{{short description|Belarusian record label (e. 1996)}} {{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | name = <!-- "label name" displayed in box title, defaults to page title -->West Records | image = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" --> | image_size = <!-- size --> | image_alt = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image --> | caption = <!-- a caption for the image --> | parent = <!-- parent company, such as "Warner Music Group" --> | founded = <!-- year of foundation, such as {{start date|1950}} -->{{start date|1996}} | founder = <!-- name of founders, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->Siarhiej Jasiučenia<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.kv.by/archive/index2008372101.htm|title=Белорусская звукозапись не страдает из-за Интернета|last=Оакли|first=Александр|date=2008-09-25|issue=37|journal=Компьютерные Вести|language=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200420083029/https://www.kv.by/archive/index2008372101.htm|archive-date=2020-04-20|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> | defunct = <!-- year the label dissolved, such as {{end date|1990}} --> | status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" --> inactive | distributor = <!-- distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} --> | genre = <!-- such as "World" or "Various", separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->various | country = <!-- origin, such as "United States" or "Turkey" --> Belarus | location = <!-- headquarters city and state -->Minsk | website = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" -->westrecords.by }}
'''West Records''' is a record label in the Republic of Belarus.<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2005|first1=Татьяна|last1=Замировская|first2=Максим|last2=Иващенко|title=СЕМЬ ДНЕЙ ИСТОРИИ БЕЛОРУССКОГО РОК-Н-РОЛЛА|url=http://www.nestor.minsk.by/mg/articles/2005/44/0200.html|journal=Muzykalnaya Gazeta|language=ru|issue=44|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103081129/http://www.nestor.minsk.by/mg/articles/2005/44/0200.html|archive-date=2019-11-03|access-date=2019-11-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Activity == The company is engaged in production and promotion of the releases of Belarusian bands and performers. Many of the most popular Belarusian records of the 2000s, including the domestic tribute to Depeche Mode, albums of J:морс, Тяни-Толкай, Atlantica, {{ill|Alexey Khlestov|ru|Хлестов, Алексей Иванович}}, {{ill|Нестандартный вариант|ru|Нестандартный вариант}}, {{ill|IQ48|be-x-old|IQ48}}, N.R.M., Krambambula, beZ bileta, Hair Peace Salon with Jitters,<ref name="Split Before, Together Now">{{Cite journal|last1=Соболевская|first1=E.|year=2007|title=Hair Peace Salon/Jitters Split Before, Together Now|trans-title=Hair Peace Salon/Jitters Split Before, Together Now|url=http://www.nestor.minsk.by:80/mg/2007/41/mg74102.html|journal=Muzykalnaya Gazeta|language=ru|issue=41|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512041123/http://nestor.minsk.by/mg/articles/2007/41/0200.html|archive-date=2008-05-12|access-date=2018-12-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Split Before, Together Now West Records">{{Cite web|url=http://westrecords.by:80/artists.asp?artid=135&subid=13&id=493|title=Split Before, Together Now|date=2007-10-28|publisher=West Records|language=ru|trans-title=Split Before, Together Now|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304072450/http://westrecords.by:80/artists.asp?artid=135&subid=13&id=493|archive-date=2008-03-04|access-date=2018-12-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> Open Space, and many others, were released on the label. At the same time, the label aims to present the widest possible range of Belarusian music, from ska to opera, in its catalogue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://puls.by/news/2824|title=West Records подводит итоги года|last=Скопинов|first=Артем|date=2007-12-30|publisher=puls.by|language=ru|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911155347/http://puls.by/news/2824|archive-date=2018-09-11|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ej.by/music/labels/west_records.html|title=West Records|last=Подберезский|first=Дмитрий|publisher=ej.by|language=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411161620/https://ej.by/music/labels/west_records.html|archive-date=2020-04-11|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
West Records is also a distributor of world-famous labels, such as Sony BMG, Universal,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://afn.by/news/i/27087|title=Компания West Records заключила беспрецедентную для белорусского м��зыкального рынка сделку|date=2003-03-04|work=Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta|publisher=Агентство финансовых новостей|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321102958/http://afn.by/news/i/27087|archive-date=2019-03-21|access-date=2019-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref> EMI, across the territory of Belarus. The company distributes the licensed products of all major Russian companies, including {{ill|Мистерия звука|ru|Мистерия звука}}, {{ill|Монолит|ru|Монолит Рекордс}}, Мегалайнер, {{ill|CD Land|ru|CD Land Group}}, Никитин, and many others.
As Belorusskaya Gazeta’s Jeliena Ankudo reported in 2003, the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus imposed a fine of more than $600000 on the company for violations in its financial and economic activities.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Анкудо|first=Елена|date=2003-08-23|title=ЭТУ ПЕСНЮ НЕ ЗАДУШИШЬ, НЕ УБЬЕШЬ|url=http://www.belgazeta.by/ru/2003_08_25/vizavi/6260/|url-status=live|journal=Belorusskaya Gazeta|volume=32 |language=ru|issue=399|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200420080516/http://www.belgazeta.by/ru/2003_08_25/vizavi/6260/|archive-date=2020-04-20|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
In 2010 the label together with the portal TUT.BY produced the show «{{langx|ru|Шоу Лауринаса и Мусиэгле}}» with the participation of Belarusian show business personalities.<ref name="НАВIНКI">{{Cite web|url=https://naviny.by/rubrics/opinion/2010/08/28/ic_articles_410_170239|title=Олег Климов. НАВIНКI ШОУ-БИЗА. С креативом под юбку|last=Климов|first=Олег|date=2010-08-28|publisher=naviny.by|language=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223111428/https://naviny.by/rubrics/opinion/2010/08/28/ic_articles_410_170239|archive-date=2019-12-23|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.tut.by/tag/754-shou-laurinasa-i-musiegle.html|title=Шоу Лауринаса и Мусиэгле|publisher=TUT.BY|language=ru|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223150404/https://news.tut.by/tag/754-shou-laurinasa-i-musiegle.html|archive-date=2019-12-23|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref>
== Recognition == According to the presented results of the editorial awards by the music portal Experty.by, West Records was named the best record label of the year three times in a row (in 2008, 2009 and 2010).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.experty.by/content/luchshie-albomy-2008|title=Лучшие альбомы 2008|date=2009-02-19|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408055350/http://www.experty.by/content/luchshie-albomy-2008|archive-date=2019-04-08|url-status=live|publisher=Experty.by|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.experty.by/content/lepshyya-albomy-2009|title=Лепшыя альбомы 2009|date=2010-02-19|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408060026/http://www.experty.by/content/lepshyya-albomy-2009|archive-date=2019-04-08|url-status=live|publisher=Experty.by|language=be}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.experty.by/content/luchshie-albomy-2010-audio|title=Лучшие альбомы 2010 (+аудио)|date=2011-03-02|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408060359/http://www.experty.by/content/luchshie-albomy-2010-audio|archive-date=2019-04-08|url-status=live|publisher=Experty.by|language=ru}}</ref>
In 2010 Oleg Klimov, ex-chief editor of Muzykalnaya Gazeta, as a columnist over at naviny.by named the label, in whose catalogue mediocre albums are rare, “outstanding.”<ref name="НАВIНКI" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://prastora.by/spis/vydavectvy/westrecords West Records] at Prastora.by
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Category:1996 establishments in Belarus Category:Record labels established in 1996 Category:Belarusian record labels Category:World music record labels Category:EMI Category:Sony Music Category:Universal Music Group