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No.6 Records was an independent record label, started in 1989 as a subsidiary ofRough Trade Records by A&R representative and booking agentTerry Tolkin. The name of the label came from the British television seriesThe Prisoner; the main character was known in the series as "Number 6". Their early releases of note includeThe Bridge: A Tribute toNeil Young, which received a four star review inRolling Stone, featuring exclusive tracks from highly influential indie and grunge bandsPsychic TV,Sonic Youth,The Flaming Lips,Soul Asylum, andThe Pixies, andGuitarrorists featuring members ofDinosaur Jr.,Babes in Toyland, andBig Black. No.6 Records later became associated withElektra Records, continuing to release albums and EPs by alternative rock bands includingLuna,Vegetarian Meat,Afghan Whigs,Tindersticks,Charles Douglas,Unrest,Jennyanykind,Jule Brown,Beme Seed, andNada Surf. The label was disbanded in 1999 after ten years and fifty releases. In April 2009Teenbeat Records released a compilation of all the No.6 Records 7" singles, entitledSpeed Dating: The No.6 Records Compendium.
