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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Music For Nations.jpg|500px|thumb|right|The ''Music For Nations'' award, owned by Frank Zappa.]] |
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| + | '''Music For Nations''' is a British record company, founded in 1983 by Martin Hooker. They had signed rock and metal bands like Anathema, Cradle of Filth, Megadeth, Opeth, [[Joe Satriani]], Slayer, Spiritual Beggars, Testament and Tool. | ||
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| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
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| + | In the 1990s, Music For Nations also distributed Frank Zappa's CD's originating from [[Barking Pumpkin Records]] in Canada and (Eastern) Europe. Interviewed by [[Den Simms]] and [[Rob Samler]] in ''[[Society Pages (The Magazine)]]'' (June 1991), Zappa commented: ''"Music For Nations is releasing some of these titles on vinyl. [...] I don't know what their Eastern European distribution is going to be, but that's kind of like the last part of the world where we're doing any vinyl, 'cause making vinyl is getting more and more problematical [...] 'cause the factories are all closing clown. [...] So, I realize that about the people in Eastern Europe. I know they don't have CD players, so we've made vinyl masters for a lot of these titles, and I don't know how extensive Music For Nations' distribution plans are for that product, but they're also aware of the vinyl market in that part of the world. I just hope that those people get CD players real soon."'' <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1991.html</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1990, Music for Nations presented Zappa with an award to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 compact discs in Europe. They arranged several of Zappa's albums to form the letter ''Z'' within the award frame. Zappa kept it in his home studio office at [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]]. In 2016, after his house was sold, the Z-shaped ''Music for Nations'' award was auctioned. <ref>https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/24130/frank-zappa-music-for-nations-record-award</ref> | ||
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| + | Steve Mason, Martin Hooker and Music For Nations were thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''. However, in the 2012 re-release of this album, they were removed. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [https://www.discogs.com/label/16279-Music-For-Nations Discogs page.] | ||
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[[Category:Record Companies]] | [[Category:Record Companies]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:The Yellow Shark (The List)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, 26 July 2026
Music For Nations is a British record company, founded in 1983 by Martin Hooker. They had signed rock and metal bands like Anathema, Cradle of Filth, Megadeth, Opeth, Joe Satriani, Slayer, Spiritual Beggars, Testament and Tool.
Frank Zappa
In the 1990s, Music For Nations also distributed Frank Zappa's CD's originating from Barking Pumpkin Records in Canada and (Eastern) Europe. Interviewed by Den Simms and Rob Samler in Society Pages (The Magazine) (June 1991), Zappa commented: "Music For Nations is releasing some of these titles on vinyl. [...] I don't know what their Eastern European distribution is going to be, but that's kind of like the last part of the world where we're doing any vinyl, 'cause making vinyl is getting more and more problematical [...] 'cause the factories are all closing clown. [...] So, I realize that about the people in Eastern Europe. I know they don't have CD players, so we've made vinyl masters for a lot of these titles, and I don't know how extensive Music For Nations' distribution plans are for that product, but they're also aware of the vinyl market in that part of the world. I just hope that those people get CD players real soon." [1]
In 1990, Music for Nations presented Zappa with an award to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 compact discs in Europe. They arranged several of Zappa's albums to form the letter Z within the award frame. Zappa kept it in his home studio office at 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive. In 2016, after his house was sold, the Z-shaped Music for Nations award was auctioned. [2]
Steve Mason, Martin Hooker and Music For Nations were thanked in the liner notes of The Yellow Shark. However, in the 2012 re-release of this album, they were removed. [3]
