Jacaranda Records
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Founder | Graham Stanley |
| Headquarters | 21-23 Slater Street Liverpool L1 4BW |
| Website | www |
Jacaranda Records is an independent record store in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Headquartered at The Jacaranda, the 1958 venue credited with launching The Beatles on their early careers,[1] the company is known for operating two record store and live music venue hybrids within the Liverpool city centre, as well as having established a now defunct label of the same name in 2018.[2]
History
[edit]Founded by Graham Stanley who took over as managing director in 2014[3] amidst the 2010s vinyl revival boom, the store opened in June 2015 on the first floor of the Jacaranda's Slater Street venue following a six month period of refurbishment. Historically the same space was previously occupied in the 1950s by jazz record store Syd’s Disk Den.[4]
In November 2018 British music producer Ray Mia[5] approached Stanley in collaborating to form a record label with plans to open a record plant[6] and recording studio[7] under the Jacaranda Records name. Three months later construction began on the company's first immersive audio facility as part of Mia's vision for the label.[8]
In the summer of 2019, the label signed Liverpool acts Spilt and Shards on 10 year contracts,[9][10] signing singer-songwriter Aimée Steven by the end of that year.[11] Tales From The Jacaranda Volume 01, a label compilation featuring contributions from Spilt, Shards and Steven as well as newer signees Dust Monk, The Phil Jones Experience and mrmmr, was released in 2022.[12] Jacaranda's most recent signee Waiting Till Marriage released their debut single on the label later the same year.[13] The label has since been closed with an application for dissolution being submitted in 2025,[14] amid accusations directed at Mia of improper management.[2]
The record store celebrated its 10 year anniversary in July 2025.[3]
Venues & Record Stores
[edit]Jacaranda Records operates two live music venues and vinyl record stores in Liverpool, and was shortlisted for Music Week's Independent Retailer of The Year award in 2020.[15] Managing director Graham Stanley also heads 'Out Of Phase Events', a Liverpool based booking, promotion and marketing agency.[16]
The Jacaranda (21-23 Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BW)
Originally opened by Allan Williams in 1958, The Jacaranda provided both rehearsal space and a stage for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Stuart Sutcliffe to perform for the first time as The Silver Beetles. Refurbished in 2014,[17] the 60-year-old music hub still contains murals painted by Sutcliffe & Lennon and continues to operate as a bar, record shop and live music venue.
Jacaranda Phase One (40 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BE)
Opened to create a larger, 180-capacity pop-up live music venue in May 2018, the venue enjoyed five years of operation as both a record store and live music venue before closing on New Year's Eve in 2023.[3]
Jacaranda Baltic (Unit 2 Cains Brewery Village, Liverpool L8 5XJ)
Established in January 2024 as a relaunch of Phase One, the Baltic branch was opened in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle as part of a similar goal in operating a record store and live music venue hybrid.[18]
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "The evolution of Liverpool's iconic Jacaranda that 'launched' The Beatles". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Jacaranda Records wanted to 'change the industry'. How did it go so wrong?". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Legendary venue that took a gamble is celebrating 10 years". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Liverpool's Indies: Jacaranda Records". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "RAY MIA'S ADVENTURES IN SOUND". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "New Record Pressing Plant To Open In Liverpool". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "JACARANDA LAUNCH GROUND-BREAKING PLANS FOR GLOBAL MUSIC HUB IN LIVERPOOL". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Jacaranda Records' plans for citywide music infrastructure gain momentum". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "SPILT Sign Ten Year Deal With Jacaranda Records". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "SHARDS Sign Up To Jacaranda Records For The Long Haul". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Aimée Steven signs collaboration deal with Jacaranda Records". Jacaranda Records. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Jacaranda Records releases first Compilation Album". Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "12 Questions with Waiting Till Marriage". Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "JACARANDA RECORDS LIMITED". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Music Week Awards 2020 finalists revealed". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "OUT OF PHASE EVENTS LIMITED". Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO A NIGHT OUT IN THE ROPEWALKS". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "How tiny record store became the go-to place for singers and stars". Retrieved 9 August 2025.