Invisiblegirl Records

Invisiblegirl Records was established in 2006 by Julia Adamson, who also launched the associated Invisible Girl Music Publishing operation. The label emerged after Adamson had spent decades working across several parts of the British independent-music ecosystem: as a performer, recording engineer, studio employee, collaborator and member of the Fall. Reference material describes the label as having more than 30 releases and identifies Adamson as its current label manager. Adamson's musical background began in and around Manchester. She played guitar in the punk group Blackout in 1977 and synthesiser with the early electronic band Illustration in 1979. Illustration toured with Blancmange and Pink Military, and its track "Tidal Flow" appeared on the Some Bizzare Album. The group later received renewed archival attention through compilation appearances, including The Tears of Technology in 2020 and Prophecy & Progress in 2022. These projects are part of Adamson's broader musical history rather than confirmed Invisiblegirl Records releases. From 1981 to 1983, Adamson worked as personal assistant to producer Martin Hannett. She then worked as a tape operator and sound engineer at Yellow Two and Strawberry Studios in Stockport from 1984 to 1990. During this period she also performed with What?Noise, contributing guitar, synthesiser and computer programming to the group's recordings and live work. When Strawberry Studios closed in 1991, Adamson helped save a number of copy-master tapes that had been discarded outside the building. The rescued material included recordings connected with Factory Records and other artists, highlighting her long-standing interest in preserving music history. Adamson joined the Fall in 1995 and remained with the group until 2001. She played keyboards, guitar, vocals and computers, toured extensively and contributed to a number of albums, including The Twenty Seven Points, The Light User Syndrome, Levitate, The Post Nearly Man, The Marshall Suite and The Unutterable. She also worked with Mark E. Smith on songs by Elastica and appeared at the 1999 Meltdown Festival, curated by Nick Cave. Her experience in both studio and touring environments provided a practical foundation for later label management. In 2006, Adamson created Invisiblegirl Records and Invisible Girl Music Publishing. The label's stated scope includes recorded releases and a growing publishing catalogue of original songs by singer-songwriters associated with the imprint. The supplied reference material does not provide a full release list, distribution history, corporate structure, headquarters or financial information. Consequently, the label's documented history is primarily the history of its founder and the independent music networks from which the imprint developed. It remains an active, founder-led label on the available evidence.

• 2006

  Invisiblegirl Records launched

  [1]Julia Adamsonen.wikipedia.org

  Julia Adamson established Invisiblegirl Records and the associated Invisible Girl Music Publishing operation.

An artist-led independent UK imprint combining recorded-music releases with music publishing, informed by Julia Adamson's background in Manchester's post-punk, electronic, studio-engineering and alternative-rock scenes.

• Record label catalogue · 2006

  Recorded music releases

  Invisiblegirl Records issues recorded-music projects under its independent imprint. The supplied reference describes the label as having more than 30 releases, but does not provide a complete catalogue or identify enough individual titles to list them reliably. The catalogue is associated with Adamson's singer-songwriter network and her broader independent-music practice.

• Music publishing · 2006

  Invisible Girl Music Publishing

  The publishing arm operates alongside the record label and administers an expanding catalogue of original songs by singer-songwriters connected with the imprint. Publicly available source material does not specify its collecting-society affiliations, territory-by-territory administration arrangements or commercial terms.

1. 1Julia Adamsonen.wikipedia.org