Lizard King Records
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Lizard King Records was a London-based independent record label founded in 2002 by Martin Heath and Dominic Hardisty.[1]
History
[edit]The label signed US rock band the Killers in July 2003. In an interview with HitQuarters, Heath said "everyone in America had turned them down. They had been out for a year looking for a deal but nobody was interested."[1] The label then released the band's first single, "Mr. Brightside", on a limited press of 500 within the UK and then on a mass scale worldwide in 2004 and 2005. They also released second singles and a debut album before they were then signed by Island Records.[1]
Around 2006, Heath and Hardisty decided to go their separate ways. Hardisty formed a new label, Marrakesh Records.
Lizard King's distribution goes through ADA in America and Pinnacle in the UK.
Artists
[edit]- ME (band)
- Clear Static
- Drive-by Argument
- Santigold (previously known as Santogold)
- The Pierces
- The Go
- The Killers
- Greater Good
- Oxzana
- Valentina Fel
- Erasmo de la Parra
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Interview With Martin Heath". HitQuarters. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
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