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English record label
VC Recordings
trading as
Hut Records
was a British
record label
brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Virgin Records
. Despite being wholly owned by a major label, it was classed as an
independent label
for the purposes of the
UK Indie Chart
due to the independent distribution, which was used by Virgin as a means of gaining exposure for new acts.
The label was managed by former Virgin retail assistant and
Rough Trade
label manager Dave Boyd, and it was originally set up as means of obtaining independent distribution for
Moose
and
Revolver
.
[1]
Boyd persuaded the Virgin management to give the label complete creative control. Hut expanded by licensing
Smashing Pumpkins
from
Caroline Records
, with Boyd convincing Caroline that Hut could do a better job of promoting their
Gish
album than Caroline's UK arm.
[1]
The next band to be signed were
Verve
, whose "She's a Superstar" reached number one on the indie chart.
[1]
Boyd's approach was to sign "quality bands and artists with attitude" like
These Animal Men
, Smash and
The Auteurs
.
[1]
Hut Records was discontinued by Virgin Records in mid-2004 due to an overhaul of the group, 20% of the artists on Hut were dropped whilst the rest were moved to other labels within the
EMI
Group.
Groups or musicians associated with Hut
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This is a list of musicians who have at one time been signed to Hut.
References
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Paveley, John (1993) "Hut-terly Amazing - Hut Label Story", Indiecator, No. 3, Vol. 2, March 1993, p.14-15, Rockteam Publishing & Production Ltd.
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