Slumberland Records
Slumberland Records | |
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Founded | 1989 |
Genre | Indie pop |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Oakland, California |
Official website |
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Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christopher, Boyracer, Beatnik Filmstars, 14 Iced Bears, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.
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.
Catalog
DRYL catalog discography (1989-1992)
Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released | |
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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 |
SLR catalog discography (1992-present)
Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released | |
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SLR 08 | V/A | Just A Taste | CD | Mar 1996 | |
SLR 16 | Linda Smith | Til Another Time | 7" | Nov 1993 | |
SLR 17 | The Ropers | Sunbathe EP | 7" | May 1993 | |
SLR 18 | Sleepyhead | Punk Rock City USA | 7" | May 1993 | |
SLR 19 | St. Christopher | Radio France Sessions EP | 7" | Nov 1993 | |
SLR 20 | Lilys | In The Presence of Nothing | LP | Sep 1992 | |
SLR 21 | Sleepyhead | Punk Rock U.S.A. | LP | Apr 1993 | |
SLR 22 | Stereolab | Switched On | LP | Oct 1992 | |
SLR 23 | Velocity Girl | 6 Song EP | CD | Feb 1993 | |
SLR 24 | Stereolab | John Cage Bubblegum | 7" | Jan 1993 | |
SLR 25 | Jane Pow | Love It, Be It / State | CD | Jun 1993 | |
SLR 26 | Small Factory | Lose Your Way | 7" | May 1994 | |
SLR 27 | Bright Colored Lights | Open Your Eyes | 7" | Oct 2000 | |
SLR 28 | Boyracer | More Songs About Frustration and Self Hate | LP | Jul 1994 | |
SLR 29 | The Earthmen | Cool Chick #59 | 7" | May 1993 | |
SLR 30 | The Parasites | Something To Hold Onto | 7" | Sep 1993 | |
SLR 31 | V/A | Why Popstars Can't Dance | CD/2xLP | Oct 1994 | |
SLR 32 | Lorelei | Asleep EP | 7"/CD | Oct 1993 | |
SLR 33 | Tiger Trap / Henry's Dress | Astronautical Music Festival | 7" | Feb 1994 | |
SLR 34 | Henry's Dress | Henry's Dress EP | 10"/CD | Jan 1995 | |
SLR 35 | Boyracer | AUL 36X EP | 7" | Jan 1994 | |
SLR 36 | Go Sailor | Long Distance | 7" | Jul 1995 | |
SLR 37 | Black Tambourine | Complete Recordings | 10"/CD | Apr 1999 | |
SLR 38 | The Ropers | I Don't Mind EP | 7"/CD | May 1994 | |
SLR 39 | Belreve | Belreve EP | 7"/CD | Jan 1995 | |
SLR 40 | Rocketship | A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness | LP/CD | Jan 1996 | |
SLR 41 | The Softies | Loveseat | 7" | Jul 1994 | |
SLR 42 | KG | Embryo | 7" | 1999 | |
SLR 43 | Beatnik Filmstars | Pink Noize | 7" | May 1995 | |
SLR 44 | Lorelei | Everyone Must Touch The Stove | LP/CD | Sep 1995 | |
SLR 45 | Glo-Worm | Wishing Well | 7" | May 1995 | |
SLR 46 | Hood | Cabled Linear Traction | LP/CD | Jun 1995 | |
SLR 47 | The Softies | The Softies | 10"/CD | Mar 1996 | |
SLR 48 | Boyracer | We Are Made of the Same Wood | 10"/CD | Jan 1996 | |
SLR 49 | Boyracer | One Side of Boyracer | 7" | Oct 1996 | |
SLR 50 | The Ropers | All The Time | LP/CD | Sep 1995 | |
SLR 51 | Nord Express | Nord Express | 12"/CD | Mar 1996 | |
SLR 52 | The Aislers Set | Been Hiding | 7" | Feb 1992 | |
