Secondary Research

Sub Pop is a record label that was created by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington in 1986. 

Sub Pop records achieved fame in the late 1980s by first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene. They are often credited for popularsising grunge music.
This makes me think of a road sign, or a bands logo. The black and white have been used really well to contrast next to each other. It gives of a certain power to the logo.

  
 Island Records is a record label that was craeted by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group. The label now operates as a division of The Island Def Jam Music Group in the United States.
This logo is simple but can mean deep meaningful things like wanting to escape with (the sound of music), wanting a sense of freedom(when listening to music),  makes me think of a hot relaxing place where listening to music would be easy to do. The logo is strong as is recognisable.

 Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, North side and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Factory records may seem simple and a bit plain but I think that it says that the produced music is created here, its like a story that tells us the beginning of the story. The colours are bland but the red works really well with making the logo stronger and much more effective.


 
Trash Aesthetics is an independent record label founded in 2004 by Rob Fawkes and Claire Hewitson. Based in South London, it specialises in releasing limited-edition runs of singles by both local bands and international acts whose work is difficult to come by in the UK.
The label's first release was a  7" clear-vinyl pressing by Bloc Party called She's Hearing Voices.
This logo reminds me of a clothes range, a successful clothes range like superdry. The blue and red are both domenent colours so level each other out to create a good contrast.