Transatlantic Records
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- For other uses, see Transatlantic (disambiguation).
Transatlantic Records was an independent British record label. It was established in 1961 and its policy was to record and distribute what seemed to be interesting and important at the time. This approach led to an eclectic mixture of the innovative trends in the British folk music scene during the 1960s and 1970s.
The label was established by Nathan Joseph (July 23 1939 - Aug 30, 2005) (known in the music world as "Nat") and the first successes came not from music but from three LPs he released by the sex therapist Dr. Eustace Chesser under the pseudonym Dr. Keith Cammeron.
The controversy about these records led to sales approaching 100,000 and the resulting financial lift gave the label money to develop its musical base. This was led by producer Bill Leader and a small group of collaborators (including Nic Kinsey and later Laurence Aston).
Transatlantic went on to record folk, rock, comedy and even poetry. Among its artists were:
- Billy Connolly
- The Dubliners
- The Humblebums
- Bert Jansch
- The Johnstons
- Alexis Korner
- Little Free Rock
- Ralph McTell
- Pentangle
- John Renbourn
- Gerry Rafferty
- Stray
- The Tansads
