About Us
Gearbox Records is an independent record label founded in 2009 and based in London and Tokyo. With a strong vinyl-led ethos, Gearbox by extension includes an analogue cutting and mastering studio situated in King’s Cross. The label’s dual output includes previously-unreleased historic recordings and pioneering new music by contemporary artists; you might come across forgotten treasures by Thelonious Monk, Don Cherry, Tubby Hayes, and Nico as well recent material by Binker and Moses, Sarathy Korwar, Theon Cross, Dwight Trible, and Abdullah Ibrahim.
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‘With its satisfyingly fat vinyl platters, audiophile-friendly downloads and imaginative catalogue of rediscovered gems
(plus new recordings), LP specialist Gearbox is becoming one
of the wonders of the age’
Philip Johnson, The Independent
‘The redoubtable
UK-based Gearbox label - famed for their attention to detail
in regard to vinyl mastering - leads the way’
Charles Waring, Record Collector
‘Gearbox has one goal and that’s to produce the best
sounding vinyl that can be made....the sound is like nothing
else I’ve encountered’
Jason Kennedy, The Ear
