China Records
China Records was a British record label, now a division of Warner Music Group, founded 1 October 1984 by Derek Green. Its top-selling artists were Art of Noise, Morcheeba and the Levellers. In 1986 and 1987, China Records releases were manufactured and marketed worldwide by Chrysalis Records, and then by Polydor Records in 1988 through 1990.
China Records
Public domain
- Name
- China Records
- Founded
- 1984
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
China Records was a British record label, now a division of Warner Music Group, founded 1 October 1984 by Derek Green. Its top-selling artists were Art of Noise, Morcheeba and the Levellers. In 1986 and 1987, China Records releases were manufactured and marketed worldwide by Chrysalis Records, and then by Polydor Records in 1988 through 1990.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for China Records. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1073478 · wikipedia · China Records
In this article
Overview
Overview
From 1991 the labels UK releases were made and distributed by the now defunct Pinnacle Records, with material being licensed to various other labels for international release. In February 1992 Derek Green quit the British Phonographic Industry over their stance on the independent chart, whilst the label distribution went major in 1997 when it was acquired by Warner Music Group. Overseas releases are handled primarily by Warner Manufacturing Europe.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — China Records • Founded — 1 October 1984 • Status — Defunct • Distributor — Pinnacle Records (local UK distributor), outside UK Chrysalis Records (1986-1987), Polydor Records (1988-1990), Warner Music Group (1997-) • Genre — Indie Rock • Country — UK
Sub-labels
Sub-labels
• Indochina Records — a dance offshoot featuring acts such as Morcheeba.
Artists
Artists
• Kevin Kitchen • Art of Noise • Blameless • Daniel Davies and Jonna Parkes • The Dogs D'Amour • The Egg • The Fountainhead • Gods of Luxury • Green on Red • Levellers • Loud • Morcheeba • The Name • Cheap & Nasty • Rialto • Labi Siffre • Louchie Lou & Michie One • The Wishplants • Ugly As Sin • Zion Train
Identity
Identity
China Records is associated with United Kingdom. Recorded from 1984.
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
The full dated record · 2 entries
1984
China Records established.
1984
China Records is recorded from 1984.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- United Kingdom
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,934 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Chin InjetiPerson
- China ForbesPerson
- China MosesPerson
- China Record CorporationOrganisation
- Chinary UngPerson
- Chinga Chang RecordsOrganisation
- Chingiz SadykhovPerson
- Chingleput RanganathanPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with China Records?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.