# List of independent UK record labels

This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom.
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* A
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* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## 0-9

* 2 Tone Records
* 3 Beat Records
* 4AD

## A

* Acid Jazz Records
* Alcopop! Records
* All Saints Records
* Ambush Reality
* Angel Air Records
* Angular Recording Corporation
* Anhrefn Records
* Ankst
* Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG))
* Armellodie Records
* Attack
* Audio Antihero
* ATP Recordings
* Aztec Records

## B

* B-Unique Records
* Barely Breaking Even
* Beggars Banquet Records
* Bella Union
* Benbecula Records
* Best Before Records
* Big Life
* Big Scary Monsters Recording Company
* Blast First
* Bloody Chamber Music
* Blow Up Records
* Blue Dog Records
* Blue Room Released
* Blue Horizon
* Boy Better Know
* Breakbeat Kaos
* Bronze Records
* Brownswood Recordings
* Butterz

## C

* Candid Records
* Captain Oi! Records
* Castle Communications
* Celtic Music
* Chemikal Underground
* Cherry Red
* Chiswick Records
* Chrysalis (1968–89; since 2016)
* Circle Records
* Circus Records
* Clay Records
* Cooking Vinyl
* Communion Music
* Convivium Records
* Crass Records
* Creation Records (1983-1999)
* Creeping Bent
* Creole
* Cult

## D

* Damaged Goods Records
* Damnably
* Dance to the Radio
* Decca Records (until 1980; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
* Deceptive Records
* Defected Records
* Delphian Records
* Deltasonic
* Demon Music Group
* Dented Records
* Dharma Worldwide
* Dick Bros Record Company
* Different Recordings
* Dimension
* Dirty Hit
* DJM Records
* Document Records
* Do It Records
* Domino Recording Company
* Dramatico
* Dreamboat Records
* Drowned in Sound

## E

* Earache
* The Echo Label
* E.G. Records
* Él
* Electric Honey
* Emerald Music
* EmuBands
* Erased Tapes Records

## F

* Factory Records
* Falling A Records
* Fanfare Records
* Fantastic Plastic Records
* Fast Product
* Fat Cat Records
* Fellside Records
* Fence Records
* FFRR Records (Pete Tong-owned until 2011)
* Fierce Panda Records
* Fire Records
* Fledg'ling Records
* Fly Records
* FM Records
* FM-Revolver Records
* Food (until 1994; sold to EMI, folded into Parlophone)
* Fortuna Pop!
* Fresh Records
* Fruits de Mer Records
* Full Time Hobby

## G

* Gargleblast Records
* Geoma Records
* Gimell Records
* Gingerbread Man Records (2023 Ed Sheeran used this label to Distribute Autumn Variations without Warner Music Group)
* Glass Records
* Go! Discs (until 1996; sold to PolyGram, now under UMG)
* Gondwana Records
* Good Soldier
* Good Vibrations (until 1982)
* Grand Central Records
* Gringo Recordsjames leyland kirby young
* Gut Records

## H

* Hassle Records
* Heaven Records
* Heavenly Recordings
* Heist Or Hit Records
* Holy Roar Records
* Hope Recordings
* Hospital Records
* How Does It Feel to Be Loved?
* Hudson Records
* Hut Records
* Hyperdub
* Hyperion Records (until 2023; sold to UMG)

## I

* Ignition Records
* IHT Records
* Ill Flava Records
* Imaginary Records
* Incus Records
* Independiente Records
* Infectious Music
* Invisible Hands Music
* Iona Records
* Irregular Records
* Island Records (until 1989; sold to Polygram, now under UMG)

## J

* JAD Records
* Junior Aspirin Records
* Junior Boy's Own
* Jasmine Records
* Jeepster Records
* Jungle Records

## K

* Kitchenware Records
* Kscope

## L

* LAB Records
* Last Night From Glasgow
* Launchpad Records
* Leader Records
* The Leaf Label
* Lex Records
* Linn Records
* Lojinx
* Loose Music
* Lost Map Records
* Low Life Records
* LTM Recordings
* LuckyMe
* Lyte Records

