Proper Records was founded in 1996 and has become renowned for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Ian Hunter, Gretchen Peters, Ben Glover, Tom Russell, Nick Lowe and many more. Commencing with a handful of releases the label grew in stature and renown through its “Properbox” series, whose lavishly packaged and eruditely annotated 4-CD box sets set an
unprecedented standard for reissue products available at a budget price. These days, the label has become better known for releasing new albums by contemporary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Gretchen Peters, Nanci Griffith, The Waterboys, Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, Mary Gauthier, Jimmie Vaughan, Tom Russell, Cowboy Junkies, Elizabeth Cook and many more. There is also a subsidiary jazz label, Specific Jazz whose roster currently includes Jacqui Dankworth, Jay Phelps, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and also the annual BBC JAZZ AWARDS compilation.
