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Black Vinyl Records.
History .
Black Vinyl Records was established in 1996 as the ‘trax’ imprint of Hott Records.
Hott was one of the first U.K labels to produce and release authentic ‘U.S Garage’ music in Europe, releasing material by the likes of Urban Blues Project, Alexander Hope, Marshall Jefferson and many more.
While Hott specialised in soulful vocal releases, Black Vinyl focused on disco influenced House and ‘track’ style cuts. Hott Records ceased trading in 1998, so the label founder, Alan Russell, took 100% ownership of Black Vinyl and promptly set about re-building the label from the roots.
Early releases from artists such as Scottie Deep, 95 North, Splice Of Life and Braxton Holmes helped Black Vinyl establish a firm base of support amongst serious DJ’s and House Music lovers everywhere, while a consistent commitment to quality and originality won the respect of the dance community world-wide.
In 1999 Black Vinyl became a fully-functioning independent label and stepped up its release schedule enjoying success with the hugely popular ‘Disco Dreams’ series by D.J Spen, ‘The Power’ by Karizma, and with releases by Kerri Chandler, Futuresoul, Militant Soul Productions and Fresh & Low.
In 2000 Black Vinyl continued to build on its reputation for releasing top quality underground dance music with style and longevity. ‘Roots’ by Tedd Patterson continues to be a huge favourite while ‘I Need You’ by D.J Pope, ‘speciale’ by Fresh & Low and ‘Mi Destino’ by Miguel Migs all made a sizeable impact with people who know their music and are all still requested and played today.
Black Vinyl is now something of a legend in Underground House circles, renowned for discovering new talent such as DJ Chus, Rasmus Faber, Groove Assassins, Paulo Rocha and DJ Aguy, and for blazing a trail that other labels then follow. Watched closely by major labels and industry insiders worldwide, many artists who have had breakthrough releases on Black Vinyl go on to major success.
In addition the label has had tracks licensed to compilation albums in territories as diverse as South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, the U.S.A and elsewhere. In the U.K Black Vinyl tracks feature on mix albums by the likes of Danny Rampling, Farley & Heller, Jon Marsh, Yousef, Tedd Patterson, Phil Asher, and many more. At the last count Black Vinyl tracks appeared on over 100 albums world wide
In 2004 we have concentrated on re-releasing some of the classic tracks from our back catalogue, with the very well received RE:CUTS series reminding many listeners of just how influential the label has been in pushing the Underground House sound forward. With new releases already prepared for the Winter of 2004 we aim to continue to grow as a label while all the time maintaining that commitment to quality that is now such a trademark.
WebSite: http://www.blackvinyl.co.uk
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