Slumberland Records

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Slumberland Records
Founded 1989
Genre indie pop
Country of origin U.S.
Location Washington, D.C.
Official Website http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/

Slumberland Records is a United States independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St. Christopher, Boyracer, Beatnik Filmstars, and 14 Iced Bears.

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[edit] History

Inspired by independent punk labels such as K Records, Slumberland was created as a collective effort consisting of members of D.C. area bands Velocity Girl and Big Jesus Trash Can as a mecca for indie pop bands, seldom heard outside of the K Records label.[1]

The debut Slumberland Records release was "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want?", a shared 7" featuring early line-ups of Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine, and Powderburns. The record was sold in December 1989, limited to 1000 copies with some sort of hand coloring.[2]

By 1992, Slumberland Records was exclusively managed by Michael Schulman and operations were moved from Silver Spring, Maryland to Berkeley, California.[1]

In 1993, Slumberland Records started a in-company record promotion label called "I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record", using colored vinyl instead of black vinyl for up-and-coming bands. The debut release for the WISH label was Sleepyhead's "Sick of Heaven" 7". [3]

In 2001, Slumberland Records went on a temporary hiatus after The Saturday People self-titled full-length but returned in 2003 to release the vinyl version of The Aislers Set third full-length How I Learned to Write Backwards.[4]

The label once again returned to active status in 2006, releasing albums by The Lodger, Sarandon, Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion!, as well as numerous 7" singles.

[edit] Catalog

[edit] DRYL Catalog Discography (1989 - 1992)

  • DRYL 1 - V/A - "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want" 7" (Dec. 1989)
  • DRYL 2 - Powderburns - "Powderburns" 12" (Apr. 1990)
  • DRYL 3 - Whorl - "Mind Revolution" 7" (Mar 1990)
  • DRYL 4 - Velocity Girl - "I Don't Care If You Go" 7" (Aug 1990)
  • DRYL 5 - Honeybunch - "No More I Told You So's" 7" (Mar 1991)
  • DRYL 6 - Jane Pow - "Warm Room" 7" (Feb 1991)
  • DRYL 7 - Lilys - "February Fourteenth" 7" (Mar 1991)
  • DRYL 8 -
  • DRYL 9 - Black Tambourine - "By Tomorrow" 7" (Nov 1991)
  • DRYL 10 - Velocity Girl - "My Forgotten Favorite" 7" (Jan 1992)
  • DRYL 11 - Whorl - "Maybe It's Better" 7" (Feb 1992)
  • DRYL 12 - Lorelei - "The Bitter Air" 7" (Feb 1992)
  • DRYL 13 - Small Factory - "What To Want" 7" (Apr 1992)
  • DRYL 14 - Honeybunch - "Mind Your Own Business" 7" (Jun 1992)
  • DRYL 15 - Swirlies - "Didn't Understand" 7" (Feb 1992)

[edit] SLR Catalog Discography (1992 - Current)

[edit] WISH Catalog Discography (1993 - Current)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Epitonic.com: Your Source for Cutting-Edge Music
  2. ^ What Kind of Heaven Do You Want? : Slumberland Records
  3. ^ Sleepyhead : Sick of Heaven : Slumberland Records
  4. ^ Slumberland Records discography

[edit] External links

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