What is Fiction Records?
'''Fiction Records''' is a [[record label]] that was founded in [[1976 in music|1976]] by [[Chris Parry (Producer)|Chris Parry]] as a home for [[The Cure]]. Other notable acts to release on Fiction around this time were the [[Purple Hearts (UK band)|Purple Hearts]], Back To Zero, [[Associates]], [[Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias]] and [[Eat (band)]]. The label's first #1 record was ''[[Wish (album)|Wish]]'' by The Cure in 1991, going #1 in the United Kingdom. The band left the record label in 2001, signing to Geffen at the end of the year. After a period of several years, the label was then re-started in [[2002 in music|2002]] by [[Joe Munns]], [[Paul Smernicki]] and [[Jim Chancellor]] as a [[Polydor]] imprint. The first release of this record label was a single by [[Snow Patrol]]. ==Related pages== * [[List of record labels]] == Other websites == *[http://www.fictionrecords.co.uk Fiction Records Official Website] {{music-stub}} [[Category:Indie music record labels]] [[Category:1976 establishments]]