Alive Records

Infobox record label
name = Alive Naturalsound Records


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founder = Patrick Boissel
Suzy Shaw
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genre = Garage rock
Punk blues
Blues-rock
Indie rock
Roots music
country = United States
location = Burbank, California
url = http://alivenergy.com

Alive Naturalsound Records, started in 1994 in Los Angeles by French expatriate Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, and blues-rock music. It grew from Boissel's association with U.S. label Bomp! Records.

The Alive-Naturalsound catalogue includes the Akron duo The Black Keys (Alive released their debut"The Big Come Up"), Two Gallants, Black Diamond Heavies, SSM, Trainwreck Riders, Buffalo Killers, Radio Moscow, the Soledad Brothers, Turpentine Brothers, The Howling Diablos, The Bloody Hollies, as well as reissues by The Nerves, Mick Farren of the The Deviants, Nikki Sudden and the Swell Maps. The most recent additions are Thomas Function, Hacienda, Brimstone Howl, Left Lane Cruiser, Ron Franklin (artist) and Detroit Soul R&B legend Nathaniel Mayer.

See also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://alive-totalenergy.com/home.html Alive Records official site]
* [http://bomp.com/home.html Bomp Records official site]
* [http://www.theblackkeys.com/ Black Keys official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thomasfunction/ Thomas Function MySpace]
* [http://www.twogallants.com/ Two Gallants official site]
* [http://www.buffalokillers.com/ Buffalo Killers official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/nathanielmayer/ Nathaniel Mayer MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/radiomoscow/ Radio Moscow MySpace]