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2 unusual facts about Lightning Records


Laurent Véronnez

After sending his first demonstration to Lightning Records – the original home of the Bonzai label, he became one of the main artists of the new age in electronic music.

Lightning Records

The "Old Gold Label was subsequently set up from here and featured many original classics licensed from other labels, for example Clifford T Ward's song "Gaye", Python Lee Jackson's "In a Broken Dream", and re-releases by The Everly Brothers, The Equals, Trini Lopez and Ketty Lester.


Bonzai Records

It was formed by DJ Fly, Yves Deruyter and Franky Jones in the back of record-shop The Blitz in Belgium in 1992 as a sublabel to Lightning Records, which went bankrupt in March of 2003 and was subsequently replaced by the Banshee Worx label.


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