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Label Fandango
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Parent company Fierce Panda/Pointy Records
Founded20052006
FounderSimon Williams (Fierce Panda)
Andy Macleod (Pointy Records)
GenreVarious
Country of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Location Highbury, London
Official website Club Fandango

Label Fandango is an independent record label based in Highbury, London. Evolving out of parent companies Fierce Panda Records and Pointy Records, it has been releasing limited edition music singles since 2005. It is run by live music promotion company Club Fandango. [1]

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Origin and format

In late 2005, Label Fandango Records, was set up in order to release music from new and up-and-coming bands based in the UK. It began through Andy Macleod and Simon Williams, of Pointy Records and Fierce Panda Records respectively, [2] who together were the creators of London live music promotions company Club Fandango. Williams had previously released the debut singles by Coldplay and Keane. [3]

The no-budget record company has a strictly DIY theme to it, with the tag line "No frills, All thrills". Inspired by other indie labels Transgressive, Marquis Cha Cha and Dance to the Radio, [1] it specialises in limited edition seven-inch vinyls, released in a generic black and while sleeve branded with the "Label Fandango" logo. It complements its Fierce Panda parent, who recently ceased producing limited singles to focus on full-length releases. [4] The records are designed to project bands on to further opportunities with more major record labels, examples being Royworld and Air Traffic (who have since signed to Virgin Records and Tiny Consumer of EMI respectively). [5] [6] The label has released 24 limited edition singles to date.

Recent activity

Fandango's most recent record, a double-A side of "Runaround Getaround / MOR" by Tim Ten Yen, is set for release on 6 October 2008. [7] On the label's website, Label Fandango's promoters have stated that although they wish to continue releasing limited singles, they wish to move on to releasing full-length albums in the coming months. [8] In 2011 the label released the double A sided single from the Sheffield-based band Hey Sholay entitled Dreamboat/The Bears The Clock The Bees.

List of releases (2005 present)

Each vinyl release has an accompanying digital download, which is accessed through the 7digital catalogue.

Date of ReleaseTitleArtistCatalogue No.
7 November 2005"Terry / Love in Practice, Not Theory" The Hot Puppies Galagos001
30 January 2006"Jean Michel Jarre / One > 100"KapowskiGalagos002
22 February 2006"This Town / Grow Your Own"The on OffsGalagos003
10 April 2006"Finding It Hard / Never Enough"Dirty Little FacesGalagos004
17 July 2006"Just Abuse Me / Charlotte" Air Traffic Galagos005
6 November 2006"Kirsten Dunst / Harlesden"BrinkmanGalagos006
29 January 2006"Leigh-On Sea / Tenement (demo)"Assembly NowGalagos007
12 February 2007"You Are One of the Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us / In The Trunk" Fanfarlo Galagos008
16 April 2007Games EP ("Games / Wild Birds / Valentine") The Moths! Galagos010
23 April 2007"Song of a Page / In Bloom (Live)"Hush the Many (Heed the Few)Galagos009
21 May 2007"Johnny Negro / Ctrl Alt Delete"Quad RiotGalagos011
28 May 2007"Speak To Me Bones / Death By Fire (Live)" Land of Talk Galagos012
16 July 2007"Each Year / A Manner To Act" Ra Ra Riot Galagos013
10 September 2007"I Can't Bring The Time Back / Serious Thing" Misty's Big Adventure Galagos014
17 September 2007"Romantic / With Loaded Guns"This CityGalagos015
17 September 2007"She Get It / Friday, Don't Need It"Free RunnerGalagos016
8 October 2007"Still Fond / Closed Eyes" Cut Off Your Hands Galagos017
22 October 2007"Money / Magazine"DaggersGalagos018
3 December 2007"Elasticity / Tinman" Royworld Galagos019
28 July 2008"Flowers / If You Wonder"The Ruling ClassGalagos020
11 August 2008"Bright Lights / Got A Lover"CapitalGalagos021
11 August 2008"Slow Parade / The Problem With Remembering" Broken Records Galagos022
6 October 2008"Runaround Getaround / MOR" Tim Ten Yen Galagos023
6 July 2009"Saints" / "Get Right Back (Where We Started From)"Army NavyGalagos024
4 October 2010"Actions" / "Circles" Films of Colour Galagos031

27 June 2011 "Dreamboat" / "The Bears The Clock The Bees" Hey Sholay [9]

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