Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ron Johnson Records


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. no one in favor of deletion MINUS the nom JForget  14:46, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Ron Johnson Records

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Non-Notable company, Fails WP:CORP. Codf1977 (talk) 09:22, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's a record label, and an important one from the 1980s. If it had been run as a 'company' it may not have gone out of business. Ron Johnson Records was one of the most significant (genuine) independent labels of the 1980s, contributing five tracks to the NME's era-defining C86 compilation, and releasing 34 records of which 12 were hits on the independent chart. Like most 1980s labels, the bulk of the coverage that exists is in print magazines such as NME, Melody Maker, etc., that are not available online. Label owner Dave Parsons was included in International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 based on this label - the book lists Ron Johnson Records as winning the award for Independent Label of the Year in 1986. Google Books shows plenty of sources, most without preview available. The fansite linked in the article is by Rhodri Marsden - journalist for The Independent and keyboard player in Scritti Politti. The label's sound is still being identified as an influence today (see this). Deleting this would be really silly.--Michig (talk) 09:59, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. Cavie78 (talk) 18:47, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  —  Gongshow  Talk 17:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  —  Gongshow  Talk 17:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Michig. Part of a series of bad faith nominations by this user. Jeni  ( talk ) 10:59, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.