New European Recordings
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New European Recordings (NER) is the music label of Douglas Pearce of Death In June
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Founded in 1981 by Douglas Pearce, NER has released material by Death In June and various other artists since the early 1980s until present day. Distribution has varied. In the 1980s, while Pearce was employed by Rough Trade Records
, the company also acted as his distributor. In 1991, until the late 1990s, distribution was handled by World Serpent Distribution
and NEROZ in Australia. After a lawsuit Pearce filed with World Serpent Distribution in the late 1990s, NER and several other labels broke relations with the company. NER moved the bulk of those effected titles to Tesco Organisation
immediately after but has since split his distribution to Soleilmoon Recordings in America with the founding of NERUS.
Death in June
Death in June are a neofolk group led by English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. The band was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various...
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Founded in 1981 by Douglas Pearce, NER has released material by Death In June and various other artists since the early 1980s until present day. Distribution has varied. In the 1980s, while Pearce was employed by Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
, the company also acted as his distributor. In 1991, until the late 1990s, distribution was handled by World Serpent Distribution
World Serpent Distribution
World Serpent Distribution was a British record label and music distribution house formed in the 1990s by David Gibson, Alan Trench and Alison Webster...
and NEROZ in Australia. After a lawsuit Pearce filed with World Serpent Distribution in the late 1990s, NER and several other labels broke relations with the company. NER moved the bulk of those effected titles to Tesco Organisation
Tesco Organisation
Tesco Organisation is a German record label, mail order company and distributor, specialising in industrial, noise, neofolk and ambient music. Tesco has also organised music festivals in the past such as “Heavy Electronics”, “Tesco Disco” and “Festival Karlsruhe” -Formation:Tesco Organisation...
immediately after but has since split his distribution to Soleilmoon Recordings in America with the founding of NERUS.