Vanity Label

As Vanity Label record labels are called, on which mainly publish artists who have already successfully sold records. Vanity labels are always assigned to a parent label. So they have the advantage of artistic freedom, as the financing of production and distribution of recorded music takes over the parent label. Furthermore Vanity labels are used by operators to make known befriended musicians or bands.

Examples

Some of the famous Vanity Labels:

  • Apple Records ( The Beatles )
  • Maverick Records ( Madonna)
  • Nothing Records ( Trent Reznor )
  • Grand Royal ( Beastie Boys)
  • Attack Records ( Morrissey )
  • Rephlex Records ( Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson - Claridge )
  • Records Palace ( Will Oldham )
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