Bella Union 10th Anniversary: Royal Festival Hall, London
Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 13 July 2007
BELLA UNION, the boutique label launched by Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde, has quietly simmered away since 1997, rarely setting the musical agenda, but occasionally spotting artists that other indies wish they'd managed to nab. "It's a label that doesn't draw attention to itself, but [which] you trust," said writer Paul Morley, drafted in as MC for a two-night celebration of Bella's first decade.
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