Fetish Records | |
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Founded | 1978 [1] |
Founder | Rod Pearce [1] |
Defunct | 1983 (final release) [2] 1986 (label dissolved) [1] |
Genre | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Fetish Records was a British independent record label. Its artist roster consisted of largely early industrial, experimental, and post-punk groups. [1] It was also a home to the early works of graphic designer Neville Brody, who created artwork for releases as art director for the label. [3]
Rod Pearce founded the label in 1978 and reissued Throbbing Gristle's debut release The Second Annual Report after its initial pressing on the group's own Industrial Records had sold out. [1] Fetish's final release was the compilation album The Last Testament in 1983, which featured a sleeve note written by Jon Savage. [2]
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