## M

* Magnet Records (until 1988; acquired by Warner Bros)
* Major League Productions (MLP)
* MAM Records
* Market Square Records
* Marrakesh Records
* Marshall
* Memphis Industries
* Metalheadz
* Mighty Atom Records
* Ministry of Sound (until 2016; sold to Sony Music (SME))
* Mo' Wax
* Moshi Moshi
* Mr Bongo Records
* Mukatsuku Records
* Music For Nations
* Mute Records

## N

* Naim Edge
* Native Records
* Navigator Records
* Neat Records
* Network
* Nettwerk
* Never Fade Records
* Ninja Tune
* No Masters
* NoCopyrightSounds
* Nude
* Nuphonic

## O

* Odd Box Records
* OddChild Music
* Olive Grove Records
* On the Fiddle
* One Little Indian Records
* Or Records
* Oriole Records (until 1965; bought by CBS, became CBS Records, now under SME)
* Outta Sight Records

## P

* Peacefrog Records
* Peaceville Records
* Perfecto Records
* Pete Waterman Entertainment
* Phantasy Sound
* Placid Casual
* Planet Mu
* Platform Records
* Play It Again Sam
* Polydor Records (1954–62; sold to PolyGram's predecessors, now under UMG)
* Postcard Records
* Probe Plus
* Proper Records
* Pye Records

## R

* Radiant Future Records
* RareNoiseRecords
* Rak Records
* RAM Records
* Real World Records
* Recommended Records
* Recreational Records
* Red Girl Records
* Regent Records (UK)
* Relentless Records
* Repeat Records
* Revealed Recordings
* Revolver Records
* Rephlex Records
* Rhythm King
* Rinse FM#Rinse Recordings
* Rise Above Records
* Rob's Records
* Rock Action Records
* Rocket Girl
* Ron Johnson Records
* Rough Trade Records

## S

* Safari Records
* Saga Entertainment
* Sanctuary Records (until 2012, acquired by BMG)
* Sarah Records
* Sain
* Suburban Base
* Setanta Records
* Shinkansen Records
* Silvertone Records (1980) (until 2017; acquired by Sony)
* SimG Records
* Situation Two
* Skam Records
* Skint Records
* Skinny Dog Records
* Sleep It Off Records
* Smalltown America
* Small Wonder Records
* Smash the House
* Snakes & Ladders Records
* Snapper Music
* Soma Quality Recordings
* Some Bizzare Records
* Song, by Toad Records
* Sonic Vista Music
* Sons Ltd.
* Southern Fried Records
* Southern Records
* Specialist Subject Records
* Standby Records
* Steel Tiger Records
* Stiff Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)
* Stolen Recordings
* Street Soul Productions
* The Subway Organization
* Sunday Best
* Super Records
* Sweat It Out

## T

* Tectonic (record label)
* Tempa Records
* Temple Records
* Text Records
* Third Mind Records
* Tidy Trax
* Tiger Aspect Productions
* Tigertrap Records
* Tin Angel Records
* Tiny Dog Records
* TNSrecords
* Too Pure
* Topic Records
* Touch Music
* Transatlantic Records
* Transcend Music
* Transgressive Records
* Trash Aesthetics
* Triumph Records (UK)
* Trepan Records
* Trend Records
* Tru Thoughts
* Trojan Records
* Truck Records
* Trunk Records
* Tumi Music

## V

* V2 Records (until 2007, sold to PIAS Group in 2013 which is no longer a Indie label)
* Valentine Records
* The Village Thing
* Vinyl Solution
* The Viper Label
* Virgin Records (until 1992; sold to EMI, now under UMG)
* Visible Noise
* V/VM

## W

* Wall of Sound
* Warp Records
* Whirlwind Recordings
* Wichita Recordings
* Willkommen Records
* Wiiija
* Woof Records
* World Circuit
* Wrath Records

## X

* XL Recordings
* Xtra Mile Recordings

## Y

* Young formerly Young Turks from 2006 – April 2021

## Z

* Zoo Records
* ZTT Records (until 2017; acquired by UMG)