Alternative Records

Infobox record label
name = Alternative Records


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founded = 1989
founder = Randy Layton
status = Defunct
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genre = Christian and rock music
country = United States
location = Eugene, Oregon
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Alternative Records was an independent record label based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The label started in 1989, and has not released an album since 1998.

Formed from its previous incarnation as a mail order record company starting in 1979, Randy Layton started the label as an outlet for former Exit Records artists Steve Scott and The 77s to release back catalogue and unreleased works. The label took on other artists over time, and after distribution deals with BMG and Word Canada ended, the company effectively shut down save for the occasional fan club releases.

The company was known for its many collector’s versions of its albums; as an example "More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be" by the 77s was first issued as a box set with a 7" single, a 3-track CD single, and a 4 track cassette as a numbered, signed edition of 1,000 before being reconfigured for CD with a different track listing.

Artists

*7&7iS
*The 77s
*Daniel Amos
*Eagle Park Slim
*Gloryhouse
*John Nau
*Steve Scott
*The Scratch Band
*Silver Express
*Skeleton Closet
*Two Pound Planet
*Robert Vaughn

Discography

*Steve Scott - "Lost Horizon" (1989) [ [http://alivingdog.com/SteveScottDiscography.html Steve Scott discography] ]
*7&7iS; The 77s - "More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be" (1989 box set, 1990, 1992 reissues) [ [http://www.77s.com/newsletter/mike.html Fools of the World (77s) newsletter] ]
*Various Artists - "The Summer Sampler" (1990) Fact|date=January 2008
*Steve Scott - "Magnificent Obsession" (1991) [ [http://www.phileasphogg.net/reviews/stevescott_magnificentobsession.html Steve Scott : Magnificent Obsession [ @ Phileasphogg ] ] [ [http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/album_credits.php?id=3903 Phileas Phogg: Review - Steve Scott, "Magnificent Obsession"] ]
*Robert Vaughn & The Shadows - "Songs From The Riverhouse" (1991) [ [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/vaughn_robert/378872/album.jhtml CMT profile: "Songs From the Riverhouse"] ] [ [http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10021919 MSN Music profile: "Songs From the Riverhouse"] ]
*Two Pound Planet - "Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox" (1992) [ [http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16190112 MSN Music profile: "Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox"] ]
*"White Trash Supper Club" (1992)Fact|date=January 2008
*Various Artists - "Shirley, Goodness, & Misery"/"No Sense of History" (1992, released with Stunt Records) [ [http://www.michaelroe.com/disco/77s.html Michael Roe: 77s discography] ]
*Various Artists - "Bootlevel" (LP version, 1992) [ [http://www.danielamos.com/timeline93.html Daniel Amos: TimeLine 1993] ]
*Two Pound Planet - "Whispering Delicious" (1993) [ [http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1409801 MusicMatch: "Whispering Delicious"] ]
*Various Artists - "Bootlevel" (1994, cd version; aka "Bootlevel 2")
*Robert Vaughn - "Decayed" (1994)Fact|date=January 2008
*Skeleton Closet - "Skeleton Closet" (1996)Fact|date=January 2008
*Lightweight - "Lightweight" (1996)Fact|date=January 2008
*Eagle Park Slim - "Northwest Blues" (1998)Fact|date=January 2008

References

External links

* [http://members.aol.com/altrecords/ Alternative Records: remnants of official home page]
* [http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_cd17llx Manta (Dun & Bradstreet): Alternative Records]

ee also

* List of record labels