SLR 53 | The Ropers | Revolver | 7" | Sep 1995 | |
SLR 54 | Henry's Dress | Bust 'Em Green | LP/CD | Feb 1996 | |
SLR 55 | The Aislers Set | Terrible Things Happen | LP/CD | Sep 1998 | |
SLR 56 | Nord Express | Sharky | 7" | Jan 1997 | |
SLR 57 | Nord Express | Central | LP/CD | May 1997 | |
SLR 58 | Beatnik Filmstars | Beezer | CD | Feb 1996 | |
SLR 59 | Hood | Silent '88 | LP/CD | Sep 1996 | |
SLR 60 | The Saturday People | Slipping Through Your Fingertips | 7" | Feb 2000 | |
SLR 61 | |||||
SLR 62 | The Aislers Set | The Last Match | LP/CD | May 2000 | |
SLR 63 | The Saturday People / The Clientele | split | 7" | Jul 2001 | |
SLR 64 | Amy Linton & Stewart Anderson | The Lights Are Out | 7" | May 2000 | |
SLR 65 | 14 Iced Bears | In the Beginning | CD | Aug 2001 | |
SLR 66 | The Aislers Set | The Red Door | 7" | May 2001 | |
SLR 67 | The Saturday People | The Saturday People | LP/CD | Nov 2001 | |
SLR 68 | The Aislers Set | How I Learned To Write Backwards | LP/CD | Feb 2003 | |
SLR 69 | The How | Happy Matt | 7" | Sep 2006 | |
SLR 70 | The Crabapples | Crabapples For Change | 7" | Sep 2006 | |
SLR 71 | The Lodger | Grown-Ups | LP/CD | Jun 2007 | |
SLR 72 | Sarandon | Joe's Record | 7" | Oct 2007 | |
SLR 73 | Longhalsmottagningen | s/t | 7" | Feb 2008 | |
SLR 74 | Roy Moller / The Hermit Crabs | Searching For The Now 1 split | 7" | Feb 2008 | |
SLR 75 | The Aislers Set / The How | split | 7" | Oct 2008 | |
SLR 76 | Bye! / The Happy Couple | Searching For The Now 2 split | 7" | Feb 2008 | |
SLR 77 | Sarandon | Kill Twee Pop! | 10"/CD | Apr 2008 | |
SLR 78 | Phil Wilson | Industrial Strength | 2x7" | Aug 2008 | |
SLR 79 | Sexy Kids | "Sisters Are Forever" | 7" | Nov 2008 | |
SLR 80 | The Lodger | Life Is Sweet | LP/CD | May 2008 | |
SLR 81 | A Sunny Day In Glasgow / The Sunny Street | Searching For The Now Vol. 3 | Split 7" | Jun 2008 | |
SLR 82 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart / Summer Cats | Searching For The Now Vol. 4 | Split 7" | Jun 2008 | |
SLR 83 | Cause Co-Motion! | I Lie Awake EP | 7" | Sep 2008 | |
SLR 84 | Crystal Stilts | Alight of Night | LP/CD | Oct 2008 | |
SLR 85 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Everything With You" | 7" | Oct 2008 | |
SLR 86 | Bricolage | "Turn U Over" | 7" | Nov 2008 | |
SLR 87 | Cause Co-Motion! | It's Time! | CD | Oct 2008 | |
SLR 88 | Bricolage | Bricolage | LP/CD | May 2009 | |
SLR 89 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | LP/CD | Feb 2009 | |
SLR 90 | The Bats | "Don't You Rise" | 7" | Oct 2009 | |
SLR 91 | Crystal Stilts | "Love Is a Wave" | 7" | Mar 2009 | |
SLR 92 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Young Adult Friction" | 7" | Mar 2009 | |
SLR 93 | Cause Co-Motion! | Because Because Because | 12" | May 2009 | |
SLR 94 | Liechtenstein / The Faintest Ideas | Searching For The Now 5 Vol. 5 | Split 7" | Aug 2009 | |
SLR 95 | The School / George Washington Brown | Searching For The Now Vol. 6 | Split 7" | Aug 2009 | |
SLR 96 | Liechtenstein | Survival Strategies In A Modern World | 10"/CD | Jun 2009 | |
SLR 97 | Gregory Webster | "The Promised Land" | 7" | Oct 2009 | |
SLR 98 | The Champagne Socialists | "Blue Genes" | 7" | Jul 2009 | |
