What is Sanctuary Records?
{{Infobox record label|name=Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.|founded=1979|location=|parent=[[BMG Rights Management]]|founder=[[Rod Smallwood]], Andy Taylor|defunct=2007|distributor=Alternative Distribution Alliance|genre=[[Rock music|Rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]|country=United Kingdom}} '''Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.''' was a [[record label]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Until June 2007, it was the largest [[independent record label]] in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-01-26|title=Sanctuary may sell off some units|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6301077.stm|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref> They had [[Intellectual property|intellectual property rights]] to over 160,000 songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=archive.ph|url=http://www.sanctuaryrecords.co.uk/index.php?page=1&l1=6&l2=0&l3=0&rt=HL&article_id=1046|access-date=2022-10-12|website=archive.ph|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220028/http://www.sanctuaryrecords.co.uk/index.php?page=1&l1=6&l2=0&l3=0&rt=HL&article_id=1046|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, the label was bought by [[BMG Rights Management]], a German music company.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-06-15|title=Universal Music to buy Sanctuary|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6755453.stm|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref> == References == <references /> == Other websites == * [https://www.bmg.com/de/artist/sanctuary-records Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122192351/https://www.bmg.com/de/artist/sanctuary-records |date=2020-01-22 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615193501/http://www.sanctuaryrecords.com/ Official retail website] [[Category:British record labels]] {{UK-stub}}