Regular Records was an Australian record label based in Sydney that operated from 1978 until the mid-1990s. Regular Records released music by acts including Mental As Anything, Icehouse, and The Cockroaches.
| Regular Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Martin Fabinyi, Cameron Allan |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Rock, Pop |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Location | Sydney |
The Regular Records label was founded in 1978 by Martin Fabinyi and Cameron Allan.[1] The label was associated with music recording and publishing company Festival Records.[2]
The act first signed to the label was Mental as Anything. The second act signed to label was "Flowers" who later changed their name to Icehouse.[1] Regular signed Brisbane band The Riptides in 1981.[3] In 1986 Regular signed The Cockroaches,[4] who later went on to form the nucleus of The Wiggles. Acts also signed to Regular included I'm Talking, Electric Pandas and The Reels.[5] In the early 1990s, Regular signed Sydney band The Welcome Mat, and distributed the independent label Half a Cow.
Cameron Allan died in 2013.
Artists signed to label
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Martin Fabinyi (19 July 2013). "Composer was a restless intellect - Cameron Allan, 1955-2013". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Spinning around: 50 years of Festival Records". Powerhouse Museum. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Stuart Coupe (11 January 1981). "Variety! That's the spice of Sydney Pub Rock". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Watt, Andrew (2 May 1986). "The Cockroaches are coming". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Stuart Coupe (28 September 1986). "Live stars now get it on vinyl". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2013.