Awareness Records

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Awareness Records
Founded1985 (1985)
FounderAndy Ware
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationEngland

Awareness Records was a record label founded in the mid-1980s by its owner, Andy Ware. The label was based in England and had Roy Harper and Michael Nesmith among its artists.

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