Record Label
ReR Megacorp (often denoted as ЯēR) is a label out of England run by [[artist:Chris Cutler]]. Formed in 1978 with [[artist:307762]] under the name [[label:Rē Records]], the label was created "as a musical intervention - to bring into the UK a whole range of records by groups & musicians whom we thought excellent & yet who were completely unknown here. Then - as now - we were only concerned with the quality of the music; & epiphenomenally with supporting independents - for many of the most interesting groups could only make their work available by pressing & manufacturing themselves. This remains the case. We are not ever concerned with commercial viability, only with distributing the music we feel close to." By forming distribution networks, and by exemplifying a pattern for similarly inclined musical ventures, a set of affiliated labels emerges representing a large cross section of experimental, unusual and innnovative music throughout the world (Points East, [[label:These Records]] (UK), [[label:No Man's Land]] (Germany), [[label:AYAA]] (France), [[label:Cuneiform Records]] (USA), and [[label:Gross National Products]] (SA). While most of these labels are fully distinct operations, they share a common musical ethic and an accommodating attitude, yielding excellent music for both the listener and the musician. A Recommended shop opened in the early '80s, and in mid-decade the shop and distribution functions separated from the labels, becoming a workers collective and changing its name to [[label:These Records]]. In the early '90s Cutler merged the labels under the name [[label:ReR Megacorp]] and set up a new distribution and mailorder service under the same name. [[label:These Records]] continued until 2006, when it finally closed. **Address history:** 19-23 St. Saviour's Road, London SW2 5HP (1988 - 1993) 74 Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2PT (1993 - 1994) 79 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8JG (Autumn 1994 +) *distribution via:* Recommended Distribution at 387 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JL (- Summer 1991) RéR/Recommended: 46 The Gallup, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5RY (Summer 1991 - Spring 1994) Often telling which label a release is on can be confusing, even with the release in front of you. The way to tell them apart is by the catalog numbers: Re or Rē numbers = [[label:Rē Records]] [generally releases featuring [[artist:Chris Cutler]]] R.R. or RR numbers = [[label:Recommended Records]] [releases by other artists] ReR numbers = [[label:ReR Megacorp]] [releases after 1988] Related publishing imprints: [[label:280149]], [[label:501195]].