4AD

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Relationships

founders:Ivo Watts‐Russell
signed:Cocteau Twins (from 1982 until 1991)
The National (from 2008 to present)
Grimes (Canadian singer and producer) (from 2012 until 2021)
subsidiaries:b4
Guernica
catalog reissued by:4AD (bootlegs of the real label)
renamed from:Axis Records (1979 UK label, renamed to 4AD) (in 1979)
distributors:Sonic Records (Polish label, releases Polish pop, rock and alternative)
Virgin France S.A. (not for release label use!)
imprint of:Beggars Group (from 1999 to present)
fan pages:http://pages.infinit.net/saum/4ad/ [info]
Myspace:https://myspace.com/4admusic [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/label/634 [info]
social networking:https://twitter.com/4AD_Official [info]
https://www.facebook.com/fourad [info]
https://www.instagram.com/4ad/ [info]
https://www.threads.com/@4ad [info]
official homepages:http://www.4ad.com/ [info]
other databases:https://ra.co/labels/2117 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/label/4ad_records/ [info]
https://www.45cat.com/label/4ad [info]
https://www.45worlds.com/12single/label/4ad [info]
https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/label/4-ad [info]
https://www.45worlds.com/cdsingle/label/4ad [info]
https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/label/4ad [info]
https://www.metal-archives.com/labels/4AD/36386 [info]
YouTube channels:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-T3JrzHtDeHAmspt1Zn40A [info]
Wikidata:Q238095 [info]
Bandcamp:https://4adofficial.bandcamp.com/ [info]
purchase music for download:https://www.beatport.com/label/-/2068 [info]
https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/label/4ad/download-streaming-albums/9300 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/label/1543812122 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
holds phonographic copyright (℗) for
1992For LoveLush3:29
1993CannonballThe Breeders3:35
1993Divine Hammer (album version)The Breeders2:41
1993Do You Love Me Now?The Breeders3:02
1993Drivin’ on 9The Breeders3:22
1993FlipsideThe Breeders2:00
1993HagThe Breeders2:56
1993I Just Wanna Get AlongThe Breeders1:44
1993Invisible ManThe Breeders2:48
1993Mad LucasThe Breeders4:37
1993New YearThe Breeders1:57
1993No AlohaThe Breeders2:07
1993RoiThe Breeders4:12
1993Roi (reprise)The Breeders0:43
1993S.O.S.The Breeders1:32
1993SaintsThe Breeders2:32
1994American Dreaming (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Cantara (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Desert Song (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Don't Fade Away (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994FrontierDead Can Dance3:02
1994Gloridean (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994HeadacheFrank Black2:53
1994I Am Stretched on Your Grave (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994I Can See Now (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Oman (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Opening CreditsDead Can Dance?:??
1994Rakim (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Sanvean (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Song of the Sibyl (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994The Carnival Is OverDead Can Dance4:30
1994The ProtagonistDead Can Dance8:06
1994The Wind That Shakes the Barley (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Tristan (live, 1993-11: Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, USA)Dead Can Dance?:??
1994Your Ghost4.A.D.Kristin Hersh3:17
1994Yulunga (Spirit Dance)Dead Can Dance6:53
2012AmenamyPurity Ring3:27
2012BelispeakPurity Ring2:58
2012CartographistPurity Ring4:48
2012CrawlersoutPurity Ring3:10
2012FineshrinePurity Ring3:29
2012GrandlovesPurity Ring4:33
2012LofticriesPurity Ring3:59
2012ObedearPurity Ring3:29
2012SaltkinPurity Ring3:25
2012ShuckPurity Ring2:09
2012UngirthedPurity Ring2:48
2014A Dream of You and MeFuture Islands3:59
2014A Song for Our GrandfathersFuture Islands4:55
2014Back in the Tall GrassFuture Islands4:15
2014DovesFuture Islands3:28
2014Fall From GraceFuture Islands4:15
2014Light HouseFuture Islands4:47
2014Like the MoonFuture Islands4:40
2014Seasons (Waiting on You)Future Islands3:44
2014SpiritFuture Islands4:22
2014Sun in the MorningFuture Islands3:48
2015ArtangelsGrimes4:07
2015Belly of the beatGrimes3:26
2015ButterflyGrimes4:13
