American. Red Star was set up by Marty Thau, former manager of the New York Dolls. It appears to have been more active in the States than in Britain: a glance through the catalogues suggests that its only releases over here were a single and an album each by Suicide and the Real Kids. Red Star products were licensed to and handled by Bronze Records in Britain; the singles shared a BRO-0 catalogue series with those of Bronze. Distribution was by EMI.
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