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PROPER RECORDS
Proper Records is a record label founded in 1988 commencing with a handful of releases, including The Balham Alligators and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. The label grew in stature and renowned through its reissue imprint, 'Properbox', a series of great value 4 CD sets focussing on important historical recording in the jazz, country and rock ‘n’ roll genres.
The label continues to plough this rich furrow but is now more well known for being the UK home to highly regarded artists such as Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, The Waterboys, Loudon Wainwright III, Dr. John, Jimmie Vaughan, Little Feat, Paul Heaton, Cowboy Junkies, Chris Barber, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Los Lobos, Jimmy Webb, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Tom Russell, Sonny Landreth, Mary Gauthier, Paul Brady, Ian McLagan, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Bill Kirchen, Dennis Locorierre, Robyn Hitchcock and many more. Proper is also nurturing newer talents, releasing albums by the likes of Diana Jones, Elizabeth Cook, Ruthie Foster and Red Sky July.
There is also a subsidiary jazz label, Specific Jazz whose roster currently includes award winning artists Jacqui Dankworth, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and Jay Phelps.
Discography
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Harbour Of Songs Various Artists
Format: CD
23/07/2012
Commisioned by The Stables and produced by Adrian McNally, with songs inspired by the Lone Twin Boat Project. Includes tracks from relative newcomers… -
Presents The 8th (CD + DVD) Paul Heaton
Format: CD
02/07/2012
"The 8th" is one of the longest songs ever written and was one of the hits of last year's Manchester International Festival 2011. A song in eight chap… -
Thunder In The Sky Laurence Jones
Format: CD
11/06/2012
Laurence Jones and his Band play a blend of the rocking blues with a groovy and catchy modern edge. Laurence is being talked about as of one of the Ne… -
Elemental Journey Sonny Landreth
Format: CD
28/05/2012
The Louisiana slide guitar wizard's 11th album is something completely different, his first all-instrumental outing and his most adventurous work to d… -
Dancer In The Fire: A Paul Bra… Paul Brady
Format: CD
23/04/2012
THE LAST REMAINING COPIES OF THE LIMITED SIGNED EDITION. 'Dancer In The Fire' is a rich and diverse double CD of Paul Brady's favourite recordings… -
Politics The Waterboys
Format: 7"
21/04/2012
LIMITED EDITION 7" VINYL. One off, 7" Single pressing for the stand-out track "Politics", from their widely-acclaimed 2011 album, "An Appointment W… -
Older Than My Old Man Now Loudon Wainwright II…
Format: CD
16/04/2012
No less than 5 generations of Wainwrights make contributions to this new album with duets with Rufus, Martha, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lexie Kelly Wainw… -
Slipstream Bonnie Raitt
Format: LP
09/04/2012
LIMTED EDITION VINYL, 180 GRAM 2 DISC SET. Bonnie Raitt's new album 'Slipstream' is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar an… -
Slipstream Bonnie Raitt
Format: CD
02/04/2012
Bonnie Raitt's new album "Slipstream" is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers. "Sli… -
The Wilderness: The Nomad Seri… Cowboy Junkies
Format: CD
26/03/2012
Cowboy Junkies are releasing The Wilderness, Volume 4 of The Nomad Series, marking the conclusion of an ambitious schedule of four releases over an 18… -
Intersection Nanci Griffith
Format: CD
20/02/2012
Twenty albums now, and none before like this. "Intersection" is not an album of resolution or closure; it's an album about difficulties, about anger,… -
The Sailor's Revenge Bap Kennedy
Format: CD
30/01/2012
'The best singer songwriter I ever saw' (Steve Earle). High praise indeed from Earle who then sought to play and record with the ex Energy Orchard mai…
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BT River of Music Festival
16th May 2012
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BT River of Music Festival is a weekend of music from around the world on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July. This is the weekend before the opening ceremony for...
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