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Loaded Records was a British dance record label, formed in 1990 by Tim Jeffery and JC Reid. [1] It launched artists like Pizzaman, Slacker and Wildchild. More recently, it released albums by Super Collider (featuring Jamie Lidell) and singles by Annie and Holden & Thompson. They also launched Skint Records as an offshoot.

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The label enjoyed chart success again in 2005 with the Freemasons, who hit the top 20 with "Love On My Mind" and "Watchin'"; in both instances featuring Amanda Wilson. [2]

Loaded and Skint Records were acquired by BMG in 2014.

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References

  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 201. ISBN   0-7535-0252-6.
  2. "FREEMASONS | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.