Demon Music Group

Demon Records is a United Kingdom record label founded in 1980 by former United Artists A&R; executive Andrew Lauder and Jake Riviera 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... More

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