Notable acts on the label included: Eden’s Crush, Scene 23, Guster, Morcheeba, Harvey Danger, Aphex Twin, Orbital, Artful Dodger, Sugababes, The Avalanches, The Tragically Hip, Downthesun and 40 Below Summer.
The label also included Essential Records (London) founded by Pete Tong in London, England, which released dance music compilations from well known DJs and artists such as Paul Oakenfold, Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Boy George, DJ Skribble, DJ Icey, and Peter Rauhofer.
Past artists
This is a list of all the artists who were signed to London-Sire Records.[4]
When London-Sire was disbanded in 2002, the label’s artists were allowed to transfer to other Warner Music labels.
- 40 Below Summer (transferred to Reprise Records)
- All Saints
- Artful Dodger
- The Avalanches (transferred to Elektra Records)
- Downthesun
- Eden’s Crush
- The English Beat
- Grand Theft Audio
- Guster (transferred to Reprise Records)
- Harvey Danger
- Kaci Battaglia
- Mandy Barnett
- Morcheeba (transferred to Reprise Records)
- Orbital
- Paul Oakenfold (transferred to Maverick Records)
- Pet Shop Boys
- Scene 23
- Sugababes
- The Tragically Hip
See also
References
- 1 2 Pollack, Marc. “LONDON-SIRE’S BURNING”. HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- 1 2 Morris, Chris (May 3, 2003). “Sire To Become Stand-Alone Label Again”. Billboard. p. 3.
- ↑ Lieberman, Allyson (1999-08-06). “WARNER SWINGS THE AX – SIRE RECORDS EXECS CHOPPED IN COST-CUTTING PURGE”. New York Post. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ↑ “Mailing List”. Archived from the original on 24 June 2002. Retrieved 2022-10-11.