Necessary Records
Necessary Records is a record label based in the UK, founded by Warren Clarke, a former A&R executive at London Records and Edel, in 2003. Clarke describes that the label was born out of a creative necessity. "It's an outlet for records that should and must be heard.
Necessary Records
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- Necessary Records
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
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Necessary Records is a record label based in the UK, founded by Warren Clarke, a former A&R executive at London Records and Edel, in 2003. Clarke describes that the label was born out of a creative necessity. "It's an outlet for records that should and must be heard.
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An outlet for artists that deserve to and will, touch the widest possible audience." It is most notable for being the record label of English indie rock band Hard-Fi The label was responsible for the release of Hard Fi's debut album, Stars of CCTV, before the label secured a two album worldwide licensing deal with Atlantic, which saw the album re-released in the UK and subsequently nominated for a Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards. The album also peaked at #1 in the UK albums chart in January 2006, reaching sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide, with over 830,000 in the UK alone. The band's second album, Once Upon a Time in the West, released by Necessary/Atlantic, also reached #1 on the UK album charts. The band's third album, Killer Sounds, released by Necessary/Atlantic went to #9 on the UK album charts. Necessary also have a publishing and management company.
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• Name — Necessary Records • Founded — 2 September 2002 • Founder — Warren J. Clarke • Status — Active • Genre — Rock • Country — United Kingdom • Location — London • Url — Necessary Records
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• Nights • Distophia • Hard-Fi • Maupa
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- 1.Sexton, Paul. UK finds Hard-Fi hard to beat. Billboard. 36. 6 August 2005.
- 2.Necessary Records. Why Necessary?.
- 3.BBC. Hard-Fi interview. 4 November 2005.
- 4.Jones, Stephen. Hard-Fi back after three years. Music Week. 31 May 2011.
- 5.Ryan, Gary. Hard-Fi to hit city. City Life. 31 January 2006.
- 6.Mackenzie, Wilson. Hard-Fi : Biography. AllMusic.
- 7.Sexton, Paul. Hard-Fi looks to 'Cash' in. Billboard. 54. 18 March 2006.
- 8.Youngs, Ian. Hard-Fi battle to beat Mercury odds. BBC. 4 September 2005.
- 9.Petridis, Alex. Hard-Fi, Once Upon a Time in the West. The Guardian. 31 August 2007.
- 10.αCharts.us. Hard-fi – Stars of CCTV.
- 11.αCharts.us. Hard-fi – Killer Sounds.
- 12.bizzy.co.uk. Necessary Music Publishing.
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