Discs was a London-based record label, launched in 1983 from offices in Wendell Road, Shepherd's Bush, by Andy Macdonald and Lesley Symons.
The pair founded the label after Macdonald left his job as press officer at Stiff Records, and Symons provided the seed funding.
Key staff contributors, following a move to Hammersmith, included comedian Phill Jupitus and Cathal Smyth (Madness' Chas Smash).
In 1996, Macdonald resigned when PolyGram acquired a majority stake in the label,[1] which folded not too long afterwards.
Independiente is also the home of Travis, Roddy Frame, Embrace, So Solid Crew, Howling Bells and Malian desert blues band Tinariwen.