Radar Records

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Radar Records
The Radar logo, designed by Barney Bubbles
Founded	1977 (first version) 1995 (second version)
Founder	Andrew Lauder, Martin Davis, Tim Read, Jake Riviera (first version) Rob Collins, Graeme Beattie (second version)
Defunct	1981 (first version) 1998 (second version)
Distributor(s)	WEA Records (world except US & Canada) Polydor Records (US & Canada, first version only)
Genre	Punk rock new wave post-punk alternative rock indie rock garage rock
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London

Radar Records was a UK-based

Radar was distributed in most of the world by WEA Records (now known as Warner Music Group). In the United States, three Radar artists (the Inmates, Bram Tchaikovsky and Yachts) were signed to Polydor Records through a licensing deal.

Nick Lowe released both the first Radar single ("I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"/"They Called It Rock", ADA 1) and its first album (Jesus of Cool, RAD 1). Lowe had previously been signed to Stiff Records, as had several other Radar acts, including Yachts, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and Radar's major act, Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Costello and Lowe were brought to Radar by their manager Jake Riviera when Riviera left Stiff, which he had co-founded.

Other prominent Radar acts included

Some Radar releases were reissues of

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, Heave, Unsophisticates and Pure Morning, a precursor of Clinic.

See also

• List of record labels

References