Action Records
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Founded 📆 | 1979[1] |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Preston , United Kingdom[2] |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Gordon Gibson |
| Owner | Gordon Gibson |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | actionrecords |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Action Records is a music shop and independent record label based in Preston, England, releasing records by bands such as The Boo Radleys, Dandelion Adventure, Big Red Bus, Genocides, Tompaulin, Fi-Lo Radio, Monkey Steals The Drum, Ricky Spontane amongst others. Their biggest project so far has been with The Fall and Mark E Smith as a solo performer.
Releases
| Artists | Title | Format | Date | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genocides | Is That Alright? | (7", Single) | 1982 | Take1 |
| Dandelion Adventure | Puppy Shrine | (LP) | 1989 | Take2 |
| Big Red Bus | Big Red Bus | (LP, Album) | 1989 | Take3 |
| The Boo Radleys | Ichabod And I | (LP, Album) | 1989 | Take4 |
| Dandelion Adventure | Jinxs Truck | (12" + Vinyl, MiniAlbum) | 1990 | Take5 |
| Big Red Bus | All I Need | (12", EP) | 1991 | Take7 |
| Big Red Bus | Make It Real | (12", EP) | 1991 | Take8 |
| Ricky Spontane | Dr McCoy | (7", EP) | 1994 | Take9 |
| Ideal | Wannabe | (7", EP) | 1994 | Action010 |
| Fi-Lo Radio | Magic/Audio/Nano E.P. | (7", EP) | 1999 | Take012 |
| Tompaulin | Ballad Of The Bootboys | (7") | 1999 | Take013 |
| Tompaulin | Slender (Car Crash) | (7") | 2000 | Take014 |
| Tompaulin | Slender (Car Crash) | (Single) | 2000 | Take014CD |
| Monkey Steals The Drum | My Chinese Burns | (CD, Single) | 2000 | Take015CD |
| Monkey Steals The Drum | My Chinese Burns | (7", Single) | 2000 | Take015 |
| Fi-Lo Radio | Pretty Bones | (CD, Single) | 2000 | Take016CD |
| Fi-Lo Radio | Pretty Bones | (7", Single) | 2000 | Take016V |
| Fi-Lo Radio | Skin Deep Demons | (CD, Single) | 2000 | Take016CD |
| The Fall | 2G+2 | (CD, Comp) | 2002 | Take18CD |
| Mark E. Smith | Pander! Panda! Panzer! | (CD, Album) | 2002 | Take19CD |
| The Fall | Susan Vs Youthclub | (7", Single) | 2002 | Take20 |
| The Fall | The Fall Vs 2003 | (CD, Single) | 2002 | Take20CD |
| The Fall | The Real New Fall LP Formerly 'Country On The Click' | (LP, Album) | 2003 | Take21 |
| The Fall | The Real New Fall LP Formerly 'Country On The Click' | (CD, Album) | 2003 | Take21CD |
| The Fall | (We Wish You A) Protein Christmas | (2x7", Ltd) | 2003 | Take22 |
| The Fall | (We Wish You A) Protein Christmas | (CD, EP) | 2003 | Take22CD |
| The Fall | Theme From Sparta F.C. #2 | (7") | 2004 | Take23 |
| The Fall | Theme From Sparta F.C. #2 | (CD, Single, Enh) | 2004 | Take23CD |
| The Fall | Slippy Floor | (CD, Single, Ltd) | 2009 | ACTOURO1CD |
| The Fall | Slippy Floor | (7", Single, Ltd) | 2009 | ACTOURO1V |
Live bands
Action Records have had a number of live bands perform in their store, these acts include:
James Walsh - Starsailor - 10 March 09[3]
We Are Scientists - 8 June[4][5]
Willy Mason - 20 Feb 07[6]
Bromheads Jacket - 11 Dec 06
The Magic Numbers - 23 Oct 06[7][8]
The Rifles - 16 Oct 06[9]
Dirty Pretty Things - 26 April 06[10]
Nine Black Alps - 12 Aug 05[11]
References
- ↑ "A short history of Action Records". Archived from the original on 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Where's That Shop".
- ↑ "James Walsh at Action Records (Lancashire Evening Post)".
- ↑ "Exclusive video message from We Are Scientists". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "We Are Scientists get intimate (Lancashire Evening Post)".
- ↑ "Willy Mason (PrestonToday.Net)".
- ↑ "Action hosts Magic Numbers a year on".
- ↑ "Magic Numbers Live at Action Records- Youtube Video".
- ↑ "The Rifles Play Instore Gig At Action Records". Archived from the original on 2011-06-30.
- ↑ "Dirty Pretty Things Live At Action Records". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18.
- ↑ "Nine Black Alps perform free live gig at Action Records". Archived from the original on 20 October 2006.
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