Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Parent companyBMG Rights Management
Founded1979
FounderRod Smallwood, Andy Taylor
Defunct2007
Distributor(s)Universal Music Group[1] (physical)
BMG Rights Management (digital)
GenreRock, heavy metal, pop, electronic, hip hop
Country of originUnited Kingdom

Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is, as of 2013, a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues.[2] Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest music management company in the world.[3] It was also the world's largest independent owner of music intellectual property rights, with over 160,000 songs.[4]

  1. ^ "BMG forms alliance with Universal Music Group; plans to move physical distribution to UMG's Commercial Services division". musicbusinessworldwide.com. 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ BBC News, "Universal Music to buy Sanctuary" Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 15 June 2007, accessed 16 June 2007
  3. ^ BBC News, "Sanctuary may sell off some units" Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 26 January 2007, accessed 16 June 2007
  4. ^ "Corporate Information". Sanctuary Records Group Official Website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2012.