WestCom (full name: WestCom Neue Medien Tonträger- Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH) was a German recording company that operated the labelOff Beat, Visage Records and others.
Off Beat was a label specialized in electronic music with industrial and experimental rhythmic features which was founded in 1993 by Stefan Herwig and Thorsten Stroht.[3][4]
Originally the catalog numbering followed the codes issued by its distributor SPV GmbH (like SPV 085-22292 for Front Line Assembly's 1995 album Hard Wired). Around 1996 the label started its own format, starting with a capitalO followed by the release number. Previous releases were attributed numbers, that were added to the artwork in reprints.[5]
Visage Records
Visage was a label/division specialized in synthpop.