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British independent record label

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Record label

Glass Records Founded 1981 Founder David E. Barker Defunct 1990 – resurrected 2015 Distributors Nine Mile, The Cartel Country of origin United Kingdom Location London

**Glass Records** was a British [independent record label](/source/Independent_record_label) which operated from 1981 to 1990, and was resurrected in 2015.[1]

## Glass Vintage 1981–1990

Glass was one of the key [London](/source/London)-based [indie](/source/Indie_rock) labels of the 1980s. Early releases focused on artists from Northampton (Religious Overdose, Where's Lisse & The Jazz Butcher), and the Midlands (Bron Area & [In Embrace](/source/In_Embrace)). The label released several records by artists having later associations with other [London](/source/London)-based [indies](/source/Indie_rock): [Creation Records](/source/Creation_Records) ([The Jazz Butcher](/source/The_Jazz_Butcher) and [Nikki Sudden](/source/Nikki_Sudden) & the [Jacobites](/source/Jacobites_(band))); [Fire Records](/source/Fire_Records_(UK)) ([Spacemen 3](/source/Spacemen_3) and [The Perfect Disaster](/source/The_Perfect_Disaster)). Glass's mainstay acts were [The Pastels](/source/The_Pastels), [In Embrace](/source/In_Embrace) and The Jazz Butcher. The label also issued material by [Bauhaus](/source/Bauhaus_(band)) member [David J](/source/David_J), and American punk band [The Replacements](/source/The_Replacements_(band)), and the influential Liverpool Ur-grunge [Walkingseeds](/source/Walkingseeds).

Founder David Barker went on to work for Fire Records, creating the Paperhouse label, taking the Walkingseeds with him, and releasing the first Teenage Fanclub album, then moving to Creation Records for 2 years.

## Glass Redux 2015–

Glass Records returned in 2015 as Glass Redux, reissuing some of its catalogue, unreleased material, rarities and new material from associated and former artists on the label. With the exception of 3 LPs for Record Store Day 2018, all these releases are on CD. In 2016, Glass launched the Glass Miniature download only imprint.

## Glass Modern 2018–

A new imprint was announced in 2018, Glass Modern, ostensibly for new artists and vinyl reissues from cult figures from the international rock'n'roll underground, past, present and future. The first six releases are by The Venus Fly Trap (Icon-GLAMCD001) The Froot (Forbidden Froot-GLAMCD002), on CD and Vinyl reissues by David J (Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh-GLAMLP003), The Velvet Crush (In The Presence of Greatness-GLAMLP004), Thurston Moore (Klangfarbenmelodie.. And The Colorist Strikes Primitiv-GLALP006) and a brand New LP/Cd by David J in collaboration with Detroit PsychRockers Duende: Duende with David J (Oracle of the Horizontal-GLAMLP005/GLAMCD005)

## Glass Records Vintage 1980–1990 discography

Albums may be in [LP](/source/LP_album) (GLALP, GLASSLP or GLEX), [compact disc](/source/Compact_disc) (GLACD or GLEXCD), or [cassette](/source/Cassette_tape) (GLAMC or GLASSMC) format, with [singles](/source/Single_(music)) listed mainly with the GLASS prefix. [Mini-albums](/source/Mini-LP) are listed as MGLALP. Artefacts with the same title under different catalogue entries refer to the same recording, if releases were not always issued in more than one format, leading to apparent gaps in the series. (Note that the first Glass Records single was actually released in 1980, although at that point there were not intended to be any more, thus 1981 is the year given as the beginning of it as an ongoing record label).

