Closer Records

Closer Records is a French independent rock record label founded in 1983 in Le Havre by Philippe Debris, owner of the Closer record shop. The label was created to release the second album by The Barracudas, who were looking for a record company. It went on to release records until the early 1990s, maintaining a rock-oriented trajectory. The catalogue alternates between local Le Havre groups (Fixed-up, Marc Minelli), national acts (Les Thugs, DumDum Boys), and French releases by foreign groups (Sunnyboys, Beasts of Bourbon, and the Ramones' Too Tough to Die in 1984). After a hiatus, the label resumed activity in 2013 and continues to release new material and reissues.

Closer Records was founded in 1983 in Le Havre, France, by Philippe Debris, who owned the Closer record shop. The label was established specifically to release the second album by The Barracudas, who were seeking a record company. The first release was The Barracudas' Mean Time (catalogue CL 0001) in 1983. That same year, the label released records by Bad Brains, Dream Syndicate, Marc Minelli, Bruce Joyner and the Plantations, The Dickies, The Nomads, Richard Barone & James Mastro, and Sunnyboys. In 1984, Closer Records released The Barracudas' Endeavour to Persevere, The Only Ones' Remains, Paul Collins' Beat's To Beat or Not to Beat, Fixed Up's self-titled album, The Nomads' Temptation Pays Double, Bruce Joyner and the Plantations' Slave of Emotion, and notably the Ramones' Too Tough to Die (CL 0027) for the French market. The label continued through the 1980s, releasing albums by The Beasts of Bourbon (The Axeman's Jazz, 1985), The Sleep, Sunnyboys, The Batmen, Civilisation Machine, Fixed Up, Les Thugs (Radical Histery, 1986; Electric Trouble, 1986), Kid Pharaon & The Lonely Ones, Shredded Ermines, DumDum Boys (Nothing Means Nothing, 1988), Les Shtauss, and The Chasmbrats. The label's activity slowed in the early 1990s, with releases such as La Bande à La Close's Ah! Mon dieu... (CL 0100) in 1990 and Shredded Ermines' Fall Souls (CLCD 101) in 1990. After a hiatus, Closer Records resumed operations in 2013, releasing new albums and reissues by artists including BBC Get Closer!, The Barracudas (picture disc reissue of Mean Time), Hope Storms, Fixed Up (reissue of first LP), The Sonic Invaders, Mystery Machine, Bruce Joyner and Atomic Clock, Romanée Counteez, Radiocity Shakers, Whodunit, The Fab Mods, The New Christs, The Curse, Primevals, Asphalt Tuaregs, Peter Zaremba's Rock Delegation / Rob Sweeney's Crummy Stuff, The Dark Rags, The Plastic Invaders, DumDum Boys (reissue with bonus tracks), Guttercats, Three Headed Dog, Cantharide, The Last Killers, Indian Ghost, and compilations such as Eyes on you Volume 2 and The Trap Is Set!. The label remains active, with upcoming releases planned for Bratchman, Skin A Buck, Tio Manuel, and others.

• 2013

  Label resumes activity with new releases and reissues.

• 1990

  Last releases before hiatus: La Bande à La Close's Ah! Mon dieu... (CL 0100) and Shredded Ermines' Fall Souls (CLCD 101).

• 1988

  Release of DumDum Boys' Nothing Means Nothing (CL 0094).

• 1986

  Release of Les Thugs' Radical Histery (CL 0068) and Electric Trouble (CL 0078).

• 1985

  Release of The Beasts of Bourbon's The Axeman's Jazz (CL 0033).

• 1984

  French release of Ramones' Too Tough to Die (CL 0027).

• 1983

  Closer Records founded in Le Havre by Philippe Debris; first release: The Barracudas' Mean Time (CL 0001).

Independent rock label with a garage/punk and alternative rock focus, known for mixing local, national, and international acts.

• 1983

  The Barracudas – Mean Time

• 1983

  Bad Brains – Legends From The End Of Time

• 1983

  Dream Syndicate – The Dream Syndicate

• 1983

  Marc Minelli – Stranded In The City

• 1983

  Bruce Joyner And The Plantations – Way Down South

• 1983

  The Dickies – Stukas Over Disneyland

• 1983

  The Nomads – Where The Wolf Bane Blooms

• 1983

  Richard Barone & James Mastro – Nuts And Bolts

• 1983

  Sunnyboys – Individuals

• 1984

  The Barracudas – Endeavour To Persevere

• 1984

  The Only Ones – Remains

• 1984

  Paul Collins' Beat – To Beat Or Not To Beat

• 1984

  Fixed Up – Fixed Up

• 1984

  The Nomads – Temptation Pays Double

• 1984

  Bruce Joyner And The Plantations – Slave Of Emotion

• 1984

  The Ramones – Too Tough to Die

• 1985

  The Beasts of Bourbon – The Axeman's Jazz

• 1985

  The Sleep – Win Or Loose

• 1985

  Sunnyboys – Days Are Gone

• 1985

  The Batmen – The Batmen

• 1985

  Civilisation Machine – Into The Juice

• 1985

  Fixed Up – On Your Line

• 1986

  Les Thugs – Radical Histery

• 1986

  Fixed Up – Vital Hours

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