The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police’s Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the ’80s including R.E.M., the Go-Go’s, Oingo Boingo, The Alarm, The English Beat, and more. From 1983 to 1987, it produced a monthly program for MTV called The Cutting Edge. For most of its run, the show was hosted by musician Peter Zaremba of the Fleshtones.
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