PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot.[1] Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s. Play It Again Sam's prominent early artists were electronic-rock acts like Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto and The Young Gods. They later added artists such as The Sound, Soulwax/2ManyDJ's, Sigur Rós and Mogwai.
The year 1983 marked a distribution agreement in which Chicago-based Wax Trax! Records distributed Play It Again Sam releases in the USA. The agreement continued into the 1990s. In 1999, Play It Again Sam signed a German distribution deal to distribute London-based dance label Mo' Wax's releases.[3]
In 2000, the label moved from Brussels to London and was renamed PIAS Recordings. PIAS Recordings released the first two albums by Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The Scottish band Mogwai signed to PIAS in 2001.
PIAS announced at the end of 2010 that it would be re-launching Play It Again Sam as a label.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
^Sansone, Glen (24 May 1999). "Play It Again Sam To Distribute Mo Wax" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc. 58 (619): 12. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^"Universal acquires 49% stake in independent music powerhouse [PIAS]". 30 November 2022.
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pias, recordings, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources PIAS Recordings news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message PIAS Recordings formerly Play It Again Sam is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot 1 Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s Play It Again Sam s prominent early artists were electronic rock acts like Front 242 Meat Beat Manifesto and The Young Gods They later added artists such as The Sound Soulwax 2ManyDJ s Sigur Ros and Mogwai PIAS RecordingsParent companyPIAS GroupFounded1983 40 years ago 1983 FounderKenny GatesMichel LambotDistributor s PIAS Virgin Music Group in the U S GenreRockalternative rockelectronicfolkexperimentalCountry of originUnited Kingdom and BelgiumLocationLondon and BrusselsOfficial websiteplayitagainsam wbr net Contents 1 History 2 Current roster 3 Former artists 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first release on the label in 1984 was the mini album Faces in the Fire by the cult experimental psychedelic band The Legendary Pink Dots This was immediately followed by the Four Your Ears Only EP an aural map of Northern England featuring Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Red Guitars Party Day and Luddites 2 This laid the ground for releases from many other artists with very diverse musical backgrounds and geographical origins including the Butthole Surfers Parade Ground The Neon Judgement The Sound Skinny Puppy Taxi Girl Bill Pritchard and The Cassandra Complex In 1988 the label released the album Front By Front by Front 242 including the single Headhunter with a video directed by Anton Corbijn The year 1983 marked a distribution agreement in which Chicago based Wax Trax Records distributed Play It Again Sam releases in the USA The agreement continued into the 1990s In 1999 Play It Again Sam signed a German distribution deal to distribute London based dance label Mo Wax s releases 3 In 2000 the label moved from Brussels to London and was renamed PIAS Recordings PIAS Recordings released the first two albums by Icelandic band Sigur Ros The Scottish band Mogwai signed to PIAS in 2001 PIAS announced at the end of 2010 that it would be re launching Play It Again Sam as a label In November 2022 Universal Music Group purchased a 49 stake in PIAS including PIAS Recordings 4 Current roster editAgnes Obel Andy Burrows Arcane Roots Balthazar Black M Blanche Bohren amp der Club of Gore Brodka Champs Circa Waves Courting Day Wave Dead Can Dance dEUS Editors Eliza Elliot Moss Failure Fews Foxes Ghostpoet Harper Simon Jean Louis Murat Jesswar The Jezabels Keaton Henson Joan As Police Woman Lisa Mitchell Lord Huron Lucius Lykke Li Mew Minor Victories Other Lives Pixies Public Service Broadcasting Salvatore Adamo The Slow Show Soap amp Skin Soulwax Twin Wild Wave Racer White LiesFormer artists editBand of Skulls Causes Cabaret Voltaire Crystal Castles Enter Shikari The Darkness Dinosaur Jr Drive By Truckers I Am Kloot The Jim Jones Revue Jurassic 5 Maximo Park The Middle East Mogwai My Morning Jacket My Vitriol The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Placebo Rodrigo y Gabriela Seasick Steve Texas Trisomie 21 Young Guns Zulu WinterSee also editPIAS GroupReferences edit Discogs Play It Again Sam Play It Again Sam Records Releases Archived from the original on 2015 09 30 Retrieved 2015 07 06 Sansone Glen 24 May 1999 Play It Again Sam To Distribute Mo Wax PDF CMJ New Music Report Great Neck NY College Media Inc 58 619 12 ISSN 0890 0795 Retrieved 22 December 2021 Universal acquires 49 stake in independent music powerhouse PIAS 30 November 2022 External links editPlay It Again Sam PIAS site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PIAS Recordings amp oldid 1184901433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
