| Y Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Independent label, later incorporated into Kaz Records, which became part of Castle Communications |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Dick O’Dell |
| Distributor(s) | Rough Trade Castle Communications |
| Genre | Indie Music |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Y Records was an independent record label set up in 1980 by Dick O’Dell in the United Kingdom, and distributed by Rough Trade.
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Artists included The Slits, Shriekback and a number of groups that were associated with the Bristol Indie Bands from the late 1970s: The Pop Group, Glaxo Babies, Maximum Joy and Pigbag.
The label's first release in 1980 (Y1, "Where There's A Will There's A Way" / "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm") was a split single by The Pop Group and The Slits, bands which shared a drummer as well as managers (Christine Robertson and Dick O'Dell). Pigbag’s single, "Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag" (Y10) entered the UK Indie Chart in May 1981, and stayed there for 70 weeks in total, peaking at #1.[1]
Y Records were eventually incorporated into Kaz Records, part of Castle Communications. O'Dell later formed a progressive house music company, Guerilla Records, which became prominent in British progressive house music in the early 1990s, with acts such as Leftfield, Spooky, React to Rhythm and D.O.P.[2]