Jacaranda Records
Founded2018 (2018)
FounderRay Mia
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location21-23 Slater Street
Liverpool L1 4BW
Official websiteOfficial website

Jacaranda Records is an independent record label in Liverpool, United Kingdom, specialising in Immersive Audio.[1]

Headquartered at The Jacaranda, the 1958 venue credited with launching The Beatles on their early careers,[2] the label also operates live music venues and record stores[3] across the city.[4]

History

Founded by former UMG Executive Vice President Ray Mia,[5] in November 2018 the label announced plans to build a vinyl production press[6] and recording studio[7] in Liverpool, with construction of the company's first immersive audio facility beginning three months later.[8]

In the summer of 2019, the label signed Spilt (band) and SHARDS on 10 year contracts.[9][10] The label signed Aimée Steven at the end of that year.[11]

Venues & Record Stores

Jacaranda Records operates two live music venues and vinyl record stores in Liverpool, and was shortlisted for Music Week's Independent Retailer of The Year award in 2020.[12]

The Jacaranda (21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BW)

Originally opened by Allan Williams in 1958, The Jacaranda provided both rehearsal space and a stage for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Stuart Sutcliffe to perform for the first time as The Silver Beetles. Re-furbished in 2014,[13] the 60-year-old music hub still contains murals painted by Sutcliffe & Lennon and continues to operate as a bar, record shop and live music venue.

Jacaranda Phase One (40 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BE)
Opened to create a larger, 300-capacity pop-up live music venue in May 2018, Phase One also contains a cafe bar and vinyl records store with private listening booths.[14]

Discography

Catalog # Artist Title Format Notes, Limited Edition Variants
JR001 Spilt (band) Sickly Fit EP
  • Binaural Mix
JR002 Spilt (band) 1984 Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR003 Spilt (band) Funny Money Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR004 Spilt (band) Order Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR005 Spilt (band) Still Crazy Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR006 Spilt (band) Yes Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR007 Spilt (band) SOMEONE N NO-ONE Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR008 Spilt (band) canalboatrodeo Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR011 Spilt (band) No Ball Games (Stereo Mix) Album
JR012 SHARDS (band) Refractions EP EP
  • Binaural Mix
JR013 Aimée Steven Better Off Dead Single
JR014 SHARDS (band) My Birthday Single
  • Binaural Mix
JR015 Aimée Steven Hell Is A Teenage Girl Single

References

  1. ^ "JACARANDA RECORDS TO BUILD GLOBAL MUSIC OPERATIONS CENTRE IN LIVERPOOL". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "The evolution of Liverpool's iconic Jacaranda that 'launched' The Beatles". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "25 Record Stores To Visit Before You Die". Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Why Liverpool's music business is vital to our city's creative life and future". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Ray Mia's Adventures in Sound". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "New Record Pressing Plant To Open In Liverpool". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  7. ^ "JACARANDA LAUNCH GROUND-BREAKING PLANS FOR GLOBAL MUSIC HUB IN LIVERPOOL". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Jacaranda Records' plans for citywide music infrastructure gain momentum". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ^ "SPILT Sign Ten Year Deal With Jacaranda Records". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ^ "SHARDS Sign Up To Jacaranda Records For The Long Haul".
  11. ^ "Aimée Steven signs collaboration deal with Jacaranda Records". Jacaranda Records. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  12. ^ "Music Week Awards 2020 finalists revealed".
  13. ^ "THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO A NIGHT OUT IN THE ROPEWALKS". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  14. ^ "A Guide to Phase One, Liverpool".
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