I.R.S. Records

I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland (the older brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police).

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Record label - 1979 - Miles Copeland - Stewart Copeland - The Police

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I.R.S. releases were distributed by A&M Records until 1985, by MCA Records until 1990, and distributed by EMI (which bought the label in 1994) until the label folded in 1996.

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A&M Records - 1985 - MCA Records - 1990 - EMI - 1994 - 1996

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Acts on I.R.S. included R.E.M., The Go-Gos, Oingo Boingo, The Buzzcocks, The Alarm, Wall of Voodoo and General Public. An instrumental-only imprint, I.R.S. No Speak, released albums by Stewart Copeland and William Orbit. I.R.S. also produced the MTV series The Cutting Edge, which aired on Sunday nights with 120 Minutes.

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R.E.M. - The Go-Gos - Oingo Boingo - The Buzzcocks - Wall of Voodoo - General Public - Stewart Copeland - William Orbit - MTV - The Cutting Edge - 120 Minutes

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"I.R.S." stood for "International Record Syndicate" (or "Independent Record Syndicate" on some early releases); it should not be confused with the Internal Revenue Service, the United States income tax agency.

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Internal Revenue Service - United States - Income tax

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