18-1000: Crystal Theater and Crystal Theatre may refer to: in England Crystal Theatre (Bristol, England) , a theater that is home to one of Bristol's record labels in the United States Crystal Theatre (Los Angeles, California) at 247 S. Main Street, remodeled as a bar and club Crystal Theater (Dublin, Georgia) , now home to the restaurant Deano's Crystal Theater (Crystal Falls, Michigan) Crystal Theatre (Elko, Nevada) on Commercial Street in Elko, Nevada Crystal Theatre (Okemah, Oklahoma) Crystal Theatre (Flandreau, South Dakota) Crystal Theatre (Gonzales, Texas) See also [ edit ] Dixie Crystal Theatre , Clewiston, Florida Topics referred to by
36-501: A period of three years they released three 7-inch EP's and one 12-inch EP, before moving on to local anarchist label Children of the Revolution Records (COR). A final 12-inch EP, The Singles Collection, was released in 1984. Set up in 1992 for the recently formed Bristol band Flying Saucer Attack . Their first single in 1992 had several limited editions, each with part homemade sleeves of differing designs. The first album in 1993
54-556: A smaller audience appeal. In the 1970s, there was a DIY culture of record production and the independent record label came to prominence. One of the most successful at that time was Virgin Records started in 1972. Chiswick Records , Stiff Records , Rough Trade Records and Factory Records followed. By the later part of the decade, Virgin had become a part of the music business establishment, and new independent record labels began appearing in virtually every British town and city: Bristol
72-483: A strong representation of bands from the area: Y Records , Rialto Records and Naïve Records. After the initial burst of activity in the post-punk/new wave era, most of the labels folded (although Heartbeat, or one of its subsidiaries, still brings out the occasional release). Riot City came under the influence of EMI after it signed Vice Squad , and last released a record in 1988. Meanwhile, The Blue Aeroplanes released their first LP on Party Records in 1984, and there
90-582: Is Bristol Archive Records , which specializes in unreleased tracks and re-releasing recordings (mainly for download) from the punk/new wave era of Bristol record labels, 1977–1981, and later. Listed below are a number of Bristol (and surrounding areas, including North Somerset , Bath & North East Somerset , Western Wiltshire , and South Gloucestershire ) record labels that, due to their short lifespan, few releases or poor distribution, may have received limited national or international attention:. Heartbeat Records (Bristol) Heartbeat Productions
108-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of record labels from Bristol The English city of Bristol has, since the mid-1970s, had a fertile music culture, resulting in not only influential musicians and bands, but also its own sound, Bristol sound or trip hop . Along with the music, a number of local record labels also developed, some receiving national and international attention, others with
126-493: Is the parent company of a number of record labels originating from Bristol , England. Heartbeat Records was formed in 1978, and other labels have been added over the years to cater for specific niche markets or bands: Riot City Records in 1980, Disorder Records in 1981, FSA Records in 1992 and Trash City Records in 1994. Heartbeat Records was started in 1978 as a partnership of local musician Simon Edwards and Tony Dodd of Tony's Record Shop. Simon Edwards recorded and produced
144-447: The first single, "I don't want my heart to rule my head" by Social Security, after which Tony Dodd decided to concentrate on his shop and Simon Edwards took over sole control. The label's second single, Europeans by Europeans , caught the attention of Iain McNay of Cherry Red and they signed a marketing agreement with Heartbeat. The next release was the 12-inch EP, "This Is Your Life", from
162-538: The first, and initially more successful, were Heartbeat Records , Fried Egg Records , Recreational Records and Riot City Records (a Heartbeat subsidiary). Others with more modest success were Wavelength Records (although its subsidiary Bristol Recorder , did achieve some popularity), Circle Records and Sheep Worrying. Some bands set up their own labels: Black Roots (Nubian Records) and Essential Bop (Monopause Records). Yet other labels, although not based in Bristol, had
180-500: The influential Glaxo Babies , recorded at Crescent Studios in Bath . A number of other singles were released; however, to accommodate the large number of bands around at the time, they brought out the seminal Avon Calling – The Bristol Compilation LP. Four further LPs were released: two by the Glaxo Babies, The Transmitters and Art Objects (later to become Blue Aeroplanes ) before
198-512: The label became inactive in 1984. It was revived with the 1997 album release of a 1967 long lost live radio recording (from Stockholm, Sweden) by American 1960s psych band The Electric Prunes . Cherry Red in recent years has repackaged tracks and albums from the Heartbeat back catalogue, including previously unreleased songs from the Glaxo Babies , Art Objects and The X-Certs . Simon Edwards
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#1732876936639216-473: The label had over 40 releases, selling nearly 250,000 records and was one of the prominent exponents of British punk music, regularly having hits in the UK Indie Chart . The hardcore noise band Disorder originally formed in Bristol in 1980. After Riot City Records declined to sign them, the band launched their own label Disorder Records in 1981, with Heartbeat Records and Riot City boss Simon Edwards. Over
234-575: The ones who would record for the label; however, due to touring commitments they did not have the time and Simon Edwards soon took over. In 1982, an American punk compilation album, Hell Comes to Your House (Reagan 1) was licensed from Bemisbrain Records USA, and issued on the subsidiary Riot State Records label. In 1985 Chaotic Dischord released the spoof NOW! album, "NOW! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket (Vol 1)" (GRR 1) on another subsidiary, Not Very Nice Records . In its relatively short lifespan
252-426: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crystal Theater . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Theater&oldid=832581506 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-448: Was looking to release records by local punk band Vice Squad ; however, Cherry Red were not enthusiastic, so with Dave Bateman and Shane Baldwin from the band he set up Riot City Records (they had chosen the name, as Bristol had recently been in the news due to the 1980 St. Pauls riot ). The label was intended to release music from a new generation of punk bands that were forming, and it had been Vice Squad's intention to actively select
288-505: Was no exception. One of the first Bristol punk bands, The Cortinas released its first single on Miles Copeland's Step Forward Records in 1977, eventually moving on to CBS before disbanding. Copeland also released, in 1977, The Pigs ' "Youthanasia EP" on his newly formed New Bristol Records. The explosion in punk/new wave bands forming in the area did not attract interest from the major London-based record labels, so local labels sprung up to release recordings from these groups. Amongst
306-533: Was self-titled, but is sometimes referred to as Rural Psychedelia. Vinyl releases were the preference of the band and the records tended to sell out quickly, due to their cult status. After their third single in 1994 the band joined Domino Records , however, in 1999 they returned to FSA Records issuing the LP "Mirror", before finally disbanding. Trash City was primarily set up in 1994 to issue 7-inch singles by US garage bands. It only released one record in its first year and it
324-459: Was some short-lived output from Children of the Revolution Records (COR), until a new generation of record labels was spawned from the trip hop movement. Exceptions to this were the rock label Sugar Shack Records, the indie pop of Sarah Records and the C86 sounds of The Subway Organization . There are still a number of record labels operating in Bristol, but it is ironic that one of the most prolific
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