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Phantom Records is an Australian independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing) in 1978. Phantom Records was known not only for its guerrilla retail tactics, but as one of Australia's first great indy labels. Dare and Jules Normington (former manager of Radio Birdman), who became manager and partner in 1980, had lots of friends in bands whose music they liked, so they decided to make their records.[1]
On April 30, 1980, the first two singles on the Phantom label–Face with "No Name" by The Passengers and "Cool in the Tube" by Surfside 6 were released. Phantom Records went on to become a bit of an indy phenomenon, releasing the very first records of great Aussie bands like the Hoodoo Gurus, The Sunnyboys, Flaming Hands and The Cockroaches were all on the Phantom label. Apart from the great indy music, Phantom was known for its record covers sporting artwork by local artists like Reg Mombassa.[2]
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