DEP International

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DEP International Ltd.
DEP International logo
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1980 (1980)
Founder	UB40
Defunct	April 2008 (2008-04)
Distributor(s)	Virgin Records A&M Records
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	Digbeth, Birmingham

Dep International was a British record label founded in 1980 by members of British group UB40.^[1] It specialised in reggae and dub music. The label went into administration in October 2006 and into insolvent liquidation in April 2008.^[2]^[3] It was based in DEP International Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham.

History

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Dep International was formed in 1980 by members of UB40 to keep control over their record output and to release tracks by other artists. A worldwide distribution deal was struck with Virgin Records in 1982.^[4] It was the first label to release a dub album; Present Arms in Dub, which appeared in the British pop charts. They also had the first commercial application of a British method of mass-producing holograms with the limited edition version of UB44 having a hologram covering the record sleeve.^[5] Although the label was wound-up in 2007, in 2011 five founder members of the group and directors of the label, had bankruptcy proceedings started against them relating to debts of the record label.^[6] The five named were Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown.^[7]

References

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^ "UB40 fight record label DEP International bankruptcy". BBC News. 7 July 2011.
^ Authi, Jasbir (8 July 2011). "UB40 in court battle against being declared bankrupt". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ "UB40 bankrupt hearing". newstoday.co.uk. 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ Davis, Sharon (6 January 2012). 80s Chart-Toppers: Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-411-0.
^ "DEP International". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ "UB40 declared bankrupt". NME. 17 October 2011.
^ "UB40 fight record label DEP International bankruptcy". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

v t e UB40
Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Matt Doyle Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Brian Travers Mickey Virtue Astro Duncan Campbell
Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm A Real Labour of Love For the Many Bigga Baggariddim
Live albums	UB40 Live
Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub
Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One The Best of UB40 – Volume Two The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 Greatest Hits Love Songs
Extended plays	Little Baggariddim
Singles	"King" / "Food for Thought" "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "The Earth Dies Screaming" "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" "One in Ten" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Cherry Oh Baby" "If It Happens Again" "I Got You Babe" "Don't Break My Heart" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "Reckless" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" "Kingston Town" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" "Higher Ground" "The Train Is Coming" "Swing Low"
See also	UB40 discography DEP International Big Love

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