Blanco y Negro Records

Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records. Blanco y Negro was home to such artists as Bananarama, Everything But The Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Dream Academy, Dinosaur Jr, Bernthøler,Catatonia, The Veils and, reportedly, Elizabeth Fraser, former vocalist of the Cocteau Twins. It also signed folk super group Equation and Irish singer Cara Dillon also was signed to the label with partner Sam Lake... more
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