This is the DEP label and was the copyright holder before the legal entity was incorporated. For the studio see . Name variants: - DEP International - Dep International Formed by UB40 in 1980 so they could keep total control over their record output and eventually release tracks by other artists. A worldwide distribution deal was struck with Virgin Records in 1982. This was the first label to release a dub album appearing in the British pop charts - 'Present Arms In Dub'. via Discogs →