Alternative Records Explained

Alternative Records
Founder:Randy Layton
Status:Active
Genre:Christian, rock
Country:U.S.
Location:Eugene, Oregon

Alternative Records is an independent record label based in Eugene, Oregon. The label started in 1989.

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 would begin to focus more on fan club releases and reissues.

Since 1998, Alternative Records has been known for its many collector's versions of its albums. More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be by The 77s was 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.

A successful fundraising campaign allowed Layton to reissue the 1977 Pantano-Salsbury Hit The Switch album on CD in the early 2020s.[1] Despite poor health issues, Randy would also continue record sales through online sales forums. His speaking engagements would include TrueTunes podcasts[2] and others.[3]

Along with continued fundraising campaigns for reissue projects, Randy Layton announced in 2024 via social media that his son Matthias would be taking over direction of the label in the future.[4] Plans would include a future release of the previously unavailable Steve Scott LP Emotional Tourist (not the artist's retrospective by the same name.) Randy Layton passed away from Multiple Myeloma on June 28, 2024.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Help Re-Issues Pantano-Salsbury’s “Hit the Switch” on CD . 2024-08-10 . Down The Line Magazine . en.
  2. Web site: Thompson . John . 2023-03-30 . More ”Alternative” Than You’ll Ever Be (Randy Layton’s Long Strange Trip) . 2024-08-10 . www.truetunes.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: A Rock So Big I Cain't, by Josh Rude . 2024-08-10 . Josh Rude . en.
  4. Web site: Facebook Update: RV Riverhouse Campaign . Facebook.
  5. Web site: 2024-05-04 . Here is something to look forward from Alternative Records in the near future! Per Randy Layton, "This was a classic thread on Steve Scott's classic, legendary (insert any effusive praise) Emotional Tourist. Unreleased at the time, it maintains legendary status. Hopefully comments and pics turn up on this thread. Matthias Layton will, along with Buttons, will be the face of Alternative Records, but quite happy to share you'll have the chance to experience the exact replica on limited edition vinyl, perhaps with a side of rice, this year. While many of the songs would find homes on other projects myself and my late, lamented poodle oversaw, these will be the original mixes with the original artwork as submitted to A&M." Stay tuned for more developments on a revisit of Emotional Tourist (the album- not to be confused with Emotional Tourist the retrospective!) . Facebook.
  6. Web site: Au Go-Go's – All Over Town-Rare and Unreleased (2005 version) (2005, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200023/https://www.discogs.com/release/16382466-Au-Go-Gos-All-Over-Town-Rare-and-Unreleased-2005-version . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  7. Web site: The Commodores – Unfinished Dream: The Complete Commodores, Cutups, & Harper Valley P.T.A. Sessions (2018, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520023042/https://www.discogs.com/release/30660619-The-Commodores-Unfinished-Dream-The-Complete-Commodores-Cutups-Harper-Valley-PTA-Sessions . 2024-05-20 . www.discogs.com.
  8. Web site: Roy Cordell – The Melody Lingers On-The Roy Cordell Archive Project (2014, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517010931/https://www.discogs.com/release/24887162-Roy-Cordell-The-Melody-Lingers-On-The-Roy-Cordell-Archive-Project . 2024-05-17 . www.discogs.com.
  9. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Help Re-Issues Pantano-Salsbury’s “Hit the Switch” on CD . 2024-08-10 . Down The Line Magazine . en.
  10. Web site: Sonny Richter – Sonny Sings! Standards & Practices (2018, CD) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200021/https://www.discogs.com/release/15672099-Sonny-Richter-Sonny-Sings-Standards-Practices . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  11. Web site: Two Pound Planet Christian Music Archive . 2024-08-10 . www.christianmusicarchive.com.
  12. Web site: Love & War-The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Deluxe by Robert Vaughn & The Shadows, by Robert Vaughn & The Shadows . 2024-08-10 . Alternative Records . en.
  13. Web site: The Western Gentlemen – Live At The Cowboy Bar, 1958 (2020, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200053/https://www.discogs.com/release/15657871-The-Western-Gentlemen-Live-At-The-Cowboy-Bar-1958 . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  14. Web site: Sam White – Sweet Dreams: The Sam White Anthology (2018, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200049/https://www.discogs.com/release/15643378-Sam-White-Sweet-Dreams-The-Sam-White-Anthology . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  15. Web site: Steve Scott Music 1 . 2024-08-10 . alivingdog.com.
  16. Web site: 77s.com - Summer 1996: Michael Recycles . 2024-08-10 . www.77s.com.
  17. Web site: Phileas Phogg: Review - Steve Scott, Magnificent Obsession . 2008-01-31 . dead . 2008-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080223001810/http://www.phileasphogg.net/ .
  18. Web site: Phileas Phogg: Review - Steve Scott, Magnificent Obsession . 2008-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060617002858/http://christianmusicarchive.com/album_credits.php?id=3903 . 2006-06-17 . dead .
  19. Web site: CMT.com : Robert Vaughn & The Shadows : Songs from the Riverhouse . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606151328/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/vaughn_robert/378872/album.jhtml . 2011-06-06 . www.cmt.com.
  20. Web site: Songs from the Riverhouse by Robert Vaughan on MSN Music . https://archive.today/20120715065330/http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10021919 . 2012-07-15 . music.msn.com.
  21. Web site: Two Pound Planet on MSN Music . https://archive.today/20120714031301/http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16190112 . 2012-07-14 . music.msn.com.
  22. Web site: MichaelRoe.com - Michael Roe Discography . 2024-08-10 . www.michaelroe.com.
  23. Web site: Daniel Amos : TimeLine 1993 . 2024-08-10 . www.danielamos.com.
  24. http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1409801 MusicMatch: Whispering Delicious
  25. Web site: Decayed Volume One, by Robert Vaughn . 2024-08-10 . Robert Vaughn . en.
  26. Web site: Skeleton Closet – Skeleton Closet (1995, CD) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121202535/https://www.discogs.com/release/15873062-Skeleton-Closet-Skeleton-Closet . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  27. Web site: Eagle Park Slim – Northwest Blues (1998, CD) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113002055/https://www.discogs.com/release/14539297-Eagle-Park-Slim-Northwest-Blues . 2023-11-13 . www.discogs.com.
  28. Web site: Robert Vaughn And The Shadows – Love And War: Special Edition (2000, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121202532/https://www.discogs.com/release/14657634-Robert-Vaughn-And-The-Shadows-Love-And-War-Special-Edition . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  29. Web site: Au Go-Go's – All Over Town-Rare and Unreleased (2005 version) (2005, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200019/https://www.discogs.com/release/16382466-Au-Go-Gos-All-Over-Town-Rare-and-Unreleased-2005-version . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  30. Web site: Roy Cordell – The Melody Lingers On-The Roy Cordell Archive Project (2014, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517010932/https://www.discogs.com/release/24887162-Roy-Cordell-The-Melody-Lingers-On-The-Roy-Cordell-Archive-Project . 2024-05-17 . www.discogs.com.
  31. https://www.discogs.com/release/14666272-Robert-Vaughn-Decayed-1979-1992 Decayed: 1979-1992
  32. Web site: Sonny Richter – Sonny Sings! Standards & Practices (2018, CD) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200026/https://www.discogs.com/release/15672099-Sonny-Richter-Sonny-Sings-Standards-Practices . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  33. Web site: The Commodores – Unfinished Dream: The Complete Commodores, Cutups, & Harper Valley P.T.A. Sessions (2018, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520023042/https://www.discogs.com/release/30660619-The-Commodores-Unfinished-Dream-The-Complete-Commodores-Cutups-Harper-Valley-PTA-Sessions . 2024-05-20 . www.discogs.com.
  34. Web site: Sam White – Sweet Dreams: The Sam White Anthology (2018, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200054/https://www.discogs.com/release/15643378-Sam-White-Sweet-Dreams-The-Sam-White-Anthology . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  35. Web site: Sonny Richter – Sonny Richter's Guitar Lounge Volume Two:1958-1992 (2020, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121202546/https://www.discogs.com/release/28038891-Sonny-Richter-Sonny-Richters-Guitar-Lounge-Volume-Two1958-1992 . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  36. Web site: The Western Gentlemen – Live At The Cowboy Bar, 1958 (2020, CDr) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121200053/https://www.discogs.com/release/15657871-The-Western-Gentlemen-Live-At-The-Cowboy-Bar-1958 . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  37. Web site: Robert Vaughn And The Shadows – Love And War Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition (2022, CD) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121202531/https://www.discogs.com/release/22064974-Robert-Vaughn-And-The-Shadows-Love-And-War-Thirty-Fifth-Anniversary-Edition . 2023-11-21 . www.discogs.com.
  38. Web site: Josh Rude – A Rock So Big I Cain't (2023, File) - Discogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112233109/https://www.discogs.com/release/27429444-Josh-Rude-A-Rock-So-Big-I-Caint . 2023-11-12 . www.discogs.com.
  39. Web site: 2023-07-26 . Help Re-Issues Pantano-Salsbury’s “Hit the Switch” on CD . 2024-08-10 . Down The Line Magazine . en.
  40. Web site: Australia EP, by Josh Rude . 2024-08-10 . Josh Rude . en.
  41. Web site: Workin' For A Livin' (Single), by Josh Rude . 2024-08-10 . Josh Rude . en.
  42. Web site: Gotta Go To Church! (Josh Rude Vs. The Churchgoers) (Single), by Josh Rude . 2024-08-10 . Josh Rude . en.
  43. Web site: Robert Vaughn & The Shadows Love & War Fan Page . Facebook.

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