Where is the record label that James defected from based?
Manchester
So Many Ways (James song)
"So Many Ways" is a single by Mancunian band James, released in July 1986 by Sire Records, the second after the band defected from Factory Records.
 The record was released in two different versions, as 7" single and 12" EP, with different artworks by John Carroll.
 "So Many Ways" and "Withdrawn" were taken straight from James's debut album, "Stutter" and the third a slightly longer take on another album track, "Just Hip".
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside, and (briefly) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James.
 Like the label 4AD Records, Factory Records used a creative team (most notably record producer Martin Hannett and graphic designer Peter Saville) which gave the label and the artists recording for it a particular sound and image.
 The label employed a unique cataloguing system that gave a number not just to its musical releases, but to artwork and other objects, as well.
EOne Music discography
The E1 Discography has produced more Billboard hits than any other independent record label.
 Entertainment One Music was known as Koch Records from its founding in 1987, until 2009, when it was re-branded.
 In its early years, the record label signed many country, classical and rock acts, including artists Ringo Starr, Joan Baez, Chris Brubeck and Bob James.
 In the early 2000s, the label began to sign more hip hop acts and made deals with hip hop labels, releasing records by 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and Gangsta Advisory.
 E1 Music has had over 100 albums chart on the Billboard Independent chart and is the largest independently owned record label in the United States. Azuli Records
Azuli Records is an independent record label, focusing mainly on house music and other forms of electronic dance music.
 The label was founded by DJ Dave Piccioni in London, UK in 1991 and went into liquidation in April 2009.
 Some of its back catalogue was sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd.
 The label was re launched by Dave Piccioni and administered by Defected Records.
 In 2012, the label was sold to Defected Records. Hugpatch Records
Hugpatch Records is a record label based out of Brooklyn, New York.
 It was founded in 2006 by Maxwell Williams.
 It was originally a 7" single only record label, which gives it the reputation as "the world's tiniest record label."
 Its releases are limited to 500 copies of each record.
 Releases include singles by Brooklyn-based indie-pop band The Besties (HP01), Barcelona-based pop group Nosoträsh (HP02) and Austin, Texas-based minimal pop trio Yellow Fever (HP03).
 In 2007, Hugpatch was one of the organizers of the pop music festival, NYC Popfest.
 Later on, the label began releasing full-length albums, beginning with The Besties' Home Free (HP08), originally released on CD, and later as a vinyl LP.
 The label also produces an internet radio show for the American Apparel radio station, Viva-Radio.
com. Defected Records
Defected Records is a British independent record label specialising in house music recordings, events, artist booking and management. Bartosz Brenes
Bartosz Brenes (] , ] , born 25 July 1989 in San José, Costa Rica) is a chart-topping House DJ, producer, remixer and record label owner.
 He began his career as a DJ at the age of 16 in Belgium, and quickly started touring throughout Europe.
 Shortly after, Bartosz started producing electronic dance music using Ableton Live and by 2009, the 20-year-old had already established .
 His 2010 single "Heaven" topped the Russian Music Charts for 73 consecutive weeks, peaking at #3 on the Russian Billboard chart.
 Since 2011, Bartosz has been commissioned to remix artists such as A-Trak, Amanda Wilson, Bob Sinclar, Boy George, David Vendetta, Dillon Francis, Eddie Amador, Gary Pine, Janelle Monáe, Jean Beauvoir, Joachim Garraud, Joe Smooth, Kurd Maverick, Olav Basoski, Perry Farrell, Ron Carroll, Sander Kleinenberg, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Steve Edwards and Tommy Trash just to name a few.
 With over 100 productions (originals, remixes and ghost tracks) on labels like Armada, Defected, Dim Mak, Flamingo, Fool's Gold, Hed Kandi, Ministry of Sound, Nettwerk, Spinnin', Stealth or Subliminal, Bartosz quickly gathered the attention of high-profile DJ's including Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Knife Party, The Crystal Method, Paul Oakenfold, Alesso, Nicky Romero, Showtek, Cedric Gervais, Morgan Page, John Dahlbäck and Michael Woods.
 In 2012, Bartosz achieved popularity with his remix of "Breaking Up" by Chuckie, which became a mainstay on the Beatport top downloads charts for almost half a year. Pizza of Death Records
Pizza of Death is a Japanese record label based in Tokyo, Japan, and was founded by Hi-Standard front man Ken Yokoyama.
 It was created in 1994 as a record label inside a record label (Fat Wreck Chords), and officially established itself as fully independent in 1999 with the release of Hi-Standard's "Making the Road".
 The label currently holds 19 bands, 5 of which are based in The United States and Europe.
 One of these is "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes", which is associated with several well-known American punk musicians from the United States, including producer and bassist Fat Mike of NOFX. Rak Records
Rak Records is a British record label, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969.
 Rak was home to artists such as Herman's Hermits, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Kenny, Hot Chocolate, Smokie, Arrows, Span, Racey and Kim Wilde.
 Rak Records were distributed via a licensing deal with EMI Records, which bought the company and its master recordings from Most in 1983.
 Most kept the company name and his RAK Studios, which still exists in St. John's Wood along with Rak Publishing.
 The latter company represents artists such as Joan Jett, Ben Taylor and KK.
 In 1986, Most defected the label from EMI to PRT Records which handled the last releases until February 1988.
 Owing to the records not being hits, the label folded.
 However, 26 years later in late 2014, Rak Records was revived as a label for new artists releasing both downloads and 7-inch vinyl in the form of a singles club.
 The Cadbury Sisters, Trojanhorse, and Beautiful Boy were the new signings.
 They recorded their own original songs as the A-sides, and covered a classic Rak artists cover as the B-side.
 The Cadbury Sisters covered Steve Harley's 1975 classic "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" (even though it was originally released on the generic EMI label), Trojan Horse did Cozy Powell's "Dance With The Devil", and Beautiful Boy did "Kids In America".
 As PRT Records is no longer in existence, the label is now distributed by Gearbox Records using the original sailing yacht paper label and the records packaged in the original royal blue paper sleeves. Cari Lekebusch
Cari Lekebusch (born 1972) is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Stockholm.
 His productions range from techno to hip hop.
 He owns a record label, H. Productions, founded and managed by himself.
 The original name of the record label was Hybrid productions, but a legal twist in 1998 with the Japanese label Avex Trax's British group Hybrid forced Lekebusch to change his record label name to its present name.
 His studio is called HP HQ (Hybrid production Headquarters).