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The company was formed in 1976 by Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor , who had first met as undergraduates at Trinity College, Cambridge , and later organized dance events for students together. In 1979, they discovered (in a London Pub ) and then managed the Heavy Metal group Iron Maiden . They consequently named the record company after the song ''Sanctuary'', which can be found on Iron Maiden's self titled debut album. The CEO of Sanctuary Records is Merck Mercuriadis . Matthew Knowles , father of the Beyonce and manager of Destiny's Child , joined the label as an executive in 2003, when Sanctuary purchased his Urban music company in America. However this move proved disastrous when records by such acts as D12 's Bizarre , Ray J and De La Soul were delayed, and the main company headed towards collapse. After restructuring the company in 2006, it was decided no more records would be released by this American Urban division. Sanctuary Records is noted for preferring to sign artists with long-term appeal, usually the artists are those considered ' Heritage Acts ', being artists who have had a long career and steady fanbase. Iron Maiden ' back catalog was re-issued by Sanctuary in conjunction with Columbia Records in the US in 2002. Kenny Rogers ' 1980's back catalog (originally released on RCA Records ) was re-issued by Sanctuary's Castle Music label in conjunction with Kenny Rogers' Dreamcatcher Records in the UK. The albums were only available as imports in the US. Kenny Rogers 's 2003 release "Back To The Well" was released by Sanctuary in the UK. ARTISTS
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