Slumberland Records Explained

Slumberland Records
Genre:Indie pop
Country:U.S.
Location:Oakland, California

Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C., and based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings by Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christopher, Boyracer, Beatnik Filmstars, 14 Iced Bears, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

History

Inspired by independent punk labels such as K Records, Slumberland was created as a collective effort consisting of members of D.C. area bands Velocity Girl and Big Jesus Trash Can as a mecca for indie pop bands, seldom heard outside of the K Records label.[1]

The debut Slumberland Records release was "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want?", a shared 7" featuring early line-ups of Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine, and Powderburns. The record was sold in December 1989, limited to 1000 copies with some sort of hand coloring.[2]

By 1992, Slumberland Records was exclusively managed by Michael Schulman and operations were moved from Silver Spring, Maryland to Berkeley, California.

In 1993, Slumberland Records started a in-company record promotion label called "I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record", using colored vinyl instead of black vinyl for up-and-coming bands. The debut release for the WISH label was Sleepyhead's "Sick of Heaven" 7".[3]

In 2001, Slumberland Records went on a temporary hiatus after The Saturday People self-titled full-length but returned in 2003 to release the vinyl version of The Aislers Set third full-length How I Learned to Write Backwards.[4]

The label once again returned to active status in 2006, releasing albums by The Lodger, Sarandon, Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion!, as well as numerous 7" singles.

Catalog

DRYL catalog discography (1989-1992)

Release NumberArtistTitleFormatReleased
DRYL 1V/AWhat Kind of Heaven Do You Want7"Dec 1989
DRYL 2PowderburnsPowderburns12"Apr 1990
DRYL 3WhorlMind Revolution7"Mar 1990
DRYL 4Velocity GirlI Don't Care If You Go7"Aug 1990
DRYL 5HoneybunchNo More I Told You So's7"Mar 1991
DRYL 6Jane PowWarm Room7"Feb 1991
DRYL 7LilysFebruary Fourteenth7"Mar 1991
DRYL 8
DRYL 9Black TambourineBy Tomorrow7"Nov 1991
DRYL 10Velocity GirlMy Forgotten Favorite7"Jan 1992
DRYL 11WhorlMaybe It's Better7"Feb 1992
DRYL 12LoreleiThe Bitter Air7"Feb 1992
DRYL 13Small FactoryWhat To Want7"Apr 1992
DRYL 14HoneybunchMind Your Own Business7"Jun 1992
DRYL 15SwirliesDidn't Understand7"Feb 1992

SLR catalog discography (1992-present)

