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| Olive Grove Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Official website | olivegroverecords |
Olive Grove Records is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company was established in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith, two Glasgow-based music bloggers. [1]
Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith of the Podcart and Peenko music blogs co-founded the label in 2010 to promote local music they liked which was not being released. The label's name comes from the song, "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea," by the band Snow Patrol. Their debut release was "Battleships & Kettle Chips" by Randolph's Leap in November 2010.
Currently, the label is operated on a part-time basis under the direction of Lloyd Meredith.
In July 2018, it was announced the label had been awarded a Creative Scotland Open Project Funding grant to support the release of a series of EPs by up-and-coming Scottish-based artists with little or no studio experience. [2] Launched in 2019, the 6-part series featured releases from Chrissy Barnacle, Pocket Knife, Moonsoup, Circle Meets Dot, Lux Canyon, and Jared Celosse. [3]
The following artists have released music on the Olive Grove label: [4]
| Year | Title | Artist | Catalogue Number | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Battleships & Kettle Chips | Randolph's Leap | OGR001 | 15/11/10 |
| Made For Life/Snowman | Esperi | OGR002 | 13/12/10 | |
| 2011 | The Son(s) | The Son(s) | OGR003 | 07/03/11 |
| Yearlings | Pensioner | OGR004 | 02/05/11 | |
| Counting Sheep / Deep Blue Sea | Randolph's Leap | OGR005 | 16/05/11 | |
| The EP | Esperi | OGR006 | 04/08/11 | |
| Germany | The Moth & The Mirror | OGR007 | 05/09/11 | |
| Honestly, This World | The Moth & The Mirror | OGR008 | 10/10/11 | |
| 2012 | Leviathan | The Son(s) | OGR009 | 07/05/12 |
| Ghosts We Must Carry | State Broadcasters | OGR0010 | 17/09/12 | |
| Murmuration | Jo Mango | OGR0011 | 05/11/12 | |
| Christmas EP | Jo Mango, The Son(s), Randolph's Leap and the State Broadcasters | OGR0012 | 07/12/12 | |
| 2013 | End Game | Woodenbox | OGR0013 | 27/05/13 |
| Real Anymore | Randolph's Leap | OGR0014 | 06/09/13 | |
| When We Lived in the Crook of a Tree | Jo Mango | OGR0015 | 02/12/13 | |
| 2014 | The Winter Is White | Call To Mind | OGR0016 | 14/04/14 |
| Masks | Skinny Dipper | OGR0017 | 08/09/14 | |
| Transformuration | Jo Mango | OGR0018 | 13/10/14 | |
| The Things I Love Are Not At Home | The Son(s) | OGR0019 | 27/10/14 | |
| 2015 | On The Forest Floor EP | Henry & Fleetwood | OGR0020 | 13/04/15 |
| Foreign Organ | Woodenbox | OGR0021 | 08/06/15 | |
| Special Occasions | Ette | OGR0022 | 13/12/15 | |
| 2016 | Wrack Lines | Jo Mango & Friends | OGR0023 | 15/01/16 |
| Cowardly Deeds | Randolph's Leap | OGR0024 | 20/05/16 | |
| Homemade Lemonade | Ette | OGR0025 | 22/07/16 | |
| Plastic Throne | The Royal Male | OGR0027 | 05/08/16 | |
| It Is Something To Have Been EP | Jo Mango, The State Broadcasters, The Son(s) and Call To Mind | OGR0028 | 25/11/16 | |
| 2017 | Ischaemia | Campfires in Winter | OGR0026 | 24/02/17 |
| A Different Past | State Broadcasters | OGR0029 | 24/03/17 | |
| From Olive Us To Olive You | Various Artists | OGR0031 | 08/12/17 | |
| 2018 | Four Cold Walls | Jared Celosse | OGR0030 | 30/03/18 |
| Impossible Stuff | Carla J. Easton | OGR0032 | 05/10/18 | |
| Fish Song / Custard Cream | Pocket Knife | OGR0033 | 01/12/18 |
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