Catalogue number Artist Title Year GLASS 043 The Jazz Butcher The Human Jungle (7") 1986 GLACD 002 The Jazz Butcher Bath of Bacon (CD, Album) 1988 GLACD 008 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites (CD, Album) 1984 GLACD 009 The Jazz Butcher A Scandal in Bohemia/Sex & Travel (CD, Comp) 1986 GLACD 010 David J Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (CD, Album) 1985 GLACD 012 Jacobites Robespierre's Velvet Basement (CD, Album) 1986 GLACD 017 David J On Glass (CD, Comp) 1986 GLACD 020 The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy Distressed Gentlefolk (CD, Album) 1986 GLACD 023 The Jazz Butcher Big Questions (CD, Comp) 1988 GLACD 029 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth : Jacobites Fortune of Fame (Big Hits & Stereo Landings) (CD, Comp) 1988 GLACD 030 Spacemen 3 Performance (CD, Album) 1988 GLACD034 Walkingseeds Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement (CD, Album) 1988 GLAEP 101 David J Blue Moods Turning Tail (12", EP) 1985 GLAEP 102 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth : Jacobites Pin Your Heart To Me (12", EP) 1986 GLAEP 103 Outskirts Down (12") 1986 GLAEP 104 The Jazz Butcher v Max Eider Conspiracy (12", EP) 1986 GLAEP 105 Spacemen 3 Walkin' With Jesus (12") 1986 GLAEP 106 In Embrace What's Got into Me? (12", EP) 1987 GLAEP 107 The Perfect Disaster Hey Hey Hey (12") 1987 GLAEP 108 Spacemen 3 Transparent Radiation (12", EP) 1987 GLAEP 109 The Perfect Disaster Bluebell (12") 1987 GLAEP110 Walkingseeds Shaved Beatnik (12") 1989 GLALP 001 In Embrace Passionfruit Pastels (LP, Album) 1982 GLALP 002 The Jazz Butcher Bath of Bacon (LP) 1983 GLALP 003 Various The Pulse of New York (LP, Comp) 1983 GLALP 004 In Embrace Too (LP, Album) 1983 GLALP 005 Bron Area The Trees and the Villages (LP, Album) 1983 GLALP 006 The Gadgets Blue Album (LP, Album) 1983 GLALP 007 Various Shadow And Substance (The Wonderful World of Glass, Vol. 2) (LP, Comp) 1984 GLALP 008 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites (LP) 1984 GLALP 009 The Jazz Butcher A Scandal in Bohemia (LP, Album) 1984 GLALP 010 David J Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (LP, Album) 1985 GLALP012 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth, Jacobites Robespierre's Velvet Basement (LP) 1985 GLALP013 Space Negros Pink Noise (LP) 1985 GLALP 015 Mayo Thompson Corky's Debt To His Father (LP, Album, RE) 1985 GLALP 017 David J On Glass (LP, Comp) 1986 GLALP 018 Spacemen 3 Sound of Confusion (LP) 1986 GLALP 019 Various 50,000 Glass Fans Can't Be Wrong – A Glass Records Selection (LP, Comp) 1986 GLALP 020 The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy Distressed Gentlefolk (LP) 1986 GLALP 021 The Pastels Up for a Bit with The Pastels (LP, Album) 1987 GLALP 023 The Jazz Butcher Big Questions (LP, Comp) 1987 GLALP 025 Downy Mildew Broomtree (LP, Album) 1987 GLALP 026 Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription (LP) 1987 GLALP 027 The Perfect Disaster Perfect Disaster (LP, Album, RE) 1987 GLALP 028 The Membranes Kiss Ass... Godhead! (LP, Album) 1988 GLALP 029 Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth : Jacobites Fortune of Fame (Big Hits and Broken Biscuits) (LP) 1988 GLALP 030 Spacemen 3 Performance (Album) 1988 GLALP 031 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Savvy Show Stoppers (Album) 1988 GLALP034 Walkingseeds Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement (LP) 1988 GLALP 035 The Red Crayola Malefactor, Adé (LP, Album) 1989 GLALP 104 The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy Distressed Gentlefolk / The Conspiracy LP (2xLP, Comp) 1986 GLAMC 009 The Jazz Butcher A Scandal in Bohemia/Bath of Bacon (Cass, Comp, Dou) 1984 GLAMC 011 The Jazz Butcher Sex And Travel/The Gift of Music (Cass, Comp, Dou) 1985 GLAMC 020 The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy Distressed Gentlefolk (Cass, Album) 1986 GLAMC 021 The Pastels Up for a Bit with The Pastels (Cass, Album) 1987 GLAMC 023 The Jazz Butcher Big Questions (Cass, Comp) 1987 GLAMC 026 Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription (Cass, Album) 1987 GLASS 001 Glass New Colours (7") 1980 GLASS 003 Ciaran Harte Love Is Strange (7") 1981 GLASS 004 Religious Overdose 25 Minutes/Control Addicts (7") 1981 GLASS 006 Richard Formby Outside The Angular Colony (Cass) 1981 GLASS 007 English Subtitles Tannoy/Cars on Fire (7", Single) 1981 GLASS 008 Where's Lisse? Talk Takes Too Long (7") 1981 GLASS 009 Religious Overdose I Said Go/Alien To You (7") 1981 GLASS 010 Various The Wonderful World of Glass Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) 