Shifty Disco Explained

Shifty Disco
Status:	Inactive
Genre:	Various
Country:	United Kingdom
Location:	Oxford, England
Website:	ShiftyDisco.co.uk

Shifty Disco was a British independent record label based in Oxford, England.^[1]

The record label was started by local enthusiasts in January 1997^[2] and their early releases were often featured by John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show.^[1] Shifty Disco has released recordings by artists such as Beulah, Mark Gardener, Unbelievable Truth,^[3] and Young Knives.

One of Shifty Disco's early, defining initiatives was the Shifty Disco singles club which released a new single every month to subscribers.^[2] A compilation of all the Singles Club releases was released as a 5-CD set in 2002: 0-60 In Five Years - The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection.^[4]

See also

• The Barfly

External links

• ShiftyDisco.co.uk — via Archive.org
  • Various : It’s A Shifty Disco Thing Volume 4 — a motley collection of Singles Club A -sides, album review on New Musical Express

Notes and References

1. Web site: 50 Not Out For Shifty Disco Label. TheOxfordTimes.net. The Oxford Times. 1 February 2001.
2. Web site: Tim Perry. Pop: Two-minute wonders. www.Independent.co.uk. The Independent – Independent Digital News and Media Ltd.. 23 May 1998. 5 September 2020.
3. Web site: You wouldn't believe it!. www.NME.com. New Musical Express – BandLab Technologies.. 13 April 2000. 5 September 2020.
4. Web site: Various – 0-60 In Five Years - The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection. Discogs.com. 5 September 2020.