Necessary Records

Necessary Records is a record label based in the UK, founded by Warren Clarke, a former A&R executive at London Records and Edel, in 2003.^[1] Clarke describes that the label was born out of a creative necessity. "It's an outlet for records that should and must be heard. An outlet for artists that deserve to and will, touch the widest possible audience."^[2]

Necessary Records
Founded	2 September 2002
Founder	Warren J. Clarke
Status	Active
Genre	Rock
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London
Official website	Necessary Records

It is most notable for being the record label of English indie rock band Hard-Fi^[3][4]

The label was responsible for the release of Hard Fi's debut album, Stars of CCTV,^[5][6] before the label secured a two album worldwide licensing deal with Atlantic,^[7] which saw the album re-released in the UK and subsequently nominated for a Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards.^[6][8] The album also peaked at #1 in the UK albums chart in January 2006, reaching sales of 1.2 million copies worldwide,^[6][9] with over 830,000 in the UK alone.^[10] The band's second album, Once Upon a Time in the West, released by Necessary/Atlantic, also reached #1 on the UK album charts.^[10] The band's third album, Killer Sounds, released by Necessary/Atlantic went to #9 on the UK album charts.^[11]

Necessary also have a publishing^[12] and management company.

Artist roster

• Nights
• Distophia
• Hard-Fi
• Maupa

See also

• Lists of record labels

References

1. Sexton, Paul (6 August 2005). "UK finds Hard-Fi hard to beat". Billboard. p. 36. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
2. "Why Necessary?". Necessary Records. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
3. "Hard-Fi interview". BBC. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
4. Jones, Stephen (31 May 2011). "Hard-Fi back after three years". Music Week. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
5. Ryan, Gary (31 January 2006). "Hard-Fi to hit city". City Life. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
6. Mackenzie, Wilson. "Hard-Fi : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
7. Sexton, Paul (18 March 2006). "Hard-Fi looks to 'Cash' in". Billboard. p. 54. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
8. Youngs, Ian (4 September 2005). "Hard-Fi battle to beat Mercury odds". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
9. Petridis, Alex (31 August 2007). "Hard-Fi, Once Upon a Time in the West". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
10. "Hard-fi – Stars of CCTV". αCharts.us. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
11. "Hard-fi – Killer Sounds". αCharts.us. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
12. "Necessary Music Publishing". bizzy.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012.