XL Recordings

Summary

XL Recordings is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• XL Recordings is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• XL Recordings's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• XL Recordings's founder is recorded as Nick Halkes^[5].
• XL Recordings's founder is recorded as Richard Russell^[6].
• XL Recordings's founder is recorded as Tim Palmer^[7].
• XL Recordings's genre is independent music^[8].
• XL Recordings's genre is electronic music^[9].
• XL Recordings's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• XL Recordings's headquarters location is recorded as New York^[11].
• XL Recordings's discography is recorded as XL Recordings catalog^[12].
• XL Recordings's Commons category is recorded as XL Recordings^[13].
• XL Recordings's industry is recorded as music^[14].
• 1989 marks the founding of XL Recordings^[15].
• XL Recordings's parent organization or unit is recorded as Beggars Group^[16].
• XL Recordings's distributed by is recorded as Beggars Group^[17].
• XL Recordings's official website is recorded as http://www.xlrecordings.com/^[18].
• XL Recordings's topic's main category is recorded as Category:XL Recordings^[19].
• XL Recordings's has characteristic is recorded as Labelcode^[20].
• XL Recordings's has characteristic is recorded as independent record label^[21].
• XL Recordings's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'XL'}^[22].
• XL Recordings's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+254105'}^[23].
• XL Recordings's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+254993'}^[24].
• XL Recordings's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+250006'}^[25].
• XL Recordings's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+248244'}^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Original Production^[27]

• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1989^[29]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, drum and bass, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, instrumental, post-rock, rock, techno^[30]

• Community tags: 21, 80s, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, britannique, british, drum and bass, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, english, independent, instrumental, post-rock, rock, techno, uk^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 14221f01-8939-4ea0-b8f1-b5a21beae80a^[32]

Body

Founding

Founders include Nick Halkes^[5], Richard Russell^[6], and Tim Palmer^[7]. 1989 marks the founding of XL Recordings^[15].

Identity

XL Recordings's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'XL'}^[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[10], a metropolis^[33], in Roman Empire^[34], founded in 0047^[35] and New York^[11], an U.S. state^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1788^[38]. XL Recordings's parent organization or unit is recorded as Beggars Group^[16].

Industry

XL Recordings's industry is recorded as music^[14].

Why It Matters

XL Recordings ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]