Fiction Records

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Fiction Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Distributor(s)Virgin Music Group
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Official websitefictionrecords.co.uk

Fiction Records is a British record label founded by Chris Parry[1] in 1978, owned by Universal Music Group and based in the United Kingdom. It is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. It was originally a part of Polydor, but in January 2014, Universal restructured Fiction as a standalone label, removing it from Polydor's corporate affiliation. Fiction repertoire is now released internationally through Virgin (ex-North America).[2]

History

Fiction Records was founded in the late 1970s by

The Passions
.

Starting in 1995, Fiction became dormant as a label, apart from the occasional Cure release, and focused exclusively on Fiction Songs, who partnered with

Stereo MCs, producer and songwriter Cameron McVey, the Jungle Brothers, Primitive Radio Gods
, and NY Loose.

In 1992, the Fiction headquarters at Charlotte Street served as the first home to XFM co-founded by Parry. A benefit concert called 'Great Xpectations'[5] was held in support of the station on 13 June 1993 at Finsbury Park in London. A live album of the concert titled Great Xpectations Live[6] was released in July 1993 on Fiction and included performances by The Cure, Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon, Belly and Catherine Wheel.

In January 2004, Joe Munns, Paul Smernicki and Beastman revived Fiction to "give Polydor a bit more of a guitar stronghold",[citation needed] as their roster then consisted mostly of pop acts. The first release on the "new" Fiction was the Snow Patrol single "Run",[2] which entered the UK singles chart at No. 5. The subsequent Snow Patrol album, Final Straw, went on to sell over two million copies worldwide.[citation needed] In January 2014, Universal Music Group restructured Fiction as a standalone label, removing it from Polydor's corporate affiliation.

Artists

The current Fiction stable includes

Death From Above 1979, The Maccabees, Spector, HEALTH, Mini Mansions, Fryars, Kate Boy, Meanwhile, Palace, The Amazons, Another Sky, The Big Moon and Kaiser Chiefs
.

Fiction has also released records by

Crystal Castles
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Chris Parry interview (part two)". New Zealand: Stuff. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Interview with Jim Chancellor, A&R Fiction/Universal UK". HitQuarters. 26 October 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Chris Parry | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Candyland | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  6. ^ Andy Kellman (13 June 1993). "Great Xpectations Live – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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