Naked Records
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This article is wrong. Naked Records was in fact set up in 1988 by James Reed, who was part of Indie band Those Disposable Things. Two singles were released in 1988, the first was a double 'A' side single; Sweet Leila/Out Of The Question. The second single was called Away Days, which was accompanied by a video made by members of The Shamen. Those Disposable Things were James Reed (bass guitar & vocals), Simon Berridge (guitars and vocals), and Mark Fellowes (drums). They were a critically acclaimed 3 piece. Their total number of live gigs comprised one show in Brussells, Belgium to support the single Away Days which was a huge radio hit there.
Naked Records was a mid-1990s independent record label
that was set up by former Curiosity Killed The Cat
members Nick Thorp and Migi Drummond, and featured the indie rock
band Velvet Jones. The company was formed in 1995 and was acquired by software company Eidos
in 1996, with Thorp and Drummond staying on in their roles as company directors.
After being acquired by Eidos, Naked worked on a theme tune for Tomb Raider
produced by Dave Stewart
and Boby Bluebell. The theme tune was never released after rejections from the management of Core Design
.
Naked Records was a mid-1990s independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
that was set up by former Curiosity Killed The Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat was a British pop band that found success in the UK Singles Chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:The band tried to play soulful, jazzy, and funky pop music and was initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. They first came to notice of the UK music...
members Nick Thorp and Migi Drummond, and featured the indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Velvet Jones. The company was formed in 1995 and was acquired by software company Eidos
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
in 1996, with Thorp and Drummond staying on in their roles as company directors.
After being acquired by Eidos, Naked worked on a theme tune for Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, with MS-DOS and PlayStation versions following shortly thereafter...
produced by Dave Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
and Boby Bluebell. The theme tune was never released after rejections from the management of Core Design
Core Design
Core Design was a British video game studio best known today for creating the popular Tomb Raider series.-History:Based in the city of Derby, England, Core Design was set up in 1988 by Chris Shrigley, Andy Green, Rob Toone, Terry Lloyd, Simon Phipps, Dave Pridmore, Jeremy Heath-Smith and Greg Holmes...
.
Velvet Jones
Discography includes:- Velvet Jones - Twisted (CD Single - Naked Records CDS015 - 1996
- Velvet Jones - With Love (CD Single - Naked Records CDS012 - 1997)
- Velvet Jones - Worrying About Your Life (CD Single - Naked Records - 1997)