| Ugly Man Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Andrew and Guy Lovelady |
| Distributor(s) | Red Rhino Records, APT, Shellshock |
| Genre | Independent Music |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Bootle, Merseyside |
Ugly Man Records is a British independent record label based in Rhos on Sea, Wales, originally in Manchester. It released debut singles for many Manchester bands, including Elbow, the Man From Delmonte and I Am Kloot. It was set up in Bootle, Merseyside in 1986 with the release of "Wonderful Life" by the Liverpool-based singer Black, which reached number 72 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] before going on to greater success when reissued by major label A&M.
Previously on Ugly Man Records
Artists who have worked with Ugly Man Records
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- Black
- Bone-Box
- Mustafa Kamal Qureshi
- The Spitting Pips
- Grown Up Strange
- The Danny Boys
- Man From Delmonte
- Gayna Rose Madder[2]
- The Desert Wolves
- Dub Sex
- The County Fathers[3]
- Ambitious Beggars
- Too Much Texas
- Fallover 24
- Jylt
- Arthur Magee
- I Am Kloot
- Elbow[4]
- Sleepwalker
- Loafer
- LazyEye
- The Jade Assembly
- Bryan Glancy[5]
- Indigo Jones
- Silverman
- The Milk & Honey Band
- Josephine Oniyama
- Vinny Peculiar
- Tompaulin
- Monomania
- Sandbox
- Sandy Kilpatrick
- Shakedown Stockholm
- Jimmy & the Revolvers
- Echolines
See also
References
- ^ "Official Charts Company - Singles Chart - 27/09/1986". Archive.is. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "GAYNA". Bubbyworld.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Showbusiness Diary of a RocknRoll Nobody. Mark Radcliffe. Sceptre, 1998. 1998 paperback: ISBN 0-340-71566-9
- ^ Reluctant Heroes, Mick Middles,Omnibus Press, 2009 paperback: ISBN 978-1-84772-860-9
- ^ "Remembering Bryan". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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