Deconstruction Records
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Deconstruction Records is a record label
founded in 1987
by Pete Hadfield and Keith Blackhurst in the United Kingdom
. Distribution was via label deals with Parlophone Records, for acts such as K-Klass
and Bassheads), and RCA Records
for everybody else.
Among the artists to record for the company were Kylie Minogue
, Guru Josh
, Black Box
, M People
, Way Out West, Sasha
, and Republica
.
It was acquired by BMG
in 1993 and then closed in 1998
, with M People gaining their own M People Records label for the release of their Fresco album
Deconstruction Records has been written a number of ways including:
, Diagram of the Heart
, Retro/Grade and Way Out West.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded in 1987
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
by Pete Hadfield and Keith Blackhurst in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Distribution was via label deals with Parlophone Records, for acts such as K-Klass
K-Klass
K-Klass are a house music group from Wrexham, North Wales. The members are Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Russ Morgan, and Paul Roberts. K-Klass signed with Deconstruction Records, and later to Parlophone.-Career:...
and Bassheads), and RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
for everybody else.
Among the artists to record for the company were Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Guru Josh
Guru Josh
Paul Walden , commonly known as Guru Josh, is an English musician currently performing under his own stage name as Guru Josh. Guru Josh was an original music icon of the British post-acid house music scene in 1990, most recognised for his debut single "Infinity," initially released in 1989 on...
, Black Box
Black Box (band)
Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...
, M People
M People
M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
, Way Out West, Sasha
Sasha (DJ)
Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
, and Republica
Republica
Republica are an English alternative rock band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1999. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-pop punk rock"...
.
It was acquired by BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
in 1993 and then closed in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
, with M People gaining their own M People Records label for the release of their Fresco album
Deconstruction Records has been written a number of ways including:
- De Construction Records (pre BMG releases)
- deConstruction Records
- Deconstruction Records
July 2009 Relaunch
Deconstruction records relaunched some of its back catalogue, before announcing some new signings in late 2009, including AxwellAxwell
Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
, Diagram of the Heart
Diagram of the Heart
Diagram of the Heart is euphoric electronic-pop duo Anthony Gorry and Kye Sones from London, England. The group's first single 'Dead Famous' set dance floors on fire, leading Q Magazine to brand them one of the "Hottest New Bands" this year, as well as Pop Justice and Clash naming the single...
, Retro/Grade and Way Out West.