Jacaranda Records | |
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Founded | 2018 (2018) |
Founder | Ray Mia |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | 21-23 Slater Street Liverpool L1 4BW |
Official website | Official website |
Jacaranda Records is an independent record label in Liverpool, United Kingdom, specialising in Immersive Audio.
Headquartered at The Jacaranda, the 1958 venue credited with launching The Beatles on their early careers, the label also operates live music venues and record stores across the city.
History
WE HATE BIG CONDO RECORDS Founded by former UMG Executive Vice President Ray Mia, in November 2018 the label announced plans to build a vinyl production press and recording studio in Liverpool, with construction of the company's first immersive audio facility beginning three months later.
In the summer of 2019, the label signed Spilt (band) and SHARDS on 10 year contracts. The label signed Aimée Steven at the end of that year.
Venues & Record Stores
Jacaranda Records operates two live music venues and vinyl record stores in Liverpool, and was shortlisted for Music Week's Independent Retailer of The Year award in 2020.
The Jacaranda (21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BW)
Originally opened by Allan Williams in 1958, The Jacaranda provided both rehearsal space and a stage for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Stuart Sutcliffe to perform for the first time as The Silver Beetles. Re-furbished in 2014, the 60-year-old music hub still contains murals painted by Sutcliffe & Lennon and continues to operate as a bar, record shop and live music venue.
Jacaranda Phase One (40 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BE)
Opened to create a larger, 300-capacity pop-up live music venue in May 2018, Phase One also contains a cafe bar and vinyl records store with private listening booths.
Discography
Catalog # | Artist | Title | Format | Notes, Limited Edition Variants |
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JR001 | Spilt (band) | Sickly Fit | EP |
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JR002 | Spilt (band) | 1984 | Single |
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JR003 | Spilt (band) | Funny Money | Single |
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JR004 | Spilt (band) | Order | Single |
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JR005 | Spilt (band) | Still Crazy | Single |
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JR006 | Spilt (band) | Yes | Single |
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JR007 | Spilt (band) | SOMEONE N NO-ONE | Single |
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JR008 | Spilt (band) | canalboatrodeo | Single |
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JR011 | Spilt (band) | No Ball Games (Stereo Mix) | Album | |
JR012 | SHARDS (band) | Refractions EP | EP |
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JR013 | Aimée Steven | Better Off Dead | Single | |
JR014 | SHARDS (band) | My Birthday | Single |
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JR015 | Aimée Steven | Hell Is A Teenage Girl | Single |
References
- "JACARANDA RECORDS TO BUILD GLOBAL MUSIC OPERATIONS CENTRE IN LIVERPOOL". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "The evolution of Liverpool's iconic Jacaranda that 'launched' The Beatles". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "25 Record Stores To Visit Before You Die". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Why Liverpool's music business is vital to our city's creative life and future". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- "Ray Mia's Adventures in Sound". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "New Record Pressing Plant To Open In Liverpool". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "JACARANDA LAUNCH GROUND-BREAKING PLANS FOR GLOBAL MUSIC HUB IN LIVERPOOL". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Jacaranda Records' plans for citywide music infrastructure gain momentum". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "SPILT Sign Ten Year Deal With Jacaranda Records". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "SHARDS Sign Up To Jacaranda Records For The Long Haul".
- "Aimée Steven signs collaboration deal with Jacaranda Records". Jacaranda Records. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Music Week Awards 2020 finalists revealed".
- "THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO A NIGHT OUT IN THE ROPEWALKS". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "A Guide to Phase One, Liverpool".