Proper Records
| Proper Records | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Malcolm Mills |
| Distributor(s) | Proper Music Distribution |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | England |
| Location | London |
| Official website |
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Proper Records is an English record label founded by Malcolm Mills. Commencing with a handful of releases, including the Balham Alligators and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, the label grew in stature and renown through its reissue marque, 'Proper Box'. Featuring jazz, country, and rock and roll artists, these releases now total nearly 150.[1][2]
Currently the label has become better known for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, Mary Gauthier, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos, Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel, Texas Tornados, Paul Heaton, Andy Mckee, Tom Russell, Cowboy Junkies, Elizabeth Cook, Art Garfunkel, Don McLean, Dave Rotheray, Jimmy Webb, Paul Brady, Pete Brown, Dennis Locorriere, Ian McLagan, Ruthie Foster, Sonny Landreth, Little Feat, Andy Fairweather Low, Baddies, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Diana Jones, Tom Russell, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Robyn Hitchcock, Loudon Wainwright III, Bill Kirchen, The Features, Tim O'Brien, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham and more.
There is a subsidiary jazz label which includes Jacqui Dankworth, Jay Phelps, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and the annual BBC Jazz Awards compilation.
The company is based on an industrial estate in the south London suburb of Beckenham.[3] Proper Music Distribution has won the Music Week Distributor of the Year Award three times, most recently in 2012.[4][5]
Roster
- Aimee Mann
- Andy Fairweather Low
- Andy Mckee
- Angelique Kidjo
- Art Garfunkel
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Baddies
- Bap Kennedy
- Bill Kirchen
- Blancmange
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bonnie Raitt
- Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers
- Cowboy Junkies
- Dan Penn
- Dave Rotheray
- Dave Stewart
- Dennis Locorriere
- Diana Jones
- Don McLean
- Dr. John
- Elizabeth Cook
- Hacienda Brothers
- Hot Club of Cowtown
- Ian McLagan
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Jimmy Webb
- Joan Baez
- Drumbo
- Little Feat
- Los Lobos
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Malcolm Holcombe
- Mary Gauthier
- Nick Lowe
- Paul Brady
- Paul Heaton
- Pete Brown
- Red Sky July
- Richard Thompson
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Ruthie Foster
- Sonny Landreth
- Spooner Oldham
- Texas Tornados
- The Balham Alligators
- The Features
- The Waterboys
- The Webb Sisters
- Tim O'Brien
- Tom Russell
- Willie Nelson
References
- ↑ "Proper Music Distribution". Properdistribution.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Label: Proper Records". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Plummer, Robert (29 April 2010). "How to sell music the Proper way". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ↑ Cardew, Ben (9 April 2009). "Blackwell saluted as best of last 50 years". Music Week. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ↑ "Music Week Awards winners". Music Week. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2011.