Location London, England Distributor EMI Defunct 1983 | Founded 1975 Country of origin United Kingdom | |
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Founder Ted Carroll
Roger Armstrong Genre Power pop, pub rock, punk, new wave Artists The Damned, Skrewdriver, The Count Bishops, Sniff 'n' the Tears, Johnny Moped Albums Machine Gun Etiquette, The Black Album, All Skrewed Up, Motörhead, Ghostown | ||
Chiswick Records was a British independent record label. Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label to be established in Britain for nearly a decade". The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era". It released some of the earliest records recorded by Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, the band that became Simple Minds, and Joe Strummer.
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History
The label was started by Roger Armstrong and Ted Carroll in 1975 as a subsidiary of Rock On Records. Shortly after Trevor Churchill joined, it was incorporated into Swift Records Ltd. Two years later it entered into a licensing deal with EMI. Subsidiary Ace Records was started in 1978, and Chiswick closed in 1983, and its back catalog is still owned by Ace Records Ltd.
Hit artists include the Damned, Motörhead, Radio Stars, and Sniff 'n' the Tears.
The label released a number of sampler compilation albums showcasing their bands. These included Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One) (1977) and Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two) (1978).