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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) —Theopolisme 15:54, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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A record label that fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Not finding coverage in reliable sources. Google news archive yields zero results, except for the Wikipedia article itself. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:45, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 18:25, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. This is a record label that had many major hit records, and is covered sufficiently widely to be 'notable' even for those can't see beyond the GNG. --Michig (talk) 19:50, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Hello Michig. If you could provide sources in this discussion, it would be appreciated, and if the topic has received significant coverage in multiple, reliable secondary sources, I'll gladly withdraw this nomination. Also, sources don't have to be available online, per WP:SOURCEACCESS. Northamerica1000(talk) 02:21, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The label is covered in the books Elvis Costello: a Biography and They Could Have Been Bigger Than EMI, there's an article on its sale to the Kingfisher plc in Billboard, it had offshoot labels that themselves received significant coverage, e.g. in Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, according to this, Paul Gorman's book Reasons to Be Cheerful: The life and work of Barney Bubbles "is also an alternative history of the post-punk scene, from Stiff to Radar to F-Beat to 2-Tone to Go! Discs to – gulp! – Red Wedge and beyond." There are plenty of other sources discussing the label's formation, artists, and hit records. --Michig (talk) 08:04, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- All of the sources with links simply provide passing mentions, though. For example, in the Encyclopedia of recorded sound entry, the entry is about Demon/Edsel Records, and simply mentions that Demon Records was started as an offshoot of F-Beat Records, and an article already exists for Demon Music Group. I'll take your word regarding the Elvis Costello Book, and if one more independent reliable source that contains significant coverage is provided, this topic could very well them meet WP:CORPDEPTH. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:53, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep - pretty obviously noteworthy - David Gerard (talk) 08:31, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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