Glass Records


Glass Records was a British independent record label which operated from 1981 to 1990, and was resurrected in 2015.

Glass Vintage 1981-1990

Glass was one of the key London-based indie labels of the 1980s. Early releases focused on artists from Northampton, and the Midlands. The label released several records by artists having later associations with other London-based indies: Creation Records ; Fire Records. Glass's mainstay acts were The Pastels, In Embrace and The Jazz Butcher. The label also issued material by Bauhaus member David J, and American punk band The Replacements, and the influential Liverpool Ur-grunge Walkingseeds.
Founder David Barker went on to work for Fire Records, creating the Paperhouse label, taking the Walkingseeds with him, and releasing the first Teenage Fanclub album, then moving to Creation Records for 2 years.

Glass Redux 2015 -

Glass Records returned in 2015 as Glass Redux, reissuing some of its catalogue, unreleased material, rarities and new material from associated and former artists on the label. With the exception of 3 LPs for Record Store Day 2018, all these releases are on CD. In 2016, Glass launched the Glass Miniature download only imprint.

Glass Modern 2018-

In 2018 announced a new imprint Glass Modern ostensibly for New artists and Vinyl reissues from cult figures from the International Rock'n'roll underground, past, present & future. The first six releases are
by The Venus Fly Trap The Froot, on CD and Vinyl reissues by David J, The Velvet Crush, Thurston Morre and a brand New LP/Cd by David J in collaboration with Detroit PsychRockers Duende: Duende with David J

Glass Records Vintage 1980-1990 discography

Albums may be in LP, compact disc, or cassette format, with singles listed mainly with the GLASS prefix. Mini-albums are listed as MGLALP. Artefacts with the same title under different catalogue entries refer to the same recording, if releases were not always issued in more than one format, leading to apparent gaps in the series..