Necessary Records | |
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Founded | 2 September 2002 |
Founder | Warren J. Clarke |
Status | Active |
Genre | Rock |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | London |
Official website | Necessary Records |
Necessary Records is a record label based in the UK, founded by Warren Clarke, a former A&R executive at London Records and Edel, in 2003. [1] Clarke describes that the label was born out of a creative necessity. "It's an outlet for records that should and must be heard. An outlet for artists that deserve to and will, touch the widest possible audience." [2]
It is most notable for being the record label of English indie rock band Hard-Fi [3] [4]
The label was responsible for the release of Hard Fi's debut album, Stars of CCTV , [5] [6] before the label secured a two album worldwide licensing deal with Atlantic, [7] which saw the album re-released in the UK and subsequently nominated for a Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards. [6] [8] The album also peaked at #1 in the UK albums chart in January 2006, reaching sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide, [6] [9] with over 830,000 in the UK alone. [10] The band's second album, Once Upon a Time in the West , released by Necessary/Atlantic, also reached #1 on the UK album charts. [10] The band's third album, Killer Sounds , released by Necessary/Atlantic went to #9 on the UK album charts. [11]
Necessary also have a publishing [12] and management company.