This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom.
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2Point9 Records 2 Tone Records 3 Beat Records 4AD 53rd & 3rd
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Acid Jazz Records Adaadat Aesop (record label) Alcopop! Records All Saints Records Ambush Reality Angel Air Records Angular Recording Corporation Anhrefn Records Ankst Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG)) Armellodie Records Atlantic Jaxx Attack Audio Antihero ATP Recordings Aztec RecordsAztec Records | JMI.net
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B-Unique Records Barely Breaking Even Beggars Banquet Records Believers Roast Bella Union Benbecula Records Best Before Records Big Cat Records Big Life Big Scary Monsters Recording Company Blast First Bloody Chamber Music Blow Up Records Bop Cassettes Blue Dog Records Blue Room Released Blue Horizon Boy Better Know Breakbeat Kaos Broadside Hacks Bronze Records Brownswood Recordings Butterz
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Caff Records Candid Records Captain Oi! Records Castle Communications Catfish Records Celtic Music Chemikal Underground Cherry Red Chiswick Records Chrysalis (1968–89; since 2016) Church Road Records Circle Records Circus Records Clay Records Cooking Vinyl Communion Music Convivium Records Crass Records Creation Records (1983–1999) Creeping Bent Creole Critical Music Cult
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Damaged Goods Records Damnably Dance Concept Dance to the Radio Decca Records (until 1980; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG) Deceptive Records Dedicated Records Defected Records Delphian Records Deltasonic Demon Music Group Dented Records Dharma Records Dharma Worldwide Dick Bros Record Company Different Recordings Dimension Dirty Hit Disciple DJM Records Document Records Do It Records Domino Recording Company Double Denim Records Dramatico Dreamboat Records Drowned in Sound
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Earache Earworm Records The Echo Label Edition Records E.G. Records Él Electric Honey Ember Records (UK label) Emerald Music EmuBands Erased Tapes Records
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Factory Records Falling A Records Fanfare Records Fantastic Plastic Records Fashion Records Fast Product Fat Cat Records Fellside Records Fence Records Fetish Records FFRR Records (Pete Tong-owned until 2011) Fierce Panda Records Finger Lickin' Records Fire Records Fledg'ling Records Fly Records FM Records FM-Revolver Records Food (until 1994; sold to EMI, folded into Parlophone) Fortuna Pop! Fresh Records Fruits de Mer Records Full Time Hobby
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G&R London Gargleblast Records Geoma Records Gimell Records Gingerbread Man Records (2023 Ed Sheeran used this label to Distribute Autumn Variations without Warner Music Group) Glass Records Go! Discs (until 1996; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG) Good Soldier Good Vibrations (until 1982) Grand Central Records Gringo Recordsjames leyland kirby young Grönland Records Guided Missile Gut Records
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Hassle Records Heartbeat Productions Heaven Records Heavenly Recordings Heist Or Hit Records High Focus Records Holy Roar Records Honest Jon's Hospital Records Household Name Records How Does It Feel to Be Loved? Hudson Records Hut Records Hyperdub Hyperion Records (until 2023; sold to UMG)
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Ignition Records IHT Records Ill Flava Records Imaginary Records Incentive Records Incus Records Independiente Records Infectious Music Instant Karma (record label) Invisible Hands Music Iona Records Irregular Records Island Records (until 1989; sold to Polygram, now under UMG)
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Jacaranda Records JAD Records Jazz Refreshed Junior Aspirin Records Junior Boy's Own Jasmine Records Jeepster Records Josaka Jungle Records
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Kaycee Records Kitchenware Records Kold Sweat Records Kscope
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LAB Records Last Night From Glasgow Launchpad Records Leader Records The Leaf Label Lex Records Linn Records Lizard King Records Lojinx Lo Recordings Loog Records Loose Music Lost Map Records Low Life Records LTM Recordings LuckyMe Lyte Records
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Magnet Records (until 1988; acquired by Warner Bros) Major League Productions (MLP) MAM Records Mantra Recordings Market Square Records Marrakesh Records Marine Parade Records Marshall Memphis Industries Metalheadz Mighty Atom Records Ministry of Sound (until 2016; sold to Sony Music (SME)) Mo' Wax Moon Ska World Moshi Moshi Mr Bongo Records Mukatsuku Records Mushroom Music For Nations Mute Records
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Naim Edge Nation Records Native Records Navigator Records Neat Records Nervous Records Network Nettwerk Never Fade Records Never Say Die Records New Hormones Ninja Tune No Masters NoCopyrightSounds Nude Nuphonic
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Oaken Palace Records Odd Box Records OddChild Music Olive Grove Records On the Fiddle One Little Independent Records (One Little Indian Records until 2020) Or Records Oriole Records (until 1965; bought by CBS, became CBS Records, now under SME) Outta Sight Records Output Recordings Oxygen Music Works
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PC Music Peacefrog Records Peaceville Records Perfecto Records Persistence of Sound Pete Waterman Entertainment Phantasy Sound Placid Casual Planet Mu Platform Records Play It Again Sam Pointy Records Polydor Records (1954–62; sold to PolyGram's predecessors, now under UMG) Postcard Records Probe Plus Proper Records Pye Records
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Radiant Future Records Ragged Flag RareNoiseRecords Rak Records RAM Records React Music Limited until 2004 Real World Records Recommended Records Recreational Records Red Girl Records Regent Records (UK) Rekids Relentless Records Repeat Records Revealed Recordings Revolver Records Rephlex Records Rhythm King Rinse FM#Rinse Recordings Rise Above Records Rob's Records Rock Action Records Rocket Girl Ron Johnson Records Rough Trade Records
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Safari Records Saga Entertainment Sanctuary Records (until 2012, acquired by BMG) Sarah Records Sain Suburban Base Setanta Records Shinkansen Records Silvertone Records (1980) (until 2017; acquired by Sony) SimG Records Situation Two Skam Records Skint Records Skinny Dog Records Skull Disco Sleep It Off Records Smalltown America Small Wonder Records Smash the House Snakes & Ladders Records Snapper Music Soma Quality Recordings Some Bizzare Records Song, by Toad Records Sonic Vista Music Sons Ltd. Southern Fried Records Southern Records Specialist Subject Records Standby Records Static Shock Records Steel Tiger Records Stiff Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG) Stolen Recordings Street Soul Productions The Subway Organization Sunday Best Super Records Sweat It Out
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Takeover Entertainment Tectonic (record label) Tempa Records Temple Records Testament Records (UK) Text Records Third Mind Records Tidy Trax Tiger Aspect Productions Tigertrap Records Tin Angel Records Tiny Dog Records TNSrecords Too Pure Topic Records Touch Music Transatlantic Records Transcend Music Transgressive Records Trash Aesthetics Triumph Records (UK) Trepan Records Trend Records Tru Thoughts Trojan Records Truck Records Trunk Records Tumi Music
U Ugly Man Records Undergroove Records Upset the Rhythm
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V Recordings V2 Records (until 2007, sold to PIAS Group in 2013 which is no longer an Indie label) Valentine Records Vertical Records The Village Thing Vinyl Solution The Viper Label Virgin Records (until 1992; sold to EMI, now under UMG) Visible Noise Voiceprint Records V/VM
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Wall of Sound Warm Fuzz Records Warp Records Weekender Records Werkdiscs Whirlwind Recordings Wichita Recordings Willkommen Records Wiiija Woof Records World Circuit Wrath Records
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XL Recordings Xtra Mile Recordings
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Y Records Yellowdog Creative Project Management Young formerly Young Turks from 2006 – April 2021
Z Zoo Records ZTT Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
See also
List of record labels List of electronic music record labels
References