Strut

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British independent label, founded by Quinton Scott.

1999-2003: Strut was one of the UK's leading record labels dedicated to unearthing the lost gems of dance music past, covering music from hard funk, underground disco, original breaks and Nigerian Afrobeat to old skool hip hop and forgotten music library classics.

Set up in 1999 to document important areas of dance music's history, Strut's releases cut no corners, bringing together killer dancefloor tracks as well as giving a full context to the music, telling the story of the characters behind the tunes, the clubs and the scene of the time. The albums are mastered from original tapes wherever possible and feature extensive sleeve notes, researched and written by respected journalists, rare photographs and memorabilia.

Strut was reactivated in January 2008 and was acquired by the !K7 Label Group. Please enter the country as Europe on releases after that date unless there is an exclusive retailer in another territory.

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!K7 Label Group

Sublabels:

Afro Strut

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  • UFO_dekay's avatar
    UFO_dekay
    The most important label to me during these years.

    The reactivated STRUT releases deluxe reissues of the most amazing music I've never heard before. And is behind some of the best new recordings. Including the wonderful "If You Will" with Flora Purim from 2022, which of course should have won the Grammy for Best Latin Release (if there had been justice in this world).

    Some of the essential compilations:
    Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993
    Oneness of JuJu: African Rhythms 1970​-​1982
    Various Nigeria compilations

    • HomerHossa's avatar
      HomerHossa
      Edited 3 years ago
      Great label - Quinton Scott must be proud. Wouldn't mind seeing them do more cutting edge compilations, both v/a as per artist (à la Patrice Rushen). For instance a best of Rita Lee filtering out the genuinely funky tracks from her many (often dated sounding) albums.
      • JahSpear's avatar
        JahSpear
        They produce some fantastic compilations and retrospectives. I just wish they would put the same amount of tracks on the vinyl as the CD. Always a disappointment.