SLR 99 | Dum Dum Girls | "Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout" | 7" | Nov 2010 | |
SLR 100 | |||||
SLR 101 | Summer Cats | Songs For Tuesdays | LP/CD | Jul 2009 | |
SLR 102 | Brown Recluse | The Soft Skin | 12" | Sep 2009 | |
SLR 103 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Come Saturday" | 7" | Sep 2009 | |
SLR 104 | Sic Alps | "L. Mansion" | 7" | Aug 2009 | |
SLR 105 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Higher Than The Stars" | 7"/12"/Remix-12"/CD | Sep 2009 | |
SLR 106 | Pants Yell! | Received Pronunciation | LP/CD | Nov 2009 | |
SLR 107 | Devon Williams | "Sufferer" | 7" | Sep 2009 | |
SLR 108 | Brilliant Colors | Introducing | LP/CD | Nov 2009 | |
SLR 109 | Sarandon / The Membranes | "Spike Milligan's Tape Recorder" | Split 7" | Oct 2009 | |
SLR 110 | Frankie Rose | "Thee Only One" | 7" | Oct 2009 | |
SLR 111 | Black Tambourine | Black Tambourine | LP/CD | Mar 2010 | |
SLR 112 | Chin Chin | Sound of the Westway | LP | Apr 2010 | |
SLR 113 | Manatee | "Indecision" | 7" | May 2010 | |
SLR 114 | Summer Cats | "Your Timetable" | 7" | Mar 2010 | |
SLR 115 | Brilliant Colors | "Never Mine" | 7" | Apr 2010 | |
SLR 116 | The Lodger | Flashbacks | LP/CD | Apr 2010 | |
SLR 117 | Neverever | Angelic Swells | LP/CD | May 2010 | |
SLR 118 | Tender Trap | "Do You Want A Boyfriend?" | 7" | Jun 2010 | |
SLR 119 | Tender Trap | Dansette Dansette | LP/CD | Jun 2010 | |
SLR 120 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Say No To Love" | 7" | Jun 2010 | |
SLR 121 | Procedure Club | Doomed Forever | LP/CD | Jun 2010 | |
SLR 122 | Spectrals | "7th Date" | 7" | Jun 2010 | |
SLR 123 | Brown Recluse | Evening Tapestry | LP/CD | Mar 2011 | |
SLR 124 | Frankie Rose and The Outs | Frankie Rose and The Outs | LP/CD | Sep 2010 | |
SLR 125 | Weekend | Sports | LP/CD | Nov 2010 | |
SLR 126 | Crystal Stilts | "Shake the Shackles" | 7" | Oct 2010 | |
SLR 127 | Phil Wilson | "I Own It" | 7" | Oct 2010 | |
SLR 128 | Phil Wilson | God Bless Jim Kennedy | LP/CD | Nov 2010 | |
SLR 129 | Brave Irene | Brave Irene | 12"/CD | Mar 2011 | |
SLR 130 | Girls Names / Brilliant Colors | "I Lose" / "You Win" | Split 7" | Nov 2010 | |
SLR 131 | Sarandon | Sarandon's Age of Reason | LP/CD | Mar 2011 | |
SLR 132 | Crystal Stilts | In Love With Oblivion | LP/CD | Apr 2011 | |
SLR 133 | Devon Williams | Euphoria | LP/CD | Aug 2011 | |
SLR 134 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Heart in Your Heartbreak" | 7" | Dec 2010 | |
SLR 135 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | Belong | LP/CD | Mar 2011 | |
SLR 136 | Devon Williams | "Your Sympathy" | 7" | Jun 2011 | |
SLR 137 | Art Museums | "Dancing With A Hole In Your Heart" | 7" | Jun 2011 | |
SLR 138 | Girls Names | Dead to Me | LP/CD | Apr 2011 | |
SLR 139 | Gold-Bears | Are You Falling in Love? | LP/CD | May 2011 | |
SLR 140 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Belong" | 7" | Mar 2011 | |
SLR 141 | Weekend | "End Times" | 7" | May 2011 | |
SLR 142 | Terry Malts | I'm Neurotic | LP/CD | Apr 2011 | |
SLR 143 | Kids On A Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | 12"/CD | May 2011 | |
SLR 144 | Go Sailor | Go Sailor | LP | Jun 2011 | |
