Mute Records

Mute is a British record label with offices in London, New York, and Berlin. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Fad Gadget, Wire, Komputer, NON, Cabaret Voltaire, Diamanda Galas, Silicon Teens, D.A.F. and Yazoo.
During 1978, Daniel Miller began recording music using synthesizers under the name The Normal. He recorded the tracks "T.V.O.D." and "Warm Leatherette", and distributed them through Rough Trade Shops under the label name Mute Records.The label was formed initially just to release the one single. "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette" became a cult hit ensuring the future of the label. "Warm Leatherette" was later covered by Grace Jones, Pankow, Laibach,Chicks on Speed and many others.