Cryptovision Records

Cryptovision Records

Cryptovision Records, a New York City based independent record label was founded by musicians James “Sweat” Talley, Mike Linn, and Gene Wood in 1979 and dissolved in 1990. In 2009 Dave Amels, A&R man for the original Cryptovision Records, relaunched the record label in New Jersey as Cryptovision Records LLC.

Cryptovision Records helped launch the career of Sam Coomes[1] with his group The Donner Party. Coomes went on to form Quasi and play guitar for Elliott Smith[2].

Cryptovision Records' debut release for their relaunch of the record label in 2009 is Dennis Diken[3] with Bell Sound - "Late Music".

Contents

Discograghy

Singles and EPs

  • Deprogrammers - Midas Touch / Grim Reaper - 1981 - 7" - C-1001
  • Stepford Husbands - Why Aren't You There / Yeah - 1984 - 7" - BR-1000-11-1
  • Deprogrammers - Fear Of Success - 1985 - 12" - CR-2001
  • Stepford Husbands - Rode Out / Seeing is Believing - 1985 - 7" - CR-300
  • Flying Color - Look My Way / Dear Friend - 1985 - 7" - CR-400
  • Desolation Angels - Border Patrol / Poison Streets - 1985 - 7" - CR-500
  • Distraction Boys - Pay Off the Cops / Have a Nice Day / Home on the Missile Range - 1985 - 7" - CR-600
  • Mod Fun - Mary Goes Round / Grounded - 1986 - 7" - CR-700
  • Optic Nerve - Ain't That a Man / Mayfair / Happy Ever After - 1986 - 7" - CR-800
  • Optic Nerve - Leaving Yesterday Behind / Kiss Her Goodbye - 1987 - 7" - CR-810
  • Stepford Husbands - Seems Like Years / Kwik Way - 1988 - 7" - CR-310
  • Black Orchids - Lunatics Ball - 1988 - 7" - CR-900
  • Contact Obsession - Because It Seemed / The Other Side / The Same Obsession - 1989 - 7" - CR-1100
  • Sultrees - Take Me As I Am / Contrails - 1990 - 7" - CR-1000
  • Stepford Husbands - Building of Love For Sale / Bag Man / Tick Tock - 1990 - 7" - CR-320

Albums

  • Mod Fun[4][5] - Dorothy's Dream - 1986 - 12" - CRL-1000
  • Various Artists - Please Don't Adjust Your Set... - 1986 - 12" - CRL-1100
  • The Stepford Husbands - New Ways of Seeing - 1987 - 12" - CRL-1200
  • The Donner Party - Donner Party - 1987 - 12" - CRL-1400
  • The Corvairs - Rio Blanco - 1987 - 12" - CRL-1600
  • Hector Penalosa[6] - Hector - 1988 - 12" - CRL-1700
  • Various Artists - Havoc From Holland - 1989 - 12" - CRL-1800
  • Dennis Diken with Bell Sound - Late Music - 2009 - CD - CRC-3000

See also

References

  1. ^ last.fm - Sam Coomes
  2. ^ MTV - Elliott Smith Exclusive Photos By Autumn de Wilde
  3. ^ LATE MUSIC, THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM DENNIS DIKEN WITH BELL SOUND, BRINGS CLASSIC POP ECHOES
  4. ^ Mod Fun Discography
  5. ^ Mod Fun MySpace
  6. ^ Power Pop Criminal's Blog "HECTOR PENALOSA - HECTOR (1988)"

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