Release NumberArtistTitleFormatReleased
SLR 08V/AJust A TasteCDMar 1996
SLR 16Linda SmithTil Another Time7"Nov 1993
SLR 17The Ropers (band)Sunbathe EP7"May 1993
SLR 18SleepyheadPunk Rock City USA7"May 1993
SLR 19St. ChristopherRadio France Sessions EP7"Nov 1993
SLR 20LilysIn The Presence of NothingLPSep 1992
SLR 21SleepyheadPunk Rock U.S.A.LPApr 1993
SLR 22StereolabSwitched OnLPOct 1992
SLR 23Velocity Girl6 Song EPCDFeb 1993
SLR 24StereolabJohn Cage Bubblegum7"Jan 1993
SLR 25Jane PowLove It, Be It / StateCDJun 1993
SLR 26Small FactoryLose Your Way7"May 1994
SLR 27Bright Colored LightsOpen Your Eyes7"Oct 2000
SLR 28BoyracerMore Songs About Frustration and Self HateLPJul 1994
SLR 29The EarthmenCool Chick #597"May 1993
SLR 30The Parasites (band)Something To Hold Onto7"Sep 1993
SLR 31V/AWhy Popstars Can't DanceCD/2xLPOct 1994
SLR 32LoreleiAsleep EP7"/CDOct 1993
SLR 33Tiger Trap / Henry's DressAstronautical Music Festival7"Feb 1994
SLR 34Henry's DressHenry's Dress EP10"/CDJan 1995
SLR 35BoyracerAUL 36X EP7"Jan 1994
SLR 36Go SailorLong Distance7"Jul 1995
SLR 37Black TambourineComplete Recordings10"/CDApr 1999
SLR 38The RopersI Don't Mind EP7"/CDMay 1994
SLR 39BelreveBelreve EP7"/CDJan 1995
SLR 40RocketshipA Certain Smile, A Certain SadnessLP/CDJan 1996
SLR 41The SoftiesLoveseat7"Jul 1994
SLR 42KGEmbryo7"1999
SLR 43Beatnik FilmstarsPink Noize7"May 1995
SLR 44LoreleiEveryone Must Touch The StoveLP/CDSep 1995
SLR 45Glo-WormWishing Well7"May 1995
SLR 46HoodCabled Linear TractionLP/CDJun 1995
SLR 47The SoftiesThe Softies10"/CDMar 1996
SLR 48BoyracerWe Are Made of the Same Wood10"/CDJan 1996
SLR 49BoyracerOne Side of Boyracer7"Oct 1996
SLR 50The RopersAll The TimeLP/CDSep 1995
SLR 51Nord ExpressNord Express12"/CDMar 1996
SLR 52The Aislers SetBeen Hiding7"Feb 1992
SLR 53The RopersRevolver7"Sep 1995
SLR 54Henry's DressBust 'Em GreenLP/CDFeb 1996
SLR 55The Aislers SetTerrible Things HappenLP/CDSep 1998
SLR 56Nord ExpressSharky7"Jan 1997
SLR 57Nord ExpressCentralLP/CDMay 1997
SLR 58Beatnik FilmstarsBeezerCDFeb 1996
SLR 59HoodSilent '88LP/CDSep 1996
SLR 60The Saturday PeopleSlipping Through Your Fingertips7"Feb 2000
SLR 61The SuncharmsRed Dust7"Oct 2018
SLR 62The Aislers SetThe Last MatchLP/CDMay 2000
SLR 63The Saturday People / The Clientelesplit7"Jul 2001
SLR 64Amy Linton & Stewart AndersonThe Lights Are Out7"May 2000
SLR 6514 Iced BearsIn the BeginningCDAug 2001
SLR 66The Aislers SetThe Red Door7"May 2001
SLR 67The Saturday PeopleThe Saturday PeopleLP/CDNov 2001
SLR 68The Aislers SetHow I Learned To Write BackwardsLP/CDFeb 2003
SLR 69The HowHappy Matt7"Sep 2006
SLR 70The CrabapplesCrabapples For Change7"Sep 2006
SLR 71The LodgerGrown-UpsLP/CDJun 2007
SLR 72SarandonJoe's Record7"Oct 2007
SLR 73Longhalsmottagningens/t7"Feb 2008
SLR 74Roy Moller / The Hermit CrabsSearching For The Now 1 split7"Feb 2008
SLR 75The Aislers Set / The Howsplit7"Oct 2008
SLR 76Bye! / The Happy CoupleSearching For The Now 2 split7"Feb 2008
SLR 77SarandonKill Twee Pop!10"/CDApr 2008
SLR 78Phil WilsonIndustrial Strength2x7"Aug 2008
SLR 79Sexy Kids"Sisters Are Forever"7"Nov 2008
SLR 80The LodgerLife Is SweetLP/CDMay 2008
SLR 81A Sunny Day In Glasgow / The Sunny StreetSearching For The Now Vol. 3Split 7"Jun 2008
SLR 82The Pains of Being Pure At Heart / Summer CatsSearching For The Now Vol. 4Split 7"Jun 2008
SLR 83Cause Co-Motion!I Lie Awake EP7"Sep 2008
SLR 84Crystal StiltsAlight of NightLP/CDOct 2008
SLR 85The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Everything With You"7"Oct 2008
SLR 86Bricolage"Turn U Over"7"Nov 2008
SLR 87Cause Co-Motion!It's Time!CDOct 2008
SLR 88BricolageBricolageLP/CDMay 2009
