Heavenly Recordings

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Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based independent record label. It was founded by Jeff Barrett - a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays. The label’s first releases were 7” singles for bands Barrett had discovered.

Early releases included singles and albums by acts such as Flowered Up, East Village and Manic Street Preachers. Their most significant early release was Saint Etienne’s Foxbase Alpha LP, released in 1991 to widespread critical acclaim. The label’s earliest releases up to the mid-1990’s were distributed through Creation via major Sony.

In 1992 Barrett partnered with former East Village lead singer/songwriter Martin Kelly who had given up making music to manage bands. Together they brokered a distribution deal with bmg in the late 90’s which enabled them to sign Beth Orton, The Hybirds, Northern Uproar, Monkey Mafia, Dot Allison, Q-Tee and Espiritu. Beth Orton’s first album Trailer Park was well received by critics and sold modestly well. It won her two BRIT Award nominations and a Mercury Music Prize nomination. She won the BRIT Award for Best British Female in 2000 for her second album, Central Reservation.

In 2000 Heavenly Records sought a new distribution deal with EMI and soon signed Manchester band Doves and singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt. Beth Orton was dropped from the label in 2005 but continues to make records for EMI. Doves became a great success for the label, scoring three hit albums in a row with Lost Souls (2000), The Last Broadcast (2002) and Some Cities (2005). Some Cities gave the label its first #1 album.
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  • affectionately4

    PLEASE CHANGE NADA SURF'S PICTURE!

    last week

  • stellarlux

    ♥ Heavenly!

    June 2011

  • unrealluiz

    Please remove that ugly picture of nada surf. Let the people decide what display picture they have. Please. [5]

    May 2011

  • reassume

    Please remove that ugly picture of nada surf. Let the people decide what display picture they have. Please. [4]

    May 2011

  • Lowbacca

    Please remove that ugly picture of nada surf. Let the people decide what display picture they have. Please. [3]

    March 2011

  • nopamuk

    Please remove that ugly picture of nada surf. Let the people decide what display picture they have. Please. [2]

    November 2009

  • ninjablaster

    Please remove that ugly picture of nada surf. Let the people decide what display picture they have. Please.

    September 2009

  • bobbyzoolhead

    If you fancy a bit of psycho-cowboy despair-pop rock check out Capulets' new Hope Springs EP, previewing now on Last FM: http://www.last.fm/music/Capulets/Hope+Springs+EP

    September 2009

  • Cheapster

    One of the greatest british record labels of all time! "Weekender" says it all! Forever Heavenly!

    April 2009

  • Peppsy606

    If you are looking for some new tunes then feel free to check out my new song "Wake Me Up". Its energetic as hell. :) /Percy http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen

    September 2008

  • timocreon

    Hi There, Please check out my tunes, I'm called Timocreon

    October 2007
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