Zip Records

Begun during the late 90’s, Zip Records is a Amsterdam-based totally independent record label. The Amsterdam based Zip Records story is relatively simple.

Our pitch is safe adventure; our name suggests a jolt and the artists on the label provide the kicks. Each release by the label, beginning with the first one in 1998, has hopefully been representative of its genre and every title definitely has been a labor of love by the artists. With releases by artists from Australia, Sweden, the U.S., U.K., Netherlands and many more world locations, the music

is defined by accessibility and “independence”. Consisting primarily of pop and rock artists, Zip Records plays it somewhat safe, preferring artists with sparks of creativity and a sense of melody and style that will offend no one and please those who come into contact with the music. The thread which ties together the label’s releases may not be that apparent at first glance, but at least from the vantage point of Zip Records, each title has a sense of place – geographically as well as musically. In the beginning, much of the music came from Sweden (Dorian gray, The Merrymakers, Pineforest Crunch, Safari Season, etc), Australia (The Chevelles, P76, Pearson, The Wellingtons, etc) and the U.K. (thirst, Red Letter Day, Killing for Culture, etc). This covered the years from 1998 to 2004. From 2004 to the present, with the odd band from Serbia and Italy, Zip Records expanded to include more artists from the U.S. (Smash Palace, Ed Rogers, Mary Lees Corvette, Wanderlust, etc) and more recently allied itself with a Dutch label to release and promote Birgit (Schuurman) , Kensington, a Balladeer, Jelka van Houten, Samuel Wilson, Angela Moyra, etc. With distribution through MRI/SONY in the U.S. and Rough Trade in the Benelux countries, Zip Records remains a small label with an eclectic roster of guitar pop, singer/songwriter, punk, hard rock, hip hop and even jazz improvisations by Defunkt trombonist Joe Bowie and Ernst Glerum (due in the fall of 2013)!

08/07/2025

Back in stock!!
You can now order Yufu's album 'Heal Me Good' on vinyl again through our webshop.

New album by Yufu | Heal Me Good

25/06/2025

You can now watch the highlights of Lois Lane's sold out Paradiso show! Enjoy 😄

De Nederlandse band Loïs Lane is in 1983 opgericht door Monique Klemann en Tijn Touber; in 1985 voegde zus Suzanne zich bij de band. In 1987 wordt de band fi...

03/06/2025

Zip Records is a proud sponsor of the 2025 Red Light Jazz Festival in Amsterdam. Over 38 locations in the Red Light Jazz area will host the events from June 6th through the 8th. Check out the full schedule here:

Red Light Jazz Festival is hét jazzfestival in Amsterdam met topartiesten, dinerconcerten en optredens op unieke locaties in de binnenstad.

22/04/2025

Catch Sabrina Starke this Friday in Plato Rotterdam!

De vinyl & cd winkel Plato is na 12 jaar weer terug in Rotterdam!
Op vrijdag 25 april zal ik met mijn liveband optreden in de winkel. En natuurlijk zijn de vinyls en cd's van Weather the Storm aanwezig.

Wil je erbij zijn? reserveer je gratis plekje via deze link! En dan zie ik je graag dan.
https://bash.social/e/WpmUo22tPLha/324136?u=130860

Loveeee
SS

14/04/2025

New music coming up. I made a new album. This is the first track off that record. Canvas Horizon. About places where I feel free. To me those places are the desert and the ocean. How about you?

04/03/2025

Did you miss out on Fingerprint live at Bimhuis? You can now watch the full show!

Nu-jazz, funk, soul and gospel led by world-class Dutch trumpeter.Jan van Duikeren trumpet, Tom Beek tenor sax, Timothy Banchet keyboards, Hugo den Oudsten b...

26/02/2025

https://youtu.be/vuwMEiNg3B8?feature=shared
Fijn

25/02/2025

Hooray, it’s a shiny signing day!
We welcome the incredibly gifted Nathaniel Dov on our roster. His first single can be expected in spring!

21/02/2025

It's a double release day!!
Both Fingerprint and Wouter Planteijdt released their new album. Head over to our website and get your hands on Fingerprint's Slow Your Roll and Wouter Planteijdt's Bullhorn III vinyl.

https://www.ziprecords.nl/vinyl-shop

12/02/2025

Next month Sabrina Starke will be kicking off her tour!

🖤Hey lovely people!

In just one month, we’ll be kicking off the Weather the Storm tour! After an amazing release show last year, we’re excited to keep the good vibes going.

Have you got your tickets yet? Grab yours now and give yourself something to look forward to!

Here are the dates:

06 maart De Oosterpoort
16 maart PAARD
28 maart Metropool
15 april Tolhuistuin
18 april ECI cultuurfabriek
20 april TivoliVredenburg
24 april Poppodium 013

I see you there! Loveeeeee
🖤✨

📷 JaapKroon Fotografie

29/01/2025

27/01/2025

Look at that! Sabrina Starke is nominated for an Edison award⭐️

Adres

W. G. Plein 231
Amsterdam
1054SE

Website

http://www.ziprecords.nl/

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