SL Records | |
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Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Ed Pybus |
Status | Active |
Genre |
Alternative rock Indie pop |
Country of origin | Scotland, UK |
Location | Edinburgh |
SL Records is a record label based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1997 and is known for releasing anti-folk, alternative rock, and indie pop albums. The label's first release was the compilation album It's a Life Sentence, which was released in May 1997. The album compiled tracks by different artists who had performed live on a radio show co-hosted by Ed Pybus, who later became the label's founder. Pybus started the label soon after graduating from university; "SL" in the label's name stands for "student loans". The label came to greater attention after its first single, Khaya's "Summer/Winter Song," was played on air by multiple British radio hosts, including John Peel.
Notable current or former SL Records artists include the following: