PIAS Recordings

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PIAS Recordings
Parent company	Universal Music Group (since Sep 2024), PIAS Group (till Sep 2024)
Founded	1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Founder	Kenny Gates Michel Lambot
Distributor(s)	PIAS, Virgin Music Group in the U.S.
Genre	Rock alternative rock electronic folk experimental
Country of origin	United Kingdom and Belgium
Location	London and Brussels
Official website	playitagainsam.net

PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983^{[citation needed]} by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot, In September 2024, the company was acquired by Universal Music Group.^[1] Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s. Play It Again Sam's prominent early artists were electronic-rock acts like Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto and The Young Gods. They later added artists such as The Sound, Soulwax/2ManyDJ's, Sigur Rós and Mogwai.