Beggars Banquet is an English indie label , formed in 1977 by Martin Mills ( English ) and Nick Austin. The label’s first release was the single “Shadow” by the punk band The Lurkers ; The first commercial success of the company brought releases Gary Newman .
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| Based | 1977 |
| Founders | Martin Mills , Nick Austin |
| Genre | indie rock |
| A country |  Great Britain |
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The success of Beggars Banquet is largely related to the activities of the subsidiaries of Situation Two and 4AD Records , which recorded such performers as Southern Death Cult (later The Cult ), The Charlatans , Red Lorry Yellow Lorry , Play Dead , The Pixies , Cocteau Twins , M / A / R / R / S. Another branch, XL Recordings , specialized in dance and electronic music ( The Prodigy , Lemon Jelly , Basement Jaxx , etc.)
XL Recordings, Rough Trade Records , Mantra Records , Mo'Wax Records , Locked On Records , Matador Records , Too Pure and Wiiija are currently part of the Beggars Group , the largest and most influential association of independent UK labels, which is still chaired by Martin mills
At Beggars Banquet at various times recorded:
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Links
- www.beggars.com . - Official site Beggars Banquet.
- www.beggars.com . - American label site.