Mr Bongo

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British label founded in 1989.
Originally a record shop of the same name located on Berwick Street in Soho, London.
Over the next few years, Mr Bongo moved three times in Soho and opened an outlet in Shibuya, Japan.
The label's office moved to Brighton in 1999 and the London and Shibuya shops were closed in 2003; a new shop opened in Brighton in 2016.
In 2004 the label moved into films and founded a publishing division that produces and licenses music for use by third parties.
Previous copyright companies: Mr Bongo Recordings (2000 to 2009).

Parent Label:

 Mr Bongo Worldwide Ltd.

Sublabels:

 The Original Sound Of

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Mr Bongo
6 Gloucester Yard
121-123 Gloucester Road
Brighton
BN1 4AF

Tel: +44 (0)1273 600546
Email: [email protected]

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 mrbongo.com , Bandcamp , Facebook , Instagram , Mixcloud , Soundcloud , X , YouTube , Wikipedia

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  • tdtm82's avatar
    tdtm82
    One of the most important purveyors of Latin American music and jazz and world music and also hip-hop in the UK. Absolutely crushing it.
    • md1750's avatar
      md1750
      Edited one year ago
      Mr. Bongo publishes great stuff. But I don't like to buy the 7inches, they could be better made. The grooves are unnecessarily narrow, the run-out groove huge. I can't understand why the playing time is not optimised for the available space. The sound would be better, the robustness greater.
      • knottydreadbr's avatar
        knottydreadbr
        Edited 2 years ago
        Excelent label! I love its reissues! Pressing, sound quality and artwork, everything 100% ever. Keep going on like this! Thanks!
        • tdtm82's avatar
          tdtm82
          Excellent re-issue label run by some thoroughly nice people. Awesome retail shop in Brighton. One of my favourite labels.
          • luke.procter's avatar
            luke.procter
            Mr Bongo selections are on point, good quality and good value. Particularly enjoying the classic hip hop reissues. I have always had an excellent and swift response to any minor issues. Thanks Mr Bongo.
            • jeromy's avatar
              jeromy
              Well mastered, well pressed, well priced, great sounding reissues. No hype, just quality product.

              Hoping to see more of the Half Speed Mastering by Miles Showell at Abbey Road pressings like the Arthur Verocai LP.
              • MisterLoser's avatar
                MisterLoser
                Big props for Mr. Bongo. Their records are flat, quiet, and cut from high quality sources. In a day and age where crappy reissue labels are a dime a dozen, Mr. Bongo stands out for not only great releases in of interesting, relevant music, but also an honestly quality product. The packaging is high quality as well, and somehow they manage to keep their pricing reasonable as well. After sampling a few of their releases I'm planning on getting a good chunk of their catalog.
                • melvinporridge's avatar
                  melvinporridge
                  Mr Bongo's reissue quality is on point. Pressings sound great, tip on gatefold sleeves with no ugly barcodes on the back, original label art reproduction. What else is there to say?
                  • LHRrecords's avatar
                    LHRrecords
                    I don't know who this Mr Bongo is but he puts out some nice high quality releases.

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