2015CaliforniaGrimes3:18
2015EasilyGrimes3:03
2015Flesh without BloodGrimes4:24
2015Kill V. MaimGrimes4:06
2015laughing and not being normalGrimes1:48
2015Life in the Vivid DreamGrimes1:28
2015PinGrimes3:32
2015REALiTiGrimes5:07
2015REALiTi (demo)Grimes4:20
2015SCREAMGrimes feat. Aristophanes2:20
2015Venus FlyGrimes feat. Janelle Monáe3:46
2015World Princess, part IIGrimes5:06
2017Born to BegThe National4:23
2017Carin at the Liquor StoreThe National3:34
2017Dark Side of the GymThe National4:50
2017Day I DieThe National4:32
2017Empire LineThe National5:24
2017Guilty PartyThe National5:39
2017I’ll Still Destroy YouThe National5:15
2017Nobody Else Will Be ThereThe National4:40
2017Sleep Well BeastThe National6:31
2017The System Only Dreams in Total DarknessThe National3:57
2017TurtleneckThe National3:00
2017Walk It BackThe National5:59
2018Ada (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National4:35
2018Apartment Story (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:36
2018Brainy (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:49
2018Fake Empire (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:21
2018Gospel (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National4:26
2018Green Gloves (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:55
2018Guest Room (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:47
2018Mistaken for Strangers (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:28
2018Racing Like a Pro (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National4:09
2018Slow Show (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National4:48
2018Squalor Victoria (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National5:10
2018Start a War (live, 2017-11-09: Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium)The National3:41
AftermathMichael Brook4:40
Albo GatorMichael Brook4:18
ArrivalMichael Brook4:58
BabyAriel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti feat. DâM‐FunK4:47
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holds copyright (©) for
1989Doolittle (NIMBUS)Pixies
1989Monkey Gone to Heaven (silver border)Pixies
1991A Passage in TimeDead Can Dance
1991Alec Eiffel (Blue CD)Pixies
1991Planet of SoundPixies
1991Trompe le MondePixies
1991Trompe le MondePixies
1993Last Splash (BMG club edition)The Breeders
1997Death to the PixiesPixies
1998Pixies at the BBC (Sonopress)Pixies
1998Pump Up the VolumeM|A|R|R|S
2001Complete ‘B’ SidesPixies
2004Elephant WomanBlonde Redhead
2004Misery Is a Butterfly4ad Ltd.Blonde Redhead
2009LogosAtlas Sound
2012Shrines (teal vinyl)Purity Ring
2012ShrinesPurity Ring
2014Doolittle 25 (L555 Austria)Pixies
2015Another EternityPurity Ring
2015Art AngelsGrimes
2018Boxer: Live in BrusselsThe National
2018Music from Before the Storm (Record Store Day 2018; Transparent Vinyl)Daughter
Country Girl EPHis Name Is Alive
Gulag Orkestar (includes Lon Gisland EP)Beirut
High Violet (expanded edition)The National
The VisionJoker
Wish I Had a Wishing RingHis Name Is Alive
holds phonographic copyright (℗) for
1985 – 1990A Passage in TimeDead Can Dance
1987Pump Up the VolumeM|A|R|R|S
1989Doolittle (NIMBUS)Pixies
1989Monkey Gone to Heaven (silver border)Pixies
1991Alec Eiffel (Blue CD)Pixies
1991Planet of SoundPixies
1991Trompe le MondePixies
1991Trompe le MondePixies
1998Pixies at the BBC (Sonopress)Pixies
2001Complete ‘B’ SidesPixies
2004Elephant WomanBlonde Redhead
2008Aion (audiophile edition)Dead Can Dance
2009LogosAtlas Sound
2014Doolittle 25 (L555 Austria)Pixies
2015Another EternityPurity Ring
2015Art AngelsGrimes
2017Music from Before the Storm (Record Store Day 2018; Transparent Vinyl)Daughter
2019Gallipoli (Mastered for iTunes)Beirut
2019I Am Easy to FindThe National
2019U.F.O.F. (Mastered for iTunes)Big Thief
2019Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? (Mastered for iTunes)Deerhunter
Country Girl EPHis Name Is Alive
Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD (limited edition)Various Artists
Gulag Orkestar (includes Lon Gisland EP)Beirut
High Violet (expanded edition)The National
The VisionJoker
Wish I Had a Wishing RingHis Name Is Alive
licensed
Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD (limited edition)Various Artists
Pump Up the Volume (pink 4&Bwy sleeve)M|A|R|R|S
The Pink OpaqueCocteau Twins
licensee for
Boxer: Live in BrusselsThe National
Dance of LoveTucker Zimmerman
Gulag Orkestar (includes Lon Gisland EP)Beirut