Mute

UK label. Has offices in London and New York with a recording studio in London.
Original Label Code: LC 5834 / LC 05834
Current Label Code: LC 27959
Please note, some Mute issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label and EMI should not be added as a label, it instead indicates that Mute was part of the EMI Group.

Founded in 1978 by Mute Records Ltd.'s back catalogue.

Branch offices exist in (Mute Corporation).

Mute has spawned many regional and special-interest sublabels, some of which are still active. One offshoot, Mute Records Ltd. Mute also operates Mute Bank Mail Order, which sells the label's merchandise directly to consumers. Mute Bank published two issues of Mute Statement, a softcover book that details the entire discography of the label and includes band profiles and photos of release artwork.

Another label strongly associated with Mute is Andrew Fletcher.

‘P’, included to the catalog numbers,
generally stand for promo copies.
‘L’, included to the catalog numbers,
generally stand for limited editions.