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4AD

British independent record label

Also known as Axis · 4AD Ltd

Founded: 1980
Founded by: Ivo Watts-Russell
Headquarters: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: 4ad.com

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4AD is a British record label owned by Beggars Group. It was founded in London under the name Axis Records by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent in November 1979 as an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records. The name was changed to 4AD in early 1980, shortly after the release of the label's first four singles. Later that year, Watts-Russell and Kent purchased the label from Beggars Banquet to become an independent record label, and Kent sold his share to Watts-Russell a year later.

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Official name: 4AD
Discography: 4AD catalog
Social media followers: 375,000(March 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UC-T3JrzHtDeHAmspt1Zn40A
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121,325(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 52702323
356,000(February 17, 2024) youtube channel id: UC-T3JrzHtDeHAmspt1Zn40A
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-02-17
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338,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UC-T3JrzHtDeHAmspt1Zn40A
121,528(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 52702323
304,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UC-T3JrzHtDeHAmspt1Zn40A
119,819(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 52702323
118,768(April 28, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 52702323

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