Mother Records

Former Irish music label

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Record label

Mother Records

Parent company| Island Records
Founded| 19 October 1983 (1983-10-19)
Founder| U2
Status| Defunct
Genre| Alternative rock, electronic, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock, reggae, rock, soul
Country of origin| Republic of Ireland
Location| 92 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin

Mother Records was a record label founded by the band U2 in 1983 and distributed by parent Island Records. As a supportive promotional platform, the label released several one-off single releases for The Hothouse Flowers, In Tua Nua and Cactus World News among others.

## History

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The label was registered on 19 October 1983,[1] and subsequently launched on 1 August 1984 by U2. Initially, the label released only 'one-off' singles promoting Irish artists. The debut single was In Tua Nua's "Coming Thru", and Bono's first producer credit for Cactus World News's "The Bridge".[2]

In 1990, the label was relaunched as an independent record company. The debut artists for the revamped label were The Golden Horde, Bumble [1], and Engine Alley. The Golden Horde charted with the singles "Friends in Time" and "100 Boys", and their album release, produced by Daniel Rey & Andy Shernoff (eponymously 'The Golden Horde'), was voted joint #1 record with U2's Achtung Baby in the prestigious Hot Press Music Awards of 1991. Bumble's genre-bending 'West in Motion' received a re-release in 2022.[3] Engine Alley's debut album A Sonic Holiday, produced by Steve Lillywhite, was released in 1992.

Other artists to join the label's roster were Longpigs, Alicia Bridges, Björk, Tanita Tikaram, Lena Fiagbe, Audioweb, and Adam Clayton's and Larry Mullen's "Theme From Mission: Impossible".

In 1997, the U2 PopMart Mix of M's "Pop Muzik" was released for Mother Records and was under license to Island Records on U2 releases.

The label ceased operations in 2000. Yet according to the Irish Companies Registration Office (CRO), it was dissolved only on 14 October 2011 and was registered at their former accountant's former office.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Company Details". Companies Registration Office (CRO).
2. ^ McGee, Matt (2008). U2: A Diary. Omnibus Press. p. 76\. ISBN 978-1-84772-108-2.
3. ^ "New label Arís launches series of '90s/'00s Irish dance music reissues".

## External links

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* Mother Records release discography #1
* Mother Records release discography #2

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* Bono
* The Edge
* Adam Clayton
* Larry Mullen Jr.

* Dik Evans
* Ivan McCormick

Studio albums|

* Boy
* October
* War
* The Unforgettable Fire
* The Joshua Tree
* Rattle and Hum
* Achtung Baby
* Zooropa
* Pop
* All That You Can't Leave Behind
* How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
* No Line on the Horizon
* Songs of Innocence
* Songs of Experience
* Songs of Surrender

Compilations|

* The Best of 1980–1990
* The Best of 1990–2000
* The Complete U2
* U218 Singles

Extended plays|

* Three
* Wide Awake in America
* Please: PopHeart Live EP
* 7
* Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge
* Wide Awake in Europe

Live albums, fan-club
releases, and other albums|

* Under a Blood Red Sky
* Melon: Remixes for Propaganda
* Original Soundtracks 1
* Hasta la Vista Baby! U2 Live from Mexico City
* Live from the Point Depot
* U2.Communication
* Zoo TV Live
* U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
* Live from Paris
* Medium, Rare & Remastered
* Artificial Horizon
* Duals
* U22
* From the Ground Up: Edge's Picks from U2360°

Videos and films|

* U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
* The Unforgettable Fire Collection
* Rattle and Hum
* Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
* PopMart: Live from Mexico City
* Elevation 2001: Live from Boston
* U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
* Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago
* Vertigo 05: Live from Milan
* U218 Videos
* Live from Paris
* U2 3D
* Linear
* U2360° at the Rose Bowl
* From the Sky Down
* Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris
* V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film

Concert tours|

* October Tour
* War Tour
* The Unforgettable Fire Tour
* A Conspiracy of Hope
* The Joshua Tree Tour
* Lovetown Tour
* Zoo TV Tour
* PopMart Tour
* Elevation Tour
* Vertigo Tour
* U2 360° Tour
* Innocence + Experience Tour
* The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
* Experience + Innocence Tour
* The Joshua Tree Tour 2019

Performances|

* Live Aid
* 1987 Vaillancourt Fountain performance
* 1997 concert in Sarajevo
* Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show
* Live 8
* Glastonbury Festival 2011
* U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere

Lists|

* Discography
* Songs recorded
* Awards and nominations
* Covers

Tribute albums|

* Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
* We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2
* In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa
* Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
* AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered
* Belong

Related|

* The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack
* Mother Records
* U2 by U2
* U2 Tower
* Paul McGuinness
* Guy Oseary
* Irving Azoff
* Bram van den Berg

* Category
* Timeline

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz label

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