DEP International

Dep International was a British record label founded in 1980 by members of British group UB40.[1] It specialised in reggae and dub music. The label went into administration in October 2006 and into insolvent liquidation in April 2008.[2][3] It was based in DEP International Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham.

DEP International Ltd.
DEP International logo
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1980 (1980)
FounderUB40
DefunctApril 2008 (2008-04)
Distributor(s)Virgin Records
A&M Records
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationDigbeth, Birmingham

History

Dep International was formed in 1980 by members of UB40 to keep control over their record output and to release tracks by other artists. A worldwide distribution deal was struck with Virgin Records in 1982.[4] It was the first label to release a dub album; Present Arms in Dub, which appeared in the British pop charts. They also had the first commercial application of a British method of mass-producing holograms with the limited edition version of UB44 having a hologram covering the record sleeve.[5] Although the label was wound-up in 2007, in 2011 five founder members of the group and directors of the label, had bankruptcy proceedings started against them relating to debts of the record label.[6] The five named were Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown.[7]

DEP Andover St. Birmingham April 2005

References
  1. "UB40 fight record label DEP International bankruptcy". BBC News. 7 July 2011.
  2. Authi, Jasbir (8 July 2011). "UB40 in court battle against being declared bankrupt". www.birminghampost.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. "UB40 bankrupt hearing". www.newstoday.co.uk. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. Davis, Sharon (6 January 2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-411-0.
  5. "DEP International". www.discogs.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  6. "UB40 declared bankrupt". NME. 17 October 2011.
  7. "UB40 fight record label DEP International bankruptcy". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
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