SLR 89The Pains of Being Pure At HeartThe Pains of Being Pure At HeartLP/CDFeb 2009
SLR 90The Bats"Don't You Rise"7"Oct 2009
SLR 91Crystal Stilts"Love Is a Wave"7"Mar 2009
SLR 92The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Young Adult Friction"7"Mar 2009
SLR 93Cause Co-Motion!Because Because Because12"May 2009
SLR 94Liechtenstein / The Faintest IdeasSearching For The Now 5 Vol. 5Split 7"Aug 2009
SLR 95The School / George Washington BrownSearching For The Now Vol. 6Split 7"Aug 2009
SLR 96LiechtensteinSurvival Strategies In A Modern World10"/CDJun 2009
SLR 97Gregory Webster"The Promised Land"7"Oct 2009
SLR 98The Champagne Socialists"Blue Genes"7"Jul 2009
SLR 99Dum Dum Girls"Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout"7"Nov 2010
SLR 100
SLR 101Summer CatsSongs For TuesdaysLP/CDJul 2009
SLR 102Brown RecluseThe Soft Skin12"Sep 2009
SLR 103The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Come Saturday"7"Sep 2009
SLR 104Sic Alps"L. Mansion"7"Aug 2009
SLR 105The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Higher Than The Stars"7"/12"/Remix-12"/CDSep 2009
SLR 106Pants Yell!Received PronunciationLP/CDNov 2009
SLR 107Devon Williams"Sufferer"7"Sep 2009
SLR 108Brilliant ColorsIntroducingLP/CDNov 2009
SLR 109Sarandon / The Membranes"Spike Milligan's Tape Recorder"Split 7"Oct 2009
SLR 110Frankie Rose"Thee Only One"7"Oct 2009
SLR 111Black TambourineBlack TambourineLP/CDMar 2010
SLR 112Chin ChinSound of the WestwayLPApr 2010
SLR 113Manatee"Indecision"7"May 2010
SLR 114Summer Cats"Your Timetable"7"Mar 2010
SLR 115Brilliant Colors"Never Mine"7"Apr 2010
SLR 116The LodgerFlashbacksLP/CDApr 2010
SLR 117NevereverAngelic SwellsLP/CDMay 2010
SLR 118Tender Trap"Do You Want A Boyfriend?"7"Jun 2010
SLR 119Tender TrapDansette DansetteLP/CDJun 2010
SLR 120The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Say No To Love"7"Jun 2010
SLR 121Procedure ClubDoomed ForeverLP/CDJun 2010
SLR 122Spectrals"7th Date"7"Jun 2010
SLR 123Brown RecluseEvening TapestryLP/CDMar 2011
SLR 124Frankie Rose and The OutsFrankie Rose and The OutsLP/CDSep 2010
SLR 125WeekendSportsLP/CDNov 2010
SLR 126Crystal Stilts"Shake the Shackles"7"Oct 2010
SLR 127Phil Wilson"I Own It"7"Oct 2010
SLR 128Phil WilsonGod Bless Jim KennedyLP/CDNov 2010
SLR 129Brave IreneBrave Irene12"/CDMar 2011
SLR 130Girls Names / Brilliant Colors"I Lose" / "You Win"Split 7"Nov 2010
SLR 131SarandonSarandon's Age of ReasonLP/CDMar 2011
SLR 132Crystal StiltsIn Love With OblivionLP/CDApr 2011
SLR 133Devon WilliamsEuphoriaLP/CDAug 2011
SLR 134The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Heart in Your Heartbreak"7"Dec 2010
SLR 135The Pains of Being Pure At HeartBelongLP/CDMar 2011
SLR 136Devon Williams"Your Sympathy"7"Jun 2011
SLR 137Art Museums"Dancing With A Hole In Your Heart"7"Jun 2011
SLR 138Girls NamesDead to MeLP/CDApr 2011
SLR 139Gold-BearsAre You Falling in Love?LP/CDMay 2011
SLR 140The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Belong"7"Mar 2011
SLR 141Weekend"End Times"7"May 2011
SLR 142Terry MaltsI'm NeuroticLP/CDApr 2011
SLR 143Kids On A Crime SpreeWe Love You So Bad12"/CDMay 2011
SLR 144Go SailorGo SailorLPJun 2011
SLR 145Joanna Gruesome"Sugarcrush"DigitalNov 2013
SLR 146Brilliant ColorsAgain and AgainLP/CDJul 2011
SLR 147Big Troubles"Sad Girls"7"Aug 2011
SLR 148Big TroublesRomantic ComedyLP/CDSep 2011
SLR 149Frankie Rose"Know Me"7"Jan 2012
SLR 150Frankie RoseInterstellarLP/CDFeb 2012
SLR 151NevereverShake-a-Baby12"/CDJan 2012
SLR 152Veronica Falls"Bad Feeling"7"Aug 2011
SLR 153Veronica FallsVeronica FallsLP/CDSep 2011
SLR 154Spectrals"Get a Grip"7"Oct 2011
SLR 155SpectralsBad PennyLP/CDOct 2011
SLR 156Sea LionsEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to AskLP/CDNov 2011
SLR 157WeekendRed12"/CDSep 2011
SLR 158English SinglesBackstreet Pages7"May 2012
SLR 159Terry Malts"Something About You"7"Oct 2011
SLR 160Big Troubles"She Smiles For Pictures"7"Nov 2011
SLR 161Manatee"Single Payer Class War"Flexi 7"Nov 2011
SLR 162Devon Williams"Revelations"Digital DownloadNov 2011
SLR 163Terry MaltsKilling TimeLP/CDFeb 2012
SLR 164Roommates"Winnifred"7"Mar 2012
SLR 165Evans The Death"Telling Lies"7"Mar 2012
SLR 166Evans The DeathEvans The DeathLP/CDMay 2012
SLR 167Allo Darlin'"Capricornia"7"Mar 2012
SLR 168Allo Darlin'EuropeLP/CDApr 2012
SLR 169ViolensTrueLP/CDMay 2012
SLR 170Black TambourineOneTwoThreeFour2x7"May 2012
SLR 171LoreleiEnterprising SidewalksLP/CDAug 2012
SLR 172Violens"Totally True"7"Apr 2012
SLR 173Veronica Falls"My Heart Beats"7"Apr 2012
SLR 174Echo LakeWild PeaceLP/CDJun 2012
SLR 175The June Brides"A January Moon"7"Jun 2012
SLR 176Girls Names / Weird Dreamssplit7"Jun 2012
SLR 177Allo Darlin'"Europe"7"Jun 2012
SLR 178Allo Darlin'"Northern Lights"7"Oct 2012
SLR 179The Pains of Being Pure At Heart"Jeremy"7"Oct 2012
SLR 180Evans The Death"Catch Your Cold"7"Oct 2012
SLR 181Frankie RoseNight SwimCDOct 2012
SLR 182Girls Names"The New Life"12"Nov 2012
SLR 183WeekendJinxLP/CDJun 2013
SLR 184Wax IdolsDiscipline & DesireLP/CDMar 2013
SLR 185Veronica FallsWaiting for Something to HappenLP/CDFeb 2013
SLR 186Veronica Falls"Teenage"7"Mar 2013
SLR 187Girls NamesThe New LifeLP/CDFeb 2013
SLR 188Golden GrrrlsGolden GrrrlsLP/CDMar 2013
SLR 189The MantlesLong Enough to LeaveLP/CDJun 2013
SLR 190Devon WilliamsGilding the LilyLP/CDJune 2014
SLR 191English Singles"Ordinary Girls"7"May 2013
SLR 192Kids On A Crime Spree"Creep the Creeps"7"Apr 2013
SLR 193SpectralsSob StoryLP/CDJun 2013
SLR 194Veronica Falls"Waiting for Something to Happen"7"Jun 2013
SLR 195Terry MaltsNobody Realizes This Is NowhereLP/CDSep 2013
SLR 195xTerry Malts"I Could Be Happy"Flexi 7"Sep 2013
SLR 196Black Hearted BrotherStars Are Our HomeLP/CDOct 2013
SLR 197Joanna GruesomeWeird SisterLP/CDSep 2013
SLR 198Girls NamesThe Next Life EP12"Oct 2013
SLR 199Veronica Falls"Broken Toy"7"Oct 2013
SLR 200The Proper OrnamentsWooden HeadLP/CDJul 2014
SLR 201LiteratureChorusLP/CDAug 2014
SLR 202Tony MolinaDissed and DismissedLPMar 2014
SLR 203Withered HandNew GodsLP/CDMar 2014
SLR 204Gold-BearsDallianceLP/CD June 2014
SLR 205The Pains of Being Pure at Heart"Simple and Sure"7"June 2014
SLR 206Terry MaltsInside EP7"Sep 2014
SLR 207The June Brides"She Seems Quite Free"7"Sep 2014
SLR 208Allo Darlin'We Come from the Same PlaceLP/CD Oct 2014
SLR 209Joanna Gruesome / Perfect PussyAstonishing Adventures Comic/Split EP7"Nov 2014
SLR 210The Mantles"Memory"7"Dec 2014
SLR 211Young GuvRipe 4 LuvLP/CDMar 2015
SLR 212Evans the DeathExpect DelaysLP/CD Mar 2015
SLR 213LindenRest and Be ThankfulLP/CDJun 2015
SLR 214Joanna GruesomePeanut ButterLP/CD May 2015
SLR 215Expert AlterationsExpert Alterations EP12"Jun 2015
SLR 216The MantlesAll Odds EndLP/CDOct 2015
SLR 217Mercury Girls"Ariana"7"May 2016
SLR 218Bent ShapesWolves of WantLP/CDMar 2016
SLR 219Pete AstorSpilt MilkLPFeb 2016
SLR 220Mercury Girls / The Spook School / Wildhoney / TigercatsContinental DriftSplit LP/CD/CSAug 2016
SLR 221Tony MolinaConfront the TruthLPOct 2016
SLR 222Terry MaltsLost at the PartyLPOct 2016
SLR 223Real NumbersWordless WonderLPOct 2016
SLR 224The Proper OrnamentsFoxholeLPJanuary 2017
SLR 225Young GuvTraumatic7"June 2017
SLR 226Frankie RoseCage TropicalLPAugust 2017
SLR 227The Spook SchoolCould It Be Different?LPFebruary 2018
SLR 228