Jungle Records

Jungle Records is a British independent record label formed in 1982, specialising in punk rock, post punk, gothic and alternative releases.

From 1982 to 1986 they were also active as a record distributor and were associate members of the Cartel, holding the exclusive right to sell not just the Cartel's but all indie records to the Our Price Records chain, including by Depeche Mode, New Order and The Smiths.

They recorded albums by Johnny Thunders such as Copy Cats (with Patti Palladin) and Que Sera Sera and control the Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers tape library, including their L.A.M.F. album.

They discovered and released the first recordings by Mercury Rev: Yerself Is Steam and Car Wash Hair, and also the first recordings by Fields of the Nephilim, Burning The Fields.

They are licensors of the French label Skydog Records, including Iggy & the Stooges' notorious 'Metallic KO', numerous other Iggy Pop releases, and albums by Flamin' Groovies, MC5, Kim Fowley, New York Doll… More