1981 Glass 011 Various Northampton Under Glass (Cass, Comp) 1981 GLASS 012 Bron Area Different Phrases (12") 1982 GLASS 014 Where's Lisse? Tutorial (12") 1982 GLASS 017 Kevin Harrison Fly (12") 1982 GLASS 018 Religious Overdose The Girl with the Disappearing Head (I've Got To Adjust To It) (12") 1982 GLASS 019 In Embrace The Initial Caress (12") 1982 GLASS 021 The Cravats Terminus/Little Yellow Froggy (7") 1982 GLASS 022 Anti Establishment Future Girl/No Trust (7", Single) 1982 GLASS 023 Anti Establishment Anti Men (7", Single) 1983 GLASS 024 In Embrace Sun Brings Smiles (7") 1982 GLASS 025 The Wise Men Knowledge (7", Single) 1983 GLASS 026 The Gadgets We Had No Way of Knowing (7") 1983 GLASS 027 The Jazz Butcher Southern Mark Smith 1983 GLASS 028 Schleïmer...K Fugitive Kind (12") 1982 GLASS 029 The Tempest Lady Left This/Attic (7") 1983 GLASS 030 In Embrace The Living Daylights (7") 1983 GLASS 031 David J and the J-Walkers The Promised Land (7", Single) 1983 GLASS 033 The Jazz Butcher Marnie (7") 1984 GLASS 034 In Embrace Your Heaven Scent (Single) 1984 GLASS 039 David J I Can't Shake This Shadow of Fear/War Game (7", Single) 1984 GLASS 040 The Jazz Butcher Roadrunner/Rain (7") 1984 GLASS 041 The Jazz Butcher Real Men (7", Single, TP) 1985 GLASS 041 The Jazz Butcher Real Men (7", Single) 1985 GLASS 042 David J Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (7", Single) 1985 GLASS 043 The Jazz Butcher The Human Jungle (7") 1985 GLASS 044 The Doctor's Children Tomorrow I'll Die (7", Single) 1985 GLASS 045 Jacobites When The Rain Comes (7", Single) 1986 GLASS 046 The Jazz Butcher and his Sikkorskis from Hell Hard (7", Single) 1986 GLASS 048 The Pastels Truck Train Tractor (7") 1986 GLASS 049 The Jazz Butcher Angels (7") 1986 GLASS 050 The Pastels Crawl Babies (7", Single) 1987 GLASS 051 In Embrace A Room Upstairs (7", Single) 1986 GLASS 052 The Membranes Time-Warp 1991 (Long Live Trad Rock) (7", Single) 1987 GLASS 053 The Pastels Comin' Through (7", Single) 1987 GLASS 055 The Apartments The Shyest Time (7") 1988 GLASS 056 The Servants It's My Turn (7") 1989 GLASS 12031 David J and the J-Walkers The Promised Land (12", Single) 1983 GLASS 12032 David J V For Vendetta (12") 1984 GLASS 12033 The Jazz Butcher Marnie (Miaow Mix) (12") 1984 GLASS 12034 In Embrace Your Heaven Scent (Plays Hell With Me) (12", EP) 1984 GLASS 12039 David J I Can't Shake This Shadow of Fear (12", Single) 1984 GLASS 12040 The Jazz Butcher Roadrunner (12") 1984 GLASS 12041 The Jazz Butcher Real Men (12") 1985 GLASS 12042 David J Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (12", Single) 1985 GLASS 12043 The Jazz Butcher The Human Jungle (12") 1985 GLASS 12045 Jacobites When The Rain Comes/Country Girl (12", EP) 1986 GLASS 12046 The Jazz Butcher and his Sikkorskis from Hell Hard (12") 1986 GLASS 12048 The Pastels Truck Train Tractor (12", Maxi) 1986 GLASS 12049 The Jazz Butcher Angels (12") 1986 GLASS 12050 The Pastels Crawl Babies (12") 1987 GLASS 12051 In Embrace A Room Upstairs (12") 1986 GLASS 12053 The Pastels Comin' Through (12") 1987 GLASS 12054 Spacemen 3 Take Me to the Other Side (12") 1988 GLASS 12055 The Apartments The Shyest Time (12") 1988 GLASS 12056 The Servants It's My Turn (EP) 1989 GLASSLP 013 English Subtitles Original Dialogue (LP) 1982 GLASSLP 020 Elliott Sharp Nots (LP, Album) 1982 GLASSMC 015 Kevin Harrison Spectro Verdu Est Mort? (Cass, Album) 1981 GLEX 101 The Jazz Butcher The Gift of Music (LP, Comp) 1985 GLEX 102 In Embrace Wanderlust (1982 – 1984) (LP, Comp) 1986 GLEXCD 101 The Jazz Butcher The Gift of Music (CD, Comp) 1988 HMMM001 The Jazz Butcher Christmas with the Pygmies (7", Fan) 1986 HMMM 002 The Jazz Butcher Speedy Gonzales (7") 1987 MGLALP 011 The Jazz Butcher Sex And Travel (12", Mini-album) 1985 MGLALP 014 Outskirts Heaven's on the Move (12", Mini-album) 1985 MGLALP 016 The Replacements Boink!! (LP, Mini-album, Comp) 1986 MGLALP 024 Colin Lloyd Tucker Head (LP, Mini-album) 1987 MGLALP 032 Clay Idols Every Day Starts Like This (LP, Mini-album) 1988 MGLALP 037 Walkingseeds Sensory Deprivation Chamber Quartet Dwarf LP (LP) 1989 MGLAMC 016 The Replacements Boink!! (Cass, Mini-album) 1986

## See also

- [Lists of record labels](/source/Lists_of_record_labels)

- [List of independent UK record labels](/source/List_of_independent_UK_record_labels)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Label: Glass Records"](http://rateyourmusic.com/label/glass_records). Rate Your Music. Retrieved 28 May 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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