SLR 145 | Joanna Gruesome | "Sugarcrush" | Digital | Nov 2013 | |
SLR 146 | Brilliant Colors | Again and Again | LP/CD | Jul 2011 | |
SLR 147 | Big Troubles | "Sad Girls" | 7" | Aug 2011 | |
SLR 148 | Big Troubles | Romantic Comedy | LP/CD | Sep 2011 | |
SLR 149 | Frankie Rose | "Know Me" | 7" | Jan 2012 | |
SLR 150 | Frankie Rose | Interstellar | LP/CD | Feb 2012 | |
SLR 151 | Neverever | Shake-a-Baby | 12"/CD | Jan 2012 | |
SLR 152 | Veronica Falls | "Bad Feeling" | 7" | Aug 2011 | |
SLR 153 | Veronica Falls | Veronica Falls | LP/CD | Sep 2011 | |
SLR 154 | Spectrals | "Get a Grip" | 7" | Oct 2011 | |
SLR 155 | Spectrals | Bad Penny | LP/CD | Oct 2011 | |
SLR 156 | Sea Lions | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask | LP/CD | Nov 2011 | |
SLR 157 | Weekend | Red | 12"/CD | Sep 2011 | |
SLR 158 | English Singles | Backstreet Pages | 7" | May 2012 | |
SLR 159 | Terry Malts | "Something About You" | 7" | Oct 2011 | |
SLR 160 | Big Troubles | "She Smiles For Pictures" | 7" | Nov 2011 | |
SLR 161 | Manatee | "Single Payer Class War" | Flexi 7" | Nov 2011 | |
SLR 162 | Devon Williams | "Revelations" | Digital Download | Nov 2011 | |
SLR 163 | Terry Malts | Killing Time | LP/CD | Feb 2012 | |
SLR 164 | Roommates | "Winnifred" | 7" | Mar 2012 | |
SLR 165 | Evans The Death | "Telling Lies" | 7" | Mar 2012 | |
SLR 166 | Evans The Death | Evans The Death | LP/CD | May 2012 | |
SLR 167 | Allo Darlin' | "Capricornia" | 7" | Mar 2012 | |
SLR 168 | Allo Darlin' | Europe | LP/CD | Apr 2012 | |
SLR 169 | Violens | True | LP/CD | May 2012 | |
SLR 170 | Black Tambourine | OneTwoThreeFour | 2x7" | May 2012 | |
SLR 171 | Lorelei | Enterprising Sidewalks | LP/CD | Aug 2012 | |
SLR 172 | Violens | "Totally True" | 7" | Apr 2012 | |
SLR 173 | Veronica Falls | "My Heart Beats" | 7" | Apr 2012 | |
SLR 174 | Echo Lake | Wild Peace | LP/CD | Jun 2012 | |
SLR 175 | The June Brides | "A January Moon" | 7" | Jun 2012 | |
SLR 176 | Girls Names / Weird Dreams | split | 7" | Jun 2012 | |
SLR 177 | Allo Darlin' | "Europe" | 7" | Jun 2012 | |
SLR 178 | Allo Darlin' | "Northern Lights" | 7" | Oct 2012 | |
SLR 179 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | "Jeremy" | 7" | Oct 2012 | |
SLR 180 | Evans The Death | "Catch Your Cold" | 7" | Oct 2012 | |
SLR 181 | Frankie Rose | Night Swim | CD | Oct 2012 | |
SLR 182 | Girls Names | "The New Life" | 12" | Nov 2012 | |
SLR 183 | Weekend | Jinx | LP/CD | Jun 2013 | |
SLR 184 | Wax Idols | Discipline & Desire | LP/CD | Mar 2013 | |
SLR 185 | Veronica Falls | Waiting for Something to Happen | LP/CD | Feb 2013 | |
SLR 186 | Veronica Falls | "Teenage" | 7" | Mar 2013 | |
SLR 187 | Girls Names | The New Life | LP/CD | Feb 2013 | |
SLR 188 | Golden Grrrls | Golden Grrrls | LP/CD | Mar 2013 | |
SLR 189 | The Mantles | Long Enough to Leave | LP/CD | Jun 2013 | |
SLR 190 | Devon Williams | Gilding the Lily | LP/CD | June 2014 | |
SLR 191 | English Singles | "Ordinary Girls" | 7" | May 2013 | |
SLR 192 | Kids On A Crime Spree | "Creep the Creeps" | 7" | Apr 2013 | |
SLR 193 | Spectrals | Sob Story | LP/CD | Jun 2013 | |
SLR 194 | Veronica Falls | "Waiting for Something to Happen" | 7" | Jun 2013 | |
SLR 195 | Terry Malts | Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere | LP/CD | Sep 2013 | |
SLR 195x | Terry Malts | "I Could Be Happy" | Flexi 7" | Sep 2013 | |
SLR 196 | Black Hearted Brother | Stars Are Our Home | LP/CD | Oct 2013 | |
SLR 197 | Joanna Gruesome | Weird Sister | LP/CD | Sep 2013 | |
SLR 198 | Girls Names | The Next Life EP | 12" | Oct 2013 | |
SLR 199 | Veronica Falls | "Broken Toy" | 7" | Oct 2013 | |
SLR 200 | The Proper Ornaments | Wooden Head | LP/CD | July 2014 | |
SLR 201 | Literature | Chorus | LP/CD | August 2014 | |
SLR 202 | Tony Molina | Dissed and Dismissed | LP | Mar 2014 | |
SLR 203 | Withered Hand | New Gods | LP/CD | Mar 2014 | |
SLR 204 | Gold-Bears | Dalliance | LP/CD | June 2014 | |
SLR 205 | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | "Simple and Sure" | 7" | June 2014 | |
SLR 206 | Terry Malts | Inside EP | 7" | September 2014 | |
SLR 207 | The June Brides | "She Seems Quite Free" | 7" | September 2014 | |
SLR 208 | Allo Darlin' | We Come from the Same Place | LP/CD | October 2014 | |
SLR 209 | Joanna Gruesome / Perfect Pussy | Astonishing Adventures Comic/Split EP | 7" | November 2014 | |
SLR 210 | The Mantles | "Memory" | 7" | December 2014 | |
SLR 211 | Young Guv | Ripe 4 Luv | LP/CD | March 2015 | |
SLR 212 | Evans the Death | Expect Delays | LP/CD | March 2015 | |
SLR 213 | Linden | Rest and Be Thankful | LP/CD | June 2015 | |
SLR 214 | Joanna Gruesome | Peanut Butter | LP/CD | May 2015 | |
SLR 215 | Expert Alterations | Expert Alterations EP | 12" | June 2015 | |
SLR 216 | The Mantles | All Odds End | LP/CD | October 2015 | |
SLR 217 | |||||
SLR 218 | Bent Shapes | Wolves of Want | LP/CD | March 2016 | |
SLR 219 | Pete Astor | Spilt Milk | LP | February 2016 | |
WISH catalog discography (1993-present)
Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released | |
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WISH 01 | Sleepyhead | Sick of Heaven | 7" | Jul 1993 | |
WISH 02 | Henry's Dress | 1620 | 7" | Nov 1993 | |
WISH 03 | Rose Melberg / Magpies | Cupid / I Want A Love I Can See | 7" Flexi | Jul 1994 | |
WISH 04 | Jupiter Sun | s/t | one-sided 12" | Aug 1994 | |
WISH 05 | Boyracer / The Ropers | split | 7" | Jul 1994 | |
WISH 06 | Henry's Dress / Rocketship | split | 7" | May 1996 | |
WISH 07 | The Aislers Set / #Poundsign# | split | 7" | Apr 1999 | |
WISH 08 | The Aislers Set | The Snow Don't Fall | 7" | Dec 2000 | |
WISH 09 | 14 Iced Bears | Inside | 7" | May 2001 | |
WISH 10 | The Crabapples | You'll See Me | 3.5" Floppy Disk | Sep 2003 | |
WISH 11 | The Mantles | Bad Design | 7" | Oct 2009 | |
WISH 12 | V/A | The First Twenty Years | CD | Nov 2009 | |
WISH 13 / 55551 | The How / Boyracer | split | 7" | Mar 2010 | |
WISH 14 / Take A Day #4 | Go Sailor | Long Distance (Alternate Mix) | 7" | Mar 2010 |
References
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- ↑ "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want?". Slumberland Records. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Sleepyhead : Sick of Heaven". Slumberland Records. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "slumberland records discography". Slumberlandrecords.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.