Fetish Records
Fetish Records was a British independent record label. Its artist roster consisted of largely early industrial, experimental, and post-punk groups. It was also a home to the early works of graphic designer Neville Brody, who created artwork for releases as art director for the label.
Fetish Records
- Name
- Fetish Records
- Founded
- 1978
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Dissolved
- 1983
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Fetish Records was a British independent record label. Its artist roster consisted of largely early industrial, experimental, and post-punk groups. It was also a home to the early works of graphic designer Neville Brody, who created artwork for releases as art director for the label.
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• Name — Fetish Records • Founded — 1978 • Founder — Rod Pearce • Defunct — 1983 (final release) 1986 (label dissolved) • Genre — * Industrial • experimental • post-punk • Country — United Kingdom
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Rod Pearce founded the label in 1978 and reissued Throbbing Gristle's debut release The Second Annual Report after its initial pressing on the group's own Industrial Records had sold out. Fetish's final release was the compilation album The Last Testament in 1983, which featured a sleeve note written by Jon Savage.
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- 1.Laws, Keith. Rhythm of Cruelty: Rod Pearce & Fetish Records. LawsDystopiaBlog. 7 June 2012.
- 2.Coulthart, John. Neville Brody and Fetish Records. Feuilleton. 23 April 2006.
- 3.Wozencroft, Jon. Brody: The Graphic Language of Neville Brody. Universe. 2001. 9780789306531.
- 4.WKGB - Non-Stop / Ultramarine (1980). YouTube. 28 October 2021.
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