Favorite Independent Record Labels #5 - 4AD

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We are at #5 in my Favorite Independent Record Labels series, and that label is the British label 4AD. 4AD was formed in 1980 by Ivo Watts - Russell and Peter Kent, as a minor league label for the Beggars Banquet label. If a band did well, they would "graduate" to that next level. You can read the history of 4AD in Martin Aston's book Facing the Other Way. And what signings they were! 4AD rose into a prominent label by releasing a hell of a lot of great music. At one time or another, 4AD has released records by Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, Modern English, Pixies, Dead Can Dance, and Throwing Muses. And that's just a sample. Starting out as a feeder label for Beggars Banquet, 4AD has absorbed Beggars Banquet with the rights to that label's catalog. Look forward to more great music from 4AD! (Info verified by Wikipedia)