Top poprock record labels profiled

For all that they’re widely regarded as robber barons, record labels have been key gatekeepers in the dissemination of music, a filter helping the consumer cope with a manageable array of talent, and promoting/distributing product so that it’s easily available.

Friday’s Independent had an informative profile of most of the leading labels crucial in the development of post-WW2 poprock, including Music for Grown-Ups favourites like Chess, Sun and Rough Trade.

But why, oh why, did they see fit to ignore the greatest label of them all, CBS/Columbia/Sony, which made superstars of talents like Sinatra, Miles Davis and Bob Dylan?


http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/features



Gerry Smith