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4AD is a British record label owned by Beggars Group. It was founded in London under the name Axis Records by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent in 1980 as an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name was changed to 4AD after the release of the label's first four singles.
23 Envelope was the name given to the graphic design partnership of graphic designer Vaughan Oliver and photographer/filmmaker Nigel Grierson from 1980–1988. During this time, they created a distinct visual identity for the British independent music label 4AD through their record sleeve designs for bands such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and This Mortal Coil.
Bills & Aches & Blues is a compilation album by UK record label 4AD. Released digitally on 2 April 2021, [1] [2] the 18-track album consists of various 4AD artists covering songs by other bands from the label's history, including the Birthday Party, Grimes, and the Breeders.
Topics about 4AD albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the 4AD label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .
Deal took the idea for the album's title from a painting that she saw in Boston; [25] for her, the word "pod" evoked a uterus, which Wiggs has noted relates to the theme of fertility and the group's name. [58] The cover art was designed by longtime 4AD album designer Vaughan Oliver and employs photography by Kevin Westenberg. [37]
The album features many of the artists on the 4AD roster at the time, including Cocteau Twins, Colourbox, and Dead Can Dance. Howard Devoto of Magazine sang "Holocaust", one of two covers of songs from Big Star 's 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers ; the other Big Star cover, album opener "Kangaroo", was released as a single.
Oliver's album art helped to shape the aesthetic of 4AD, a cult indie record label that was prominent from the 1980s well into the 1990s. The mysterious qualities in his album art were inspired by surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, whom Oliver admired during his college years.
Blood is the third and final album released by 4AD collective This Mortal Coil, an umbrella title for a loose grouping of guest musicians and vocalists brought together by label co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell. The supergroup consists primarily of artists attached to the 4AD label, of which Watts-Russell was boss and president at the time.