- Wanker Records
Wanker Records is a
Marburg ,Hessen basedindependent record label , focused onpunk rock , which was started byNick Wanker (founder of the "Pot- Porn- Electro- Punk" Band Frank Fortuna, guitarist for the punk rock bands Fuzzbeer, Fußpils,The Heartbreakers andOne Way Down ) in 2001.Wanker Records have released and work with artists like
Dee Dee Ramone ,One Way Down (for whichNick Wanker also the tour bassist),Terrorgruppe ,Embryo Killers (withGwar andRich Kids On LSD members),The Willowz ,Paleface , KillAllen Wrench ,The New Wave Hookers ,The Voodoo Glow Skulls ,The Mentors ,Crack Up ,Michel Solis ,Youth Gone Mad ,T.S.O.L. ,NOFX ,Frank Fortuna ,False Alarm ,The Dwarves ,Attaque 77 ,Joey Ramone ,White Zombie and many more.The prices of the sound-bearers (vinyl and CD) are held low and in regular distances, a Labelsampler with the name "
Killer in your Radio " appears to which (until June 2007 three releases) always appears withMark Kostabi ArtworkUse Your Illusion in alternate reason-colors. The same Front-Cover appeared in the original with the rock bandGuns N' Roses .A 12"MLP released by
Dee Dee Ramone the same day theRamones were inducted into theRock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002 with the title 'Do The Bikini Dance ' (a european exclusive limited edition of 1499 handnumbered 2-track 12" vinyl single drums & production from contemporary expressionistPaul Kostabi - including cover version of 'Twist & Shout', presented in individually handnumbered picture sleeve complete with Dee Dee's own 'Taking Dope ' Punk Rock Art MusicFanzine . The final studio recordings of Dee Dee Ramone were released on the selftitled album "Youth Gone Mad featuring Dee Dee Ramone" on Wanker Rec. in December 2002.ee also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.wanker-records.de/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wr77/ Myspace Profile]
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