Dindisc Records was a short-lived independent UK record label, associated with Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

, which issued new releases from mid-1979 through early 1982. It is no longer officially active, but CD reissues on Virgin still mention the label and have Dindisc catalog numbers.

The label was founded and run by Carol Wilson, who had previously discovered Sting and signed him to Virgin's music publishing company, together with the Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...

, The Human League

The Human League

The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...

, J. J. Cale and Tom Petty

Tom Petty

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. Many of the company's sleeves were designed by artist Peter Saville.

The label's first release (DIN 1) was "Where's The Boy For Me" by The Rezillos

The Rezillos

The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...

, released in September 1979. The label's most notable chart successes included Martha and the Muffins

Martha and the Muffins

Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian new wave band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the core members of the band also charted in Canada and...

' "Echo Beach

Echo Beach

"Echo Beach" is a song recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1979. It was released as a single from their album Metro Music in 1980 and won the Juno Award for Single of the Year. It was certified gold in Canada on October 1, 1980, a month after Metro Music achieved gold status...

" (UK #5 in 1980) and several early singles by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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, including "Enola Gay", "Souvenir", "Joan of Arc" and "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" all of which hit the UK top 10 in 1980/81. The label ceased operations after the release of Hot Gossip

Hot Gossip

-Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti...

's "I Don't Depend On You" (DIN 39) in February 1982.

Artists

The following is the complete list of artists that released material on Dindisc.

• Bardi Blaise
• The Brians (a fictitious group who issued a novelty single titled "My Brother's Famous"; all members are allegedly brothers of famous musicians and celebrities, all named Brian)
• Duggie Campbell
• Dedringer
• Hot Gossip
  Hot Gossip
  -Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti...
  
  
• Martha and the Muffins
  Martha and the Muffins
  Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian new wave band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the core members of the band also charted in Canada and...
  
  
• Martha Ladly
  Martha Ladly
  Martha Ladly, AOCA RGD MCSD is a Canadian academic, designer and musician. She is currently Associate Professor of interaction design, at OCAD University. Ladly has also had a long career as a musician and achieved international fame as part of Canadian New Wave band Martha & the Muffins...
  
   & The Scenery Club
• Modern Eon
  Modern Eon
  Modern Eon was a British post-punk/New Wave band, formed in Liverpool, England in 1978. They released one album on the independent UK label Dindisc in 1981.-History:...
  
  
• The Monochrome Set
  The Monochrome Set
  The Monochrome Set are an English post-punk band originally formed in 1978 from the remnants of a college group called The B-Sides...
  
  
• The Name
• Nash the Slash
  Nash the Slash
  Nash the Slash is a Canadian musician. Though a multi-instrumentalist, he is known primarily for playing electric violin and mandolin, as well as harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments .Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975, then founded the progressive rock band FM in...
  
  
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
  
  
• The Rezillos
  The Rezillos
  The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...
  
  
• Laura Warman