- Truck Records
Infobox record label
name = Truck Records
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founded = 1999
founder = Robin Bennett
Joe Bennett
defunct =
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genre =Indie rock ,Alternative rock
country =United Kingdom
location =Oxford
url = official|http://www.thisistruck.comTruck Records is an
independent record label based inOxford ,England . It grew out of theTruck Festival , held annually in Steventon, a small village near Oxford. The festival and label were started (in 1998 and 1999 respectively) by the Bennett family, two of whom are in the band Goldrush, previously known as Whispering Bob.Past and present artists on Truck Records include Goldrush,
The Electric Soft Parade ,MC Lars , Trademark,The Rock of Travolta ,Meanwhile Back in Communist Russia... ,Black Nielson ,Four Storeys ,Fonda 500 ,The Black Madonnas ,The Schla La Las andPiney Gir .In
2005 , the label was the subject ofChannel 4 documentary "The Business: Business or Pleasure". The documentary covered the business's financial problems alongside the employees' motivation and love of themusic industry [ [http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/gcsease/free_areas/business/tv.html gcsEASE: Business – TV ] ] .References
See also
*
List of record labels
*List of independent UK record labels External links
* [http://www.truckrecords.com Official site]
* [http://www.truckfestival.org/index.php Truck Festival site]
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