List of independent UK record labels

This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom.

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2 Tone Records
3 Beat Records
4AD

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Acid Jazz Records
Alcopop! Records
All Saints Records
Ambush Reality
Andmoresound
Angel Air Records
Angular Recording Corporation
Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG))
Attack
Audio Antihero
ATP Recordings
Aztec Records^[1]

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D

Damaged Goods Records
Damnably
Dance to the Radio
Decca Records (until 1980; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
Deceptive Records
Defected Records
Deltasonic
Demon Music Group
Dented Records
Dharma Worldwide
Dick Bros Record Company
Different Recordings
Dimension
Dirty Hit
DJM Records
Document Records
Do It Records
Domino Recording Company
Dramatico
Dreamboat Records
Drowned in Sound

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Factory Records
Falling A Records
Fanfare Records
Fantastic Plastic Records
Fast Product
Fat Cat Records
Fellside Records
Fence Records
FFRR Records (Pete Tong-owned until 2011)
Fierce Panda Records
Fire Records
Fledg'ling Records
Fly Records
FM Records
FM-Revolver Records
Food (until 1994; sold to EMI, folded into Parlophone)
Fortuna Pop!
Fresh Records
Fruits de Mer Records
Full Time Hobby

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Gargleblast Records
Geoma Records
Gingerbread Man Records (2023 Ed Sheeran used this label to Distribute Autumn Variations without Warner Music Group)
Glass Records
Go! Discs (until 1996; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
Gondwana Records
Good Soldier
Grand Central Records
Gringo Records
Gut Records

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Hassle Records
Heaven Records
Heavenly Recordings
Heist Or Hit Records
Holy Roar Records
Hope Recordings
Hospital Records
How Does It Feel to Be Loved?
Hudson Records
Hut Records
Hyperdub
Hyperion Records (until 2023; sold to UMG)

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Ignition Records
IHT Records
Ill Flava Records
Imaginary Records
Incus Records
Independiente Records
Infectious Music
Invisible Hands Music
Iona Records
Irregular Records
Island Records (until 1989; sold to Polygram, now under UMG)

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Magnet Records (until 1988; acquired by Warner Bros)
Major League Productions (MLP)
MAM Records
Market Square Records
Marrakesh Records
Marshall
Memphis Industries
Metalheadz
Ministry of Sound (until 2016; sold to Sony Music (SME))
Mo' Wax
Moshi Moshi
Mr Bongo Records
Mukatsuku Records
Music For Nations
Mute Records

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Odd Box Records
OddChild Music
Olive Grove Records
On the Fiddle
One Little Indian Records
Or Records
Oriole Records (until 1965; bought by CBS, became CBS Records, now under SME)
Outta Sight Records

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Peacefrog Records
Peaceville Records
Perfecto Records
Pete Waterman Entertainment
Phantasy Sound
Pickled Egg Records
Placid Casual
Planet Mu
Platform Records
Play It Again Sam
Polydor Records (1954–62; sold to PolyGram's predecessors, now under UMG)
Postcard Records
Probe Plus
Proper Records
Pye Records

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Safari Records
Saga Entertainment
Sanctuary Records
Sarah Records
Sain
Suburban Base
Setanta Records
Shinkansen Records
Silvertone Records (1980) (until 2017; acquired by Sony)
SimG Records
Situation Two
Skam Records
Skint Records
Skinny Dog Records
Sleep It Off Records
Smalltown America
Small Wonder Records
Smash the House
Snakes & Ladders Records
Snapper Music
Some Bizzare Records
Song, by Toad Records
Sonic Vista Music
Sons Ltd.
Southern Fried Records
Southern Records
Specialist Subject Records
Spinnin' Records (parent record label of Dharma Worldwide; until 2017; sold to Warner Music Group)
Standby Records
Steel Tiger Records
Stiff Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
Stolen Recordings
Street Soul Productions
The Subway Organization
Sunday Best
Super Records
Sweat It Out

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V2 Records
Valentine Records
The Village Thing
Vinyl Solution
The Viper Label
Virgin Records (until 1992; sold to EMI, now under UMG)
Visible Noise

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Young formerly Young Turks from 2006 - April 2021

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Zoo Records
ZTT Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)

References

^ Aztec Records | JMI.net

Music industry

Major companies
and organizations

Representatives	ARIA BVMI BPI Music Canada FIMI IFPI (worldwide) PMB PROMUSICAE RIAA SNEP
Publishers	BMG Rights Management Sony Music Publishing Universal Music Publishing Group Warner Chappell Music
Record labels	Major: Sony Universal Warner Independent: Concord Independent UK record labels AAMG
Retailers	Amazon Digital music stores (iTunes Store) Fnac HMV Kaspien Virgin Megastores
Live music	CTS Eventim Live Nation LiveStyle Ticketmaster

Major genres

Sectors
and roles

Production	Arrangement Songwriter Composer Lyricist Conductor Disc jockey Hip hop producer Horn section Record producer Rhythm section Orchestrator Session musician Backup singer Ghost singer Vocal coach Ghostwriter Sound engineer

Release
formats

Single (Extended play (EP), 12" single, Cassette single, CD single, Maxi single)
Album
- Double album
Music video
Promotional recording
Phonograph record
Eight-track
Compact cassette
CD
DVD
Airplay
Music download
Music streaming service

Live shows

Charts

Publications

Billboard
HitQuarters
Hot Press
Kerrang!
Mojo
Musica e dischi
NME
Q
Rolling Stone
Smash Hits
Top of the Pops

Television

Channels	Channel V CMT Fuse Mnet MTV MTV2 Tr3s MuchMusic The Music Factory Viva VH1 The Country Network
Series	Idol franchise Popstars Star Academy The Four The Voice The X Factor Rising Star