Radar Records was the record label formed by Jake Riviera in late 1977 after he had previously founded Stiff Records. The label's first products were released in early 1978. Radar's co-founder was British music executive Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists Records. Radar was distributed in most of the world by WEA Records (now known as Warner Music Group).

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  • Radar Records was the record label formed by Jake Riviera in late 1977 after he had previously founded Stiff Records. The label's first products were released in early 1978. Radar's co-founder was British music executive Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists Records. Radar was distributed in most of the world by WEA Records (now known as Warner Music Group). In the USA, three Radar artists were signed to Polydor Records through a licensing deal. Nick Lowe released both the first Radar single (" Breaking Glass)"/"They Called It Rock", ADA 1) and its first album. Lowe had previously worked with Stiff Records, as had Yachts and Radar's major act, Elvis Costello. Other prominent Radar acts included La Düsseldorf, The Pop Group, Loudon Wainwright III, Pere Ubu, Clive Langer and the Boxes, 999, Wayne Kramer, The Soft Boys, Bette Bright and the Illuminations, Tanz Der Youth, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Visage and Métal Urbain. Several of Radar's early releases were licensed from independent American labels. Radar also released new recordings by original 1950s Rockabilly singers Ray Campi and Mac Curtis through an arrangement with Rollin' Rock Records. Some Radar releases were reissues of garage rock and psychedelic rock bands from the 1960s. Through its WEA connections, Radar was able to rerelease recordings by The Shadows of Knight and The Electric Prunes. In addition, Radar licensed the International Artists catalog, allowing them to reissue albums by The 13th Floor Elevators and The Red Crayola. Radar also released new recordings by The Red Crayola's late 1970s lineup. The original Radar label put out its last release in 1981, but it was revived with a new roster between 1995 and 1998. Notable bands signed to the second version of Radar included Midget, Prolapse, Acacia, Morning Glories and Pure Morning, a precursor of Clinic.
  • Radar Records est un label discographique fondé par Jake Riviera à la fin de 1977, quelques temps après son lancement de Stiff Records. Ses premières productions sortirent au début de l'année suivante. Le principal collaborateur de Riviera dans l'établissement du label était Andrew Lauder, un ancien responsable de la direction artistique des divisions britanniques des labels Liberty Records et United Artists Records. Le principal distributeur de Radar dans le monde était WEA Records (à présent connu sous le nom de Warner Music Group). Aux États-Unis, les artistes The Inmates, Bram Tchaikovsky et Yachts furent signés chez Polydor Records par le biais d'un accord de license signé entre les deux firmes. Nick Lowe fut l'auteur du premier single (Breaking Glass)/They Called It Rock, ADA 1) ainsi que du premier album sorti par le label (respectivement Breaking Glass)/They Called It Rock et Jesus of Cool). Il avait auparavant travaillé avec Stiff Records, tout comme Yachts et la plus grande figure du label, Elvis Costello. Parmi les autres artistes importants signés sur le label on peut citer La Düsseldorf, The Pop Group, Loudon Wainwright III, Pere Ubu, Clive Langer and the Boxes, 999, Wayne Kramer, The Soft Boys, Bette Bright and the Illuminations, Tanz Der Youth, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Visage et Métal Urbain. Plusieurs des premières productions du label, notamment Kill City d'Iggy Pop et James Williamson, That's Not Funny, That's Sick! de National Lampoon, From Rats to Riches de The Good Rats et Laughing in the Dark de Pezband, étaient sous license de certains labels indépendants américains. Grâce à un accord avec Rollin' Rock Records, Radar sortit également des enresgistrements des chanteurs de rockabilly des années 1950 Ray Campi et Mac Curtis. Certaines productions du label étaient des rééditions de groupes de rock garage et psychédélique des années 1960. Ses liens avec WEA lui permirent ainsi de rééditer des enregistrements de Shadows of Knight (à l'origine sur le label Dunwich Records, distribué par Atlantic) et The Electric Prunes. De plus, Radar fit l'acquisition des droits du catalogue du label International Artists, lui permettant de ressortir des albums de 13th Floor Elevators et Red Krayola (dont il édita d'ailleurs également de nouveaux albums à la fin des années 1970) Le label mit un terme à ses activité en 1981, mais fut réactivé par une nouvelle équipe entre 1995 et 1998. Au cours de cette période Radar signa notamment des artistes comme Midget, Prolapse, Acacia, Morning Glories et Pure Morning, groupe prédécesseur de Clinic.
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  • Radar Records was the record label formed by Jake Riviera in late 1977 after he had previously founded Stiff Records. The label's first products were released in early 1978. Radar's co-founder was British music executive Andrew Lauder, who had previously been head of A&R at the UK divisions of Liberty Records and United Artists Records. Radar was distributed in most of the world by WEA Records (now known as Warner Music Group).
  • Radar Records est un label discographique fondé par Jake Riviera à la fin de 1977, quelques temps après son lancement de Stiff Records. Ses premières productions sortirent au début de l'année suivante. Le principal collaborateur de Riviera dans l'établissement du label était Andrew Lauder, un ancien responsable de la direction artistique des divisions britanniques des labels Liberty Records et United Artists Records.
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