30 years of 4AD
Record label 4AD have been working with some of the biggest names in music since 1980. We look at the artists who helped make the indie label so influential
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Bauhaus were one of the first bands to sign to 4AD, releasing their debut album in 1980
Photograph: Kevin Cummins/Getty Images
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Nick Cave, lead singer of The Birthday Party, pictured at The Venue in London. They released their first UK full length album Prayers On Fire in 1981
Photograph: David Corio/Redferns
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The Cocteau Twins, seen here performing on The Tube in 1984, have been stalwarts of the label since their debut in 1982 with the album Garlands
Photograph: ITV / Rex Features
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Lydia Lunch, performing here in 1980, briefly recorded on 4AD
Photograph: Angie Coqueran/ CORBIS
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Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance worked with the label in the mid 80s
Photograph: Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns
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Tanya Donelly and Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses, the first American band to sign to the label. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1986
Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns
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The Pixies released their debut mini album Come on Pilgrim in 1987, followed by the influential Doolittle two years later
Photograph: Kevin Cummins/Getty Images
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Lush were popular during the shoegazing days of the early 90s
Photograph: Bob Berg/Getty Images
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Kim Deal of the Pixies worked with her sister Kelley to form a side project, The Breeders. Their album Pod and the single Cannonball were big successes for 4AD
Photograph: RB/TS/KEYSTONE USA / Rex Feature
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Belly, the side project of Tanya Donelly of the Throwing Muses
Photograph: Steve Jennings/CORBIS
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American band Deerhunter are signed to 4AD and are releasing a new album in September
Photograph: PR
