This entry is not related to the Japanese and Canadian independent record label of the same name.

Valentine Records was a British

United Kingdom

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 independent record label

Independent record label

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, based in Manchester

Manchester

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, England

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, between 2001 and 2006.

Its roster included guitar bands such as Extinguish Her, Chevron and Palo Alto, as well as electronic/laptop artists including I-Node, doublejo(H)ngrey and The Hi Fi Renaissance.

Valentine also promoted a variety of live events, including regular showcases at Manchester's In The City

In The City (festival)

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 and Futuresonic

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 Festivals, alongside the clubnight 'To Amy With Love', and the live music series Transmission: Manchester (which featured acts including Cylob

Cylob

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, Max Tundra

Max Tundra

Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...

, Capitol K

Capitol K

Capitol K is the name under which Kristian Craig Robinson works as a musician combining electronica, found sounds and indie-pop. Born in Malta and raised in Dubai, Brunei and England, and now based in London, Capitol K is best known for the single Pillow which scraped into the top 100 UK Singles...

, ¡Forward, Russia!

¡Forward, Russia!

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 and iLiKETRAiNS

ILiKETRAiNS

I Like Trains are an alternative/post-rock band from Leeds, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos...

).

Valentine released three compilation album

Compilation album

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s during their tenure including To Amy With Love (after the clubnight of the same name) and a track-by-track interpretation of Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

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's Dirty LP, entitled Dirty Valentine.

Guest artists included (We Are) Performance, Loser Superhero, Shirokuma

Shirokuma

Shirokuma is Mark Corrin, a musician, performer and producer based in Manchester and signed to local label Valentine Records. His music is diverse in style, drawing on elements of electronica, folk rock and psychedelic music. Shirokuma has featured several guest vocalists and musicians...

and Megarider.

Discography

Artist	Title	Cat No
The Hi Fi Renaissance	4 Track EP	Valentine 001
Extinguish Her	Reflect On My Mistakes	Valentine 002
Five Years Later	My Identical EP	Valentine 003
Chevron	Keep Two Apart/Twisted & Fallen	Valentine 004
Palo Alto	Still EP	Valentine 005
Various	A Valentine Records Sampler	Valentine 006
I-Node	La Souteneur Numerique	Valentine 007
Palo Alto	Wades into Water	Valentine 008
doublejo(H)ngrey	Life's A Lot of Fun	Valentine 009
Various	To Amy With Love	Valentine 010
Lynskey	The Complete Guide to Spacefolk	Valentine 011
Cartwheel	Man: In Love with Machine EP	Valentine 012
Joe Ladyboy	Mekano Disco	Valentine 013
Penguin Map Mijinko	Corporate Policy EP	Valentine 014
Ultrafoetus	EP1	Valentine 015
Extinguish Her	Hit My Head	Valentine 016
Penguin Map Mijinko	Adventure Island	Valentine 017
Babyslave	Babyslave	Valentine 018
The Hi Fi Renaissance	The Music of Chance	Valentine 019
Various	Dirty Valentine	Valentine 020