Integrity Records
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Integrity Records is an independent record label
based in Bedford, England. The label was founded in the early 1990s and specialised in discovering new bands in the rock
/indie/punk
genres.
The first release on the label was 1996 single 'Ghost Island' by The Traceys, but the label is most notable for signing bands such as Miss Black America
and Million Dead
, whose vocalist Frank Turner
went on to forge a successful solo career.
John Peel
was a great supporter of the label and played the vast majority of their releases on his BBC Radio 1
show. In 2002, 5 Integrity releases (including B-sides) appeared in Peel's annual Festive Fifty
.
In recent years, Integrity has also been the UK home for American artists such as Katastrophy Wife
and Meow Meow.
In December 2005 Integrity released a single by London-based noiseniks October All Over, after which the label entered a hiatus.
In March 2011, the label announced via social media feeds that it was active again and welcomed two new signings. A redesigned official website then confirmed those signings as Travis + Julie from Nashville, Tennessee and new English prog-folkers Pet Dog Storm. Travis + Julie's single Osmosis preceded their album Moon Girl whilst Pet Dog Storm released debut single Time to Fly.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Bedford, England. The label was founded in the early 1990s and specialised in discovering new bands in the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/indie/punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
genres.
The first release on the label was 1996 single 'Ghost Island' by The Traceys, but the label is most notable for signing bands such as Miss Black America
Miss Black America (band)
Miss Black America were a punk-influenced rock band based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Its original line-up consisted of Seymour Glass , Mike Smith and Neil Baldwin .-History:...
and Million Dead
Million Dead
Million Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
, whose vocalist Frank Turner
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...
went on to forge a successful solo career.
John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
was a great supporter of the label and played the vast majority of their releases on his BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show. In 2002, 5 Integrity releases (including B-sides) appeared in Peel's annual Festive Fifty
Festive Fifty
The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's fifty best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show...
.
In recent years, Integrity has also been the UK home for American artists such as Katastrophy Wife
Katastrophy Wife
Katastrophy Wife is an American rock band formed by Kat Bjelland and her former husband Glenn Mattson in 1998. Bjelland also fronted the alternative rock band Babes in Toyland between 1987 and 2001. The band currently consists of Bjelland on lead vocals and guitar and her boyfriend, Adrian Johnson,...
and Meow Meow.
In December 2005 Integrity released a single by London-based noiseniks October All Over, after which the label entered a hiatus.
In March 2011, the label announced via social media feeds that it was active again and welcomed two new signings. A redesigned official website then confirmed those signings as Travis + Julie from Nashville, Tennessee and new English prog-folkers Pet Dog Storm. Travis + Julie's single Osmosis preceded their album Moon Girl whilst Pet Dog Storm released debut single Time to Fly.
Releases
- Antihero - Stravinsky Gave Me Nightmares - CD single,
- Miss Black AmericaMiss Black America (band)Miss Black America were a punk-influenced rock band based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Its original line-up consisted of Seymour Glass , Mike Smith and Neil Baldwin .-History:...
- God Bless Miss Black AmericaGod Bless Miss Black AmericaGod Bless Miss Black America is a studio album released on by alternative rock band Miss Black America on Integrity Records. It was Miss Black America's debut album.-Tracklisting:-Production:...
- CD album, - Miss Black America - Miss Black America (edit) - CD and 7" single,
- Antihero - Rolling Stones T-Shirt - CD single,
- Miss Black America - Talk Hard - CD and 7" single,
- Miss Black America - Infinite Chinese Box - CD and 7" single,
- Plutonik - Prime Numbers - CD and vinyl album,
- Plutonik - Londinium - CD and 12" single,
- Plutonik - Sitting on Top of the World - CD and 12" single,
- The Joylanders - Yesterday's Happenings - 7" single
- The Traceys - Ghost Island - CD and 7" single,
- Million DeadMillion DeadMillion Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
- Smiling at Strangers on Trains - CD single, - Katastrophy WifeKatastrophy WifeKatastrophy Wife is an American rock band formed by Kat Bjelland and her former husband Glenn Mattson in 1998. Bjelland also fronted the alternative rock band Babes in Toyland between 1987 and 2001. The band currently consists of Bjelland on lead vocals and guitar and her boyfriend, Adrian Johnson,...
- Liberty Belle - CD and 7" single, - Million Dead - Breaking the Back - CD and 7" single,
- Million Dead - A Song To Ruin - CD album,
- ReubenReuben (band)Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...
- Stuck In My Throat - CD and 7" single, - Million Dead - I Am The Party - CD and 7" single,
- Katastrophy Wife - Blue Valient / Emit Time - CD single,
- Meow Meow - Cracked - CD single
- Katastrophy Wife - All Kneel - CD album,
- Meow Meow - Sick Fixation - CD single,
- Meow Meow - Snow Gas Bones - CD album,
- October All Over - 2005BC - CD single,
- Travis + Julie - Osmosis - download single,
- Pet Dog Storm - Time to Fly - download single,