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Blanco y Negro | |
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Parent company | WEA Records Ltd. (Warner Music Group) |
Founded | 1983 (1983) |
Founder | Geoff Travis, Mike Alway |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Warner Bros. RecordsAtlantic Records UK |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | London |
Blanco y Negro Records (Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 byGeoff Travis ofRough Trade Records and Mike Alway ofél Records. Michel Duval ofLes Disques du Crépuscule was also involved with the label.
Blanco y Negro was the label ofQueen Adreena,Everything but the Girl,the Jesus and Mary Chain,Eddi Reader,the Dream Academy,Dinosaur Jr.,Sudden Sway,Bernthøler,A House,Catatonia,the Veils and, reportedly,Elizabeth Fraser,[1] former vocalist ofCocteau Twins. It also signed folk supergroupEquation and Irish singerCara Dillon who also was signed to the label with partnerSam Lakeman.
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