Produce Records

Founded| 1990 (1990)
Founder| Barney Moores, Paul McKenna, Ian Croft & Wayne Chand
Status| Defunct since 2005
Distributor(s)| Pinnacle Records
Genre| Indie, Dance, House, Ambient
Country of origin| United Kingdom

Produce Records  was a Liverpool-based British independent record label founded in 1990. Initially releasing primarily indie dance / indie rock music it later licensed US house music for the UK market. It was founded by Wayne Chand, Ian Croft, Paul McKenna and Barney Moores.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Copy Infringement – Legal Test Case
* 3 Discography
* 3.1 Singles
* 3.2 Albums
* 3.3 Music Videos
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History[edit]

Produce Records was founded after British band The Farm and their managers, Kevin Sampson and Graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson [1] (of British Ska band Madness) [2] , [3] approached Moores for a loan to record a single [4]. Moores and McKenna had been selling tour merchandise for the band [5] and, rather than providing the loan, they preferred to set up their own label, establishing Produce Records in 1990. The Farm was initially the only band on the label, achieving success with the singles Groovy Train and All Together Now (which achieved a silver disc) and the album Spartacus [6] , which reached the top of the UK record chart and was awarded a gold disc [2]. Produce Records subsequently expanded its roster by signing Liverpool indie rock band The Hoovers and releasing tracks by several other Liverpool-based artists [7] [8]. In 1993, Produce began to license existing US house tracks for release in the UK market and subsequently established two subsidiary labels, World Series (1993 - US house music), and Interactive Records (1994 - UK ambient music). Music was primarily released on a single label basis and included albums by Eightball Records, Movin' Records, New Breed Records, Strobe Records and Vibe Music. Produce Records stopped releasing music after 1996 and was subsequently wound up in 2005.

## Copy Infringement – Legal Test Case[edit]

In 1999 Produce Records was involved in a legal test case having challenged the use of an uncleared vocal excerpt from The Farm's track 'Higher and Higher' on Los Del Rio's song 'Macarena'. This led to “Produce Records Limited v. BMG Entertainment International UK and Ireland Limited (1999)”, which tested the extent to which 'substantial use' could be used as a defence for infringement of copyright. The case reinforced the position that sampling without permission is “prima facie” copyright infringement, though the case was ultimately settled out of court and so no legal precedent was set [9] [10] [11].

## Discography[edit]

### Singles[edit]

Catalogue Series | Artist | Year | Label

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MILK101-MILK106 | The Farm | 1990-91 | Produce Records
HERB101 & 102 | The Hoovers | 1991-92 | Produce Records
BUMP101-201 | People Get Ready | 1992-93 | Produce Records
BEND101 | International | 1992 | Produce Records
WEFUNK1 | The Family Vibe | 1992 | Produce Records
HUGO2 | The Afro Kid | 1992 | Produce Records
8W14 | Eight | 1993 | Produce Records
PLUG01-17 | Various | 1993-96 | Produce Records
SERIES1-3 | Various | 1993 | World Series Records
ACTV1 & ACTV6 | The Naturists | 1994 | Interactive Records
ACTV2 & ACTV5 | Omnivore | 1994 | Interactive Records

### Albums[edit]

Catalogue Series | Artist | Year | Label

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MILK-1 | The Farm | 1991 | Produce Records
HERB-1 | The Hoovers | 1992 | Produce Records
EBALL-1 & 2 | Various from Eightball | 1993-5 | Produce Records
PLUG-1 | Various | 1994 | Produce Records
PLUG-2 | Various from Vibe | 1995 | Produce Records
PLUG-3 | Various | 1994-5 | Produce Records
PLUG-4 | Lectroluv | 1996 | Produce Records
WORLD-2 | Various from Strobe | 1993 | World Series Records
WORLD-3 | Various from New Breed | 1993 | World Series Records
WORLD-4 | Various from Movin' | 1993 | World Series Records

### Music Videos[edit]

Catalogue Series | Artist | Year

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PMV 083 306-3 | The Farm | 1991

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Sampson, Kevin (17 October 1998). "MR POP". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Strong, Martin (2000). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 341\. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
3. ↑ Reed, John (2014). House of Fun: The Story of Madness. London: Omnibus Press. p. 312\. ISBN 9781783055555.
4. ↑ Farm, The (26 November 2015). "All Together Now 25th Anniversary". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. ↑ "Buying The Farm". Spin Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 5\. August 1991. p. 29.
6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 195\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. ↑ "The North rises again as Manchester mania dims" (PDF). Music Week Magazine. London: Future. 8 June 1991. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
8. ↑ "Eight labels on the up" (PDF). Music Week Magazine. London: Future. 8 June 1991. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
9. ↑ Jacques, Sabine (January 2015). "Mash-Ups and Mixes: What Impact Have the Recent Copyright Reforms Had on the Legality of Sampling?". Entertainment Law Review. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
10. ↑ Bruce, Jenna (September 2002). "Sampling and New Independent Dance Labels: The Importance of Understanding Copyright Law". Music Law Updates. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
11. ↑ Challis, Ben (December 2003). "The Song Remains the Same: Music Sampling in the Digital Age". Mondaq. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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