Elefant Records
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Elefant Records is an independent record label
based in Spain
. Elefant records was founded in 1989
by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine
he produced called "La Línea Del Arco". The Indietracks Music festival in Butterly, Derbyshire, was recently held partly in honour of Elefant's 20 year anniversary.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Spain
Spain
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. Elefant records was founded in 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
he produced called "La Línea Del Arco". The Indietracks Music festival in Butterly, Derbyshire, was recently held partly in honour of Elefant's 20 year anniversary.
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