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Domino Records is an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices. In addition, Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary label Geographic Music, which releases more unusual British and World music.

Founded in 1993, by Laurence Bell and his partner Jacqui Rice, the label's first release was a Sebadoh single, licensed from Sub Pop records for release in the UK. Many of the early releases were by American artists who in the USA were signed to Drag City (Smog, Will Oldham, Royal Trux), a relationship which continues to this day. Success was not immediate, as labels such as Domino, who were releasing more established American rock and unusual British music, were marginalised during the Britpop era, but a steady stream of new signings gave the label increasing credibility. Recent high profile releases from Franz Ferdinand, The Kills and Arctic Monkeys have only acted as a catalyst to this, and Domino is now one of the longest running and most successful independent record labels in the UK.

2003 saw the label's 10th anniversary - there were a number of new releases, as well as a compilation album and a series of gigs in London under the Worlds of Possibility banner, to celebrate the label's first decade in October of that year.

Domino celebrated their first UK #1 album in October 2005 with Franz Ferdinand's "You Could Have It So Much Better", and their first UK #1 single with Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" in October 2005.

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Domino Records UK

(Smog)
Adem
Arctic Monkeys
Lou Barlow
The Blueskins
Clearlake
Clinic
Four Tet
Franz Ferdinand
The Kills
Jason Loewenstein
The Magnetic Fields
Stephen Malkmus
Max Tundra
Movietone
Will Oldham (also sub nom Palace, Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace Songs, Bonny Billy, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
Jim O'Rourke
Orange Juice
David Pajo (Aerial M, Papa M, and Pajo)
The Pastels
Pavement
Pram
Royal Trux
Sebadoh
Silver Jews
Elliott Smith
Sons and Daughters
James Yorkston and The Athletes

Domino Records USA

Geographic Music

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-'''Domino Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. There is also a wing of the label based in the [[United States]], releasing Domino artists' music from the label's [[Brooklyn]] offices. In addition, [[The Pastels|Stephen Pastel]] presides over the subsidiary label '''Geographic Records''', which releases more unusual British and [[World music]].
+'''Domino Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. There is also a wing of the label based in the [[United States]], releasing Domino artists' music from the label's [[Brooklyn]] offices. In addition, [[The Pastels|Stephen Pastel]] presides over the subsidiary label '''Geographic Music''', which releases more unusual British and [[World music]].
 Founded in [[1993]], by  Laurence Bell and his partner Jacqui Rice, the label's first release was a [[Sebadoh]] single, licensed from [[Sub Pop]] records for release in the UK.  Many of the early releases were by American artists who in the [[USA]] were signed to [[Drag City]] ([[Smog (band)|Smog]], [[Will Oldham]], [[Royal Trux]]), a relationship which continues to this day.  Success was not immediate, as labels such as Domino, who were releasing more established American rock and unusual British music, were marginalised during the [[Britpop]] era, but a steady stream of new signings gave the label increasing credibility. Recent high profile releases from [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[The Kills]] and [[Arctic Monkeys]] have only acted as a catalyst to this, and Domino is now one of the longest running and most successful independent record labels in the UK.