Headquarters: London, UK
Active Roster[]
- Cracker
- Buzzcocks
- Frank Black
- Billy Bragg
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Carter USM
- Bruce Cockburn
- Echo And The Bunnymen
- Jackie Leven
- The Martinis
- Chuck Prophet
- Seafood
- Richard Thompson
- Wannadies
- XTC
- The Orb
- The Minus 5
- Gary Numan
- Blondie
- Hayseed Dixie
Inactive Roster[]
- They Might Be Giants
- Soft Cell
- Pixies
- Hanson
- The Cowboy Junkies
Key Releases[]
- Billy Bragg - Must I Paint You A Picture: The Essential Billy Bragg
- Michelle Shocked - Texas Campfire Tapes
- XTC - Wasp Star
History[]
Cooking Vinyl was originally founded in 1986 as a folk label, but quickly branched out to normal rock and pop as well, and even into electronica and alt. country as well. They've ended up being a bit of a clearing house for talented artists who might not be able to find a home on more mainstream labels -- particularly those that once distributed their albums. They've been around for 20 years and are still going strong, even opening up a US arm of the label as well as the standard UK original, though still, many Cooking Vinyl UK albums are put out on different labels on this side of the pond.