Excelsior Recordings

Excelsior Recordings
Founded	1996
Founder	Ferry Roseboom, Frans Hagenaars
Distributor(s)	V2 Records
Genre	Various
Country of origin	Netherlands
Location	Amsterdam, Brooklyn
Official website	https://www.excelsior-recordings.com/

Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The label has over 400 releases. ^[1]

History

Excelsior was founded by Ferry Roseboom and Frans Hagenaars under the name "Nothing Sucks Like Electrolux", releasing a few limited-run seven-inch singles in 1995. ^[2] The name Excelsior was adopted in 1996 after the label was acquired by MCA Records as a subsidiary for releasing alternative rock albums in the Low Countries. ^[2] By 2001, the label had acquired a distributor in the United States, Sure Fire Recordings. ^[3] The label was later acquired by V2 Records. ^[4]

Artists

Absynthe Minded Alamo Race Track Alex Roeka  [ nl ] [5] [ better source needed ] Anne Soldaat  [ nl ] [6] [ better source needed ] Awkward i  [ nl ] [7] Bauer Beans & Fatback (band)  [ nl ] [8] [ better source needed ] Benjamin B Caesar Claw Boys Claw Cloud Cafe [9] Daily Bread  [ nl ] [10] [ better source needed ] Daryll-Ann De Staat Do-The-Undo Eckhardt [11] El Pino & the Volunteers Fixkes GEM Ghost Trucker Green Hornet [12] [ better source needed ][ better source needed ] Hallo Venray The Heights  [ nl ][ citation needed ] The Herb Spectacles Hospital Bombers  [ nl ] [13]

Jacco Gardner  [ nl ] [14] [ better source needed ] Johan Lefties Soul Connection Liam Finn Lola Kite [15] [ better source needed ] LPG Meindert Talma & the Negroes Moss Ploegendienst (band)  [ nl ][ citation needed ] Roosbeef Scram C Baby  [ nl ] [16] [ better source needed ] Solo Speed 78 [17] [ better source needed ] Spinvis Supersub  [ nl ][ citation needed ] Tangarine  [ nl ] [18] The Kik Tim Knol Traumahelikopter  [ nl ] [19] [ better source needed ] Triggerfinger Under byen Véras Fawaz  [ nl ] [20] [ better source needed ] zZz

References

1. "Supporters" . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
2. MCA Acquires Excelsior Rights. Billboard , May 18, 1996.
3. Review of Daryl-Ann, Happy Traum. Billboard, October 6, 2001.
4. Interview with Ferry Roseboom. Sex, Drugs & Rock N Roll High School, Autumn 2008, pp. 105-107. (Dutch)
5. "Alex Roeka - Nieuws".
6. "Anne Soldaat".
7. "Awkward i".
8. "Beans & Fatback".
9. "Cloud Cafe naar droomfestival ITGWO met weerbarstige nieuwe single".
10. "Daily Bread".
11. "In de lelijkheid". Archived from the original on 2009-05-24.
12. "Green Hornet".
13. "Muziekencyclopedie - Hospital Bombers".
14. "Jacco Gardner".
15. "Excelsior Recordings Shop". Archived from the original on 2011-03-15.
16. "Scram C Baby".
17. "Speed 78 - Goom Agar".
18. "Tangarine".
19. "Traumahelikopter".
20. "Véras".

External links

• Media related to Excelsior Recordings at Wikimedia Commons
• https://www.excelsior-recordings.com/ (Official site)