Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure Slash was a Punk rock -related Fanzines published in the United States from 1977 to 1980 Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A gramophone The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s A full album from that band was released the next year, and X's Los Angeles followed in 1980. Until 1981, the label was distributed through Jem; when that company went bankrupt, Slash entered into a distribution deal with Warner Bros., a move that was among the first of the collaborations between independent and major labels in American punk music. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and During the time of this arrangement, the label released albums by prominent Los Angeles punk and Rock and roll bands, including Fear, The Blasters, L7 and Los Lobos. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Fear is a Punk rock band from Los Angeles California that formed in 1977 and is still a band today For others with this name see Blasters. The Blasters are a Rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey California Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners

The label flourished even after the magazine stopped in 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) A subsidiary, Ruby Records, was started in 1981; Ruby released albums by The Misfits, Dream Syndicate, and Gun Club. Ruby Records was a Record label subsidiary of Slash Records, started in 1981. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Misfits are an American see Theater of Eternal Music for the 1960s experimental music group sometimes also called the Dream Syndicate. For information on "gun clubs" see Shooting ranges ' The Gun Club was an American Punk blues band from Los Angeles By the mid-1980s, Slash had branched out into other parts of the country, signing such acts as Violent Femmes and BoDeans (both from Wisconsin) and releasing albums by Robyn Hitchcock and Burning Spear. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. The BoDeans are a Rock and roll and Roots rock band formed in Waukesha Wisconsin in 1983 by Kurt Neumann (vocals & electric guitar and Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist Winston Rodney OD (born March 1, 1948) also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots

The label was sold to London Records in 1986. London Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) From 1982 until 1996, releases from Slash Records were distributed in the United States by Warner Bros. Records, and elsewhere by Mercury Records. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of

Universal Music (the owner of American Decca) acquired PolyGram, which owned London Records, in 2000 and closed Slash as an active label. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. When Ames moved to the Warner Music Group, he retained the rights to London and Slash, and the back catalogue of Slash was acquired by Warner. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal In 2003, Ames relicensed the use of the name Slash back to Bob Biggs, who then relaunched the label. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable artists

• The Blasters
• The BoDeans
• Burning Spear
• Dream Syndicate
• Failure
• Faith No More
• Fear
• Field Trip
• GRADUATION DAY
• Green on Red
• Gun Club
• Gun Bunnies
• Imperial Teen
• L7
• Los Lobos
• Plugz
• Rammstein
• Soul Coughing
• Steel Pole Bath Tub
• The Germs
• Tribe
• The Misfits
• Violent Femmes
• X

See also

• List of record labels

References

Complete Slash discography http://www.discogs.com/label/Slash+Records

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