Radiant Future Records
Encyclopedia
Radiant Future Records is a British
independent record label
distributed by Voiceprint
, and home to one-time Sparks
bassist Martin Gordon
, Jet
, Radio Stars
, John's Children
, the Blue Meanies and related artists. The label began operations in 2002 with the release of Gordon's first solo album
, and releases one or two albums per year with a focus upon 'clever twisted pop which rocks', to quote Rolling Stone
magazine in 2003.
Recent releases include a live Radio Stars album from the 1970s and Gordon's fifth solo release Time Gentlemen Please, released in July 2009.
United Kingdom
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independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
distributed by Voiceprint
Voiceprint Records
Voiceprint Records is a company and record label based in England, founded in 1990 by Rob Ayling. They specialise in re-releasing old material, especially progressive rock, but also have new releases, all under the Voiceprint and other imprints....
, and home to one-time Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
bassist Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon is an English musician, who plays bass guitar and piano.-Biography:Martin Gordon was born in Ipswich, and grew up Hitchin, Hertfordshire...
, Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
, Radio Stars
Radio Stars
Radio Stars are an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released three albums and had one UK Top 40 single.-Biography:Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon , and Ian MacLeod in 1977, following the end of their underachieving...
, John's Children
John's Children
John's Children were a 1960s pop art/mod rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with The Who in Germany in 1967 when they upstaged the headliners...
, the Blue Meanies and related artists. The label began operations in 2002 with the release of Gordon's first solo album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, and releases one or two albums per year with a focus upon 'clever twisted pop which rocks', to quote Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine in 2003.
Recent releases include a live Radio Stars album from the 1970s and Gordon's fifth solo release Time Gentlemen Please, released in July 2009.
Catalogue
| Cat. no | Title | Artist | Year of release |
|---|---|---|---|
| RFVP001CD | Music for the Herd of Herring | Johns' Children, Jet & Radio Stars (live) | 2000 |
| RF001B | Companion Volume to God's On His Lunchbreak (book) | Martin Gordon / Chris Townson | 2005 |
| RFVP001BOXCD | The Mammal Trilogy box set (limited edition) | Martin Gordon | 2006 |
| RFVP002CD | Jet | Jet | 2001 (withdrawn - now available via RPM Records RPM Records RPM Records was an American record label launched in the early fifties in Los Angeles, California. It was a subsidiary of Modern Records and part of the Bihari Brothers record empire.B.B... ) |
| RFVP003CD | More Light Than Shade | Jet | 2001 (withdrawn) |
| RF004 | Pop Sensibility (download only) | Blue Meanies | 2007 |
| RFVP005CD | The Baboon in the Basement | Martin Gordon | 2003 |
| RFVP006CD | The Joy of More Hogwash | Martin Gordon | 2004 |
| RFVP007CD | God's On His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) | Martin Gordon | 2005 |
| RFVP008CD | How Am I doing So Far? (compilation) | Martin Gordon | 2006 |
| RFVP009CD | The World is Your Lobster | Martin Gordon | 2007 |
| RFVP010CD | Something for the Weekend | Radio Stars (live in 1977) | 2008 |
| RFVP011CD | Hello Boston! (free with first 1000 copies of 'Something for the Weekend' then download only) | Martin Gordon (live in 2007) | 2008 |
| RF012 | New Hope for the Dead (download only) | Mira | 2008 |
| RFVP013CD | Time Gentlemen Please | Martin Gordon | 2009 |
| RF014 | Time Gentlemen Please - Demos (limited CD edition of 100 copies, then download only) | Martin Gordon | 2009 |
| RF015 | Some Flotsam - Live in 75 | Jet | 2010 (withdrawn) |
| RF016 | Even More Light | Jet | 2010 (withdrawn) |