red Bull. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ^ Artwork (2010-09-10). "Magnetic Man: a brief history of dubstep". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-06.