Genre Various Location London Founded 1988 | Country of origin England Founder Malcolm Mills Parent organization Proper Music Group | |
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Distributor(s) Proper Music Distribution Official website www.proper-records.co.uk Albums Still, Ring Them Bells, The Convincer, The Old Magic, At My Age Artists Nick Lowe, Dr John, Bill Kirchen, Loudon Wainwright III, The Waterboys Profiles | ||
Proper Records is an English record label founded by Malcolm Mills. Commencing with a handful of releases, including the Balham Alligators and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, the label grew in stature and renown through its reissue marque, 'Proper Box'. Featuring jazz, country, and rock and roll artists, these releases now total nearly 150.
Currently the label has become better known for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, Mary Gauthier, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos, Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel, Texas Tornados, Paul Heaton, Andy Mckee, Tom Russell, Cowboy Junkies, Elizabeth Cook, Art Garfunkel, Don McLean, Dave Rotheray, Jimmy Webb, Paul Brady, Pete Brown, Dennis Locorriere, Ian McLagan, Ruthie Foster, Sonny Landreth, Little Feat, Andy Fairweather Low, Baddies, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Diana Jones, Tom Russell, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Robyn Hitchcock, Loudon Wainwright III, Bill Kirchen, The Features, Tim O'Brien, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham and more.
There is a subsidiary jazz label which includes Jacqui Dankworth, Jay Phelps, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and the annual BBC Jazz Awards compilation.
The company is based on an industrial estate in the south London suburb of Beckenham. Proper Music Distribution has won the Music Week Distributor of the Year Award three times, most recently in 2012.