Sky and Trees Records
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Sky and Trees Records is a record label
set up by United Kingdom
band Chumbawamba
in 1983
. The band used the label to release and distribute a number of cassettes and booklets
by themselves (see also Cassette Culture
), including their early demo recordings Be Happy Despite It All (1983), Another Year Of The same Old Shit (1984) and the 'cassette single' "Common Ground" (1984), which was a benefit for striking miners (see UK miners' strike (1984-1985)). They also released material by other anarcho-punk
performers, including their 'sister' band The Passion Killers, Antidote
and an animal rights
benefit compilation, The Animals Packet. The only vinyl
release on Sky and Trees was Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon
's solo album The Unfairy Tale (1985).
In 1985 Chumbawamba founded Agit-Prop Records
, which served as the vehicle for their future releases until they gained a record contract with One Little Indian
, and later, controversially, signed to EMI
.
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,...
set up by United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
in 1983
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
. The band used the label to release and distribute a number of cassettes and booklets
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
by themselves (see also Cassette Culture
Cassette culture
Cassette culture, or the cassette underground , refers to the practices surrounding amateur production and distribution of recorded music that emerged in the late 1970s via home-made audio cassettes...
), including their early demo recordings Be Happy Despite It All (1983), Another Year Of The same Old Shit (1984) and the 'cassette single' "Common Ground" (1984), which was a benefit for striking miners (see UK miners' strike (1984-1985)). They also released material by other anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
performers, including their 'sister' band The Passion Killers, Antidote
Antidote (band)
Antidote are a punk band from the Netherlands.The band formed in 1996 and has released several records. The band has toured extensively in Europe, North America and Russia.-Studio albums :...
and an animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
benefit compilation, The Animals Packet. The only vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
release on Sky and Trees was Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon
Danbert Nobacon
Danbert Nobacon was a vocalist and occasional keyboard player in the Leeds based anarchist band Chumbawamba...
's solo album The Unfairy Tale (1985).
In 1985 Chumbawamba founded Agit-Prop Records
Agit-Prop Records
Agit-Prop Records was an independent record label founded in 1985 by the members of the then-peace punk band Chumbawamba.-History:Before starting the label in '85, Chumbawamba had distributed their records and tapes using the Sky and Trees label...
, which served as the vehicle for their future releases until they gained a record contract with One Little Indian
One Little Indian Records
One Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
, and later, controversially, signed to EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.