Demon Records is a United Kingdom record label founded in 1980 by former United Artists A&R; executive Andrew Lauder, and Jake Rivera who had previously started Stiff Records. The pair had also founded Radar Records in 1978 and F-Beat in 1979.
The label was originally planned to release one-off singles, with early releases from The Subterraneans (featuring NME journalist Nick Kent), The Spectres (formed by Glen Matlock), TV21, and Department S. D...
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