# Deconstruction Records > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deconstruction_Records > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deconstruction_Records.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction_Records > Source revision: 1335326685 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British record label}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox record label | name = Deconstruction Records | image_name = Deconstruction logo.JPG | parent = {{hlist|[Sony Music](/source/Sony_Music)|[BMG](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group) (former)}} | founded = 1987 | founder = Pete Hadfield
Keith Blackhurst
[Mike Pickering](/source/Mike_Pickering) | country = [England](/source/England) | location = [London](/source/London) | url = }} '''Deconstruction Records''' is a British [record label](/source/record_label) founded in 1987 by Pete Hadfield and Keith Blackhurst,{{cite book|title=[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books)|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=116}} together with [Mike Pickering](/source/Mike_Pickering) of [M People](/source/M_People).{{cite news|author=Paul Lester |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/03/new-band-kenneth-bager |title=Kenneth Bager (No 1,077) | Music | guardian.co.uk |newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|date= 3 August 2011|access-date=2013-03-01 |location=London}} According to ''[DJ Magazine](/source/DJ_Magazine)'' it is "best remembered for marrying underground credibility and diversity with an open-minded attitude towards pop". ==Artists== thumb|upright|125px|alt=Kylie Minogue in 2008|Kylie Minogue It initially specialised in house anthems such as K Klass's "Rhythm Is a Mystery" and Bassheads' "Is There Anybody Out There?", as well as M People's output, but also had a record in promoting underground dance acts such as [Dave Clarke](/source/Dave_Clarke_(techno_DJ)). Hits included [Robert Miles](/source/Robert_Miles)' UK No. 2 hit "Children", [Felix](/source/Felix_(musician))'s twice UK top ten hit "[Don't You Want Me](/source/Don't_You_Want_Me_(Felix_song))" and Italian techno act [U.S.U.R.A.](/source/U.S.U.R.A.)'s UK No. 7 hit, "Open Your Mind". It was home to [Kylie Minogue](/source/Kylie_Minogue) in the mid-late 1990s, when working with [Saint Etienne](/source/Saint_Etienne_(band)), [Brothers in Rhythm](/source/Brothers_in_Rhythm) (who produced her single "[Confide in Me](/source/Confide_in_Me)"), and others.{{cite news|author=Peter Conrad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/09/popandrock.kylieminogue |title=Peter Conrad on the return of Kylie Minogue | Music | The Observer |newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date= 10 July 2006|access-date=2013-03-01 |location=London}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/table/2009/mar/14/love-1000-songs-everyone-must-hear |title=Love: part one of 1000 songs everyone must hear|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=2009-03-14 |access-date=2013-03-01 |location=London}} Among the other artists to record for the company were [Guru Josh](/source/Guru_Josh), [Black Box](/source/Black_Box_(band)), [M People](/source/M_People), [Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(duo)), [Sasha](/source/Sasha_(DJ)), [Jam Machine](/source/Jam_Machine){{cite web |url =http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25865/jam-machine/ |title =The Jam Machine inside the TOP 75 Single Chart in UK on Discogs|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date= 2018-03-28 }} and [Republica](/source/Republica). It also released recordings by [Lionrock](/source/Lionrock), [Death in Vegas](/source/Death_in_Vegas) and [Dub Pistols](/source/Dub_Pistols) through its Concrete Records subsidiary. ==Commercial history== Distribution was via label deals with [Parlophone](/source/Parlophone), for acts such as [K-Klass](/source/K-Klass) and Bassheads,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} and [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records) for everybody else (although M People had a separate deal with [Epic](/source/Epic_Records) in the United States, but had its primary label attached to their releases Stateside). It was acquired by [BMG](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group) in 1993, and its operations reduced in 1998,{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} with M People gaining its own M People Records label for the release of its ''Fresco'' album. [Sony Music](/source/Sony_Music) then acquired BMG's stake in [Sony BMG Music Entertainment](/source/Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment) in 2008, which led to the closure of both Deconstruction and Concrete.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sony-relaunch-deconstruction/ |title=Sony relaunches Deconstruction | CMU: Complete Music Update |website=Thecmuwebsite.com |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2013-03-01 |archive-date=8 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108163842/http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/sony-relaunch-deconstruction/ |url-status=dead }} ==Orthography== Deconstruction Records was written a number of ways, including * '''De Construction Records''' (pre BMG releases) * '''deConstruction Records''' * '''Deconstruction Records''' ==2009 re-launch== Sony and Three Six Zero Group relaunched the label in July 2009, again under Mike Pickering; its first release was [Sasha](/source/Sasha_(DJ))'s "Xpander" in August 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/business|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115042729/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/news/e3i16f6b174a96cefa9574cdaab5ee14b33|url-status=dead|title=Billboard Business|website=Billboard.com|archive-date=15 January 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.djmag.com/news/detail/1949 |title=Second Coming |website=Djmag.com |date=2009-07-29 |access-date=2013-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215064137/http://djmag.com/news/detail/1949 |archive-date=15 December 2010}} They relaunched some of its back catalogue, and announced some new signings in late 2009, including [Axwell](/source/Axwell), [Diagram of the Heart](/source/Diagram_of_the_Heart), Retro/Grade and [Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(duo)). In May 2010, it was announced that [Calvin Harris](/source/Calvin_Harris) was signed the head of the A&R team at the newly relaunched Deconstruction label.{{Cite web|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/calvin-harris-to-be-deconstruction-ar-man/|title=Calvin Harris to be Deconstruction A&R man|website=Completemusicupdate.com|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204133430/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/calvin-harris-to-be-deconstruction-ar-man/|url-status=dead}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100424053522/http://www.deconstructionrecords.co.uk/home Official site] *[http://www.discogs.com/label/Deconstruction Discogs entry] {{Authority control}} Category:British record labels Category:Record labels established in 1987 Category:Record labels disestablished in 1998 Category:Record labels established in 2009 Category:English electronic dance music record labels Category:Pop record labels --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deconstruction Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction_Records) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction_Records?action=history)). 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