Andrew Lauder (music executive)
Andrew Lauder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Justus Lauder 22 May 1947 Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Died | 26 November 2025 (aged 78) Seillans, France |
| Genres | Pop, hard rock krautrock |
| Occupations | A&R executive Record executive Record producer |
| Years active | 1967–2025 |
| Labels | Liberty Records, United Artists Records, Radar Records, F-Beat Records, Demon Music Group, Silvertone Records |
Andrew Justus Lauder (22 May 1947 – 26 November 2025) was a British record company executive and A&R manager. He was noted for his adventurous signings of bands as diverse as Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Can, Hawkwind and Brinsley Schwarz to Liberty Records and United Artists Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He later formed numerous independent labels including Radar Records, F-Beat Records, Demon Music Group and Silvertone Records.