Glasgow Underground Recordings

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Glasgow Underground Recordings
Founded1997
Founder Kevin McKay
Genre House
Deep house
Country of origin Scotland, UK
Location London
Official website http://www.glasgowunderground.com/

Glasgow Underground Recordings is a house music record label owned by Scottish electronic musician Kevin McKay. [1] [2]

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The label was created in 1997 and has been home to artists such as Romanthony, DJ Q, Mateo & Matos, Pascal Rioux, [3] Rose Smith, Muzique Tropique, Milton Jackson and DJ Mash. [4] In 2006, McKay set up Prestel Records, [5] which released a number of 12" records, notably by Das Pop, Cobra Dukes and Dada Life. [6]

In 2011 he resurrected the label to release a number of compilations and singles. [7] [8]

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