- Manimal Vinyl
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Manimal Vinyl Records Founded 2006 Founder Paul Beahan Distributor(s) Cargo Records UK & EU, RED Distribution Sony Music Entertainment North America Genre Acid rock, Folk rock, Experimental music and Electronic music Country of origin United States Location Los Angeles, California Official Website http://www.manimalvinyl.com/ Manimal Vinyl is a Los Angeles based record label founded in 2006 by fashion stylist, Paul Beahan. They are known for releasing underground and experimental pop music. They were originally known as a folk label that makes annual tribute records for worldwide charities, having eventually switched to dance music and progressive underground. In 2009, they switched to worldwide distribution, making their once difficult to find catalogue available in the UK, EU and Asia. In 2008, they founded the annual Manimal Festival in Pioneertown, California. In June 2011, Manimal became part of RED Distribution, a branch of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Discography
- Chapin Sisters and Winter Flowers split LP (MANI-001) released as a limited picture disc April 2007
- Bat For Lashes Fur and Gold vinyl LP (MANI-002) Limited Edition with poster June 2007
- Through the Wilderness a tribute to Madonna CD (MANI-003) November 2007 (feat. Lavender Diamond, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, etc)
- Apollo Heights White Music For Black People CD (MANI-005) October 2007
- Magick Daggers Black Diamonds CD-EP (MANI-006) October 2007
- East Berlin Caligula LP March 2008 digital release only Paul Beahan's own music
- Hecuba (band) Sir 12" EP/ CD-EP (MANI-008) April 2008
- Caroline Weeks Songs For Edna LP/CD (MANI-004) March 17, 2009 Bat For Lashes solo project
- Aquaserge Tahiti Coco 12" EP/ CD-EP (MANI-009) Sept 2nd, 2008
- Rainbow Arabia "The Basta" CD-EP (MANI-007 Tiny Man/Manimal Vinyl) August 2008
- Rio en Medio Frontier LP (MANI-012) October 4, 2008
- Perfect As Cats a tribute to The Cure 2xCD (MANI-013) October 28, 2008 (feat. Bat for Lashes, Dandy Warhols, Kaki King, etc)
- Alexandra Hope Invisible Sunday LP/CD (MANI-010) March 17, 2009
- Corridor (band) s/t LP (MANI-011) May 25, 2009
- Hecuba (band) Paradise CD/LP (MANI-014) May 25, 2009
- The Polyamorous Affair Bolshevik Disco CD/LP (MANI-015) July 14, 2009
- Rainbow Arabia Kabukimono 12" EP/CD (MANI-016) July 28, 2009
- Voices Voices Origins EP/12" (Remixed and Produced by Prefuse 73 Jan 26th, 2010
- Warpaint Exquisite Corpse EP/12" October 5, 2009
- Pizza! (band) "Bogus Rimshots From the Fourth" Digital LP October 5, 2009
- East Berlin Abracadabra Digital LP March 2010
- We Are The World Clay Stones LP/CD April 6th, 2010
- ASKA "There Are Many of Us" 7" single (theme from Spike Jonze's film I'm Here) Spring 2010
- We Were So Turned On: a tribute to David Bowie LP/CD September 6th, 2010 (featuring contributions from Duran Duran, Devendra Banhart, Carla Bruni, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Vivian Girls, Chairlift, A Place to Bury Strangers and more) All profits go to War Child UK.
- Sister Crayon Bellow LP/CD February 2011
- Swahili Blonde Man Meat LP/CD July 29th, 2010 Nicole Turley project
- papercranes Let's Make Babies in the Woods CD/LP January 24th, 2011 Rain Phoenix project
- Juliette Commagere The Procession CD/LP September 28th, 2010
- Sophie Hunger s/t CD April 2011
- ASKA s/t CD-EP Winter 2010
- Duran Duran and Carla Bruni split 7" single (David Bowie covers for War Child charity) December 2010
- Warpaint and Sister Crayon split 7" single (David Bowie covers for War Child charity) September 2010
- Baron von Luxxury "The Lovely Theresa" single Feb 2011
- Jenny O. Home EP Spring 2011
- Corridor (band) Real Late LP Summer 2011
- Io Echo tba EP Summer 2012
- papercranes "Long Way" 7" single Summer 2011
- Dreamtapes "I Disappear" 7" single Summer 2011
- Extra Classic "Your Light Like White Lightning, Your Light Like A Laserbeam" October 2011
- Baron von Luxxury "Women of A Certain Age" LP October 2011
- Cameras s/t LP Fall 2011
References
- [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/twelve-la-indie-labels-you-should-know-a-primer.html Los Angeles Times Top 12 Indie Labels
- LAist Article on Manimal Festival 2009
- Sarcastic Laist interview with an intern posing as Paul Beahan
- Reviews of Manimal Festival 2008
- Spin Magazine Review of Madonna Tribute Record
- Carla Meyer (Jan. 29, 2010). "Sister Crayon colors outside the musical lines". Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/2010/01/29/2494956/sister-crayon-colors-outside-the.html. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- "Manimal Vinyl to Release Madonna Covers Album". Spin Magazine. February 13, 2007. http://www.spin.com/articles/manimal-vinyl-release-madonna-covers-album. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- BEAT magazine Label Quest - Interview with Manimal Vinyl
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See also
Categories:- American record labels
- Record labels established in 2006
- New Weird America
- Psychedelic rock record labels
- Companies based in Los Angeles, California
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