Blanco y Negro
Blanco y Negro Records (Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involved with the label. It also signed folk supergroup Equation and Irish singer Cara Dillon who also was signed to the label with partner Sam Lakeman.
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Blanco y Negro
- Name
- Blanco y Negro
- Founded
- 1983
- Founder
- Geoff Travis
- Headquarters
- London
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Blanco y Negro Records (Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involved with the label. It also signed folk supergroup Equation and Irish singer Cara Dillon who also was signed to the label with partner Sam Lakeman.
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• Name — Blanco y Negro • Parent — WEA Records Ltd. (Warner Music Group) • Founded — 1983 • Founder — Geoff Travis, Mike Alway • Status — Defunct • Distributor — Warner Bros. Records -->Atlantic Records (UK) • Genre — Various • Country — United Kingdom • Location — London
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1037792602, Blanco y negro (Zeitschrift, Madrid).
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