Phantom Records

Phantom Records was an Australian independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing) and Jules Normington in 1979. Both a retail store and label, Phantom Records was known not only for its guerrilla retail tactics, but as one of Australia's first great indie labels. Jennings and Normington (who had formerly managed Radio Birdman) who became managers and partners in 1979, had friends in bands whose music they liked, so they decided to release their records.^[1] On April 30, 1980, the first two singles on the Phantom label– "Face with No Name" by The Passengers and "Cool in the Tube" by Surfside 6 were released. Phantom Records went on to become an indie phenomenon, releasing the very first records of great Australian bands such as the Hoodoo Gurus, The Sunnyboys, Flaming Hands and The Cockroaches. Apart from the music, Phantom was known for its record covers sporting artwork by local artists like Reg Mombassa.^[1]

Artists

Classic Period Phantom

• The Passengers
• Surfside 6
• Flaming Hands
• The Visitors
• Shy Impostors
• Le Hoodoo Gurus
• The Dagoes
• The Kelpies
• The Sunnyboys
• Machinations
• The Shrinking Violets
• The Hummingbirds
• Even As We Speak
• The Vanilla Chainsaws
• The Mark of Cain
• One Million Pieces
• Crow
• Def Fx
• The Godbotherers

Modern period Phantom

• Nitocris
• Jeff Duff
• The Whitlams
• Downtime
• Parkside Killers

See also

• List of record labels

the Passengers

References

External links

• AMO Label Profile - Phantom Records
• Discogs Profile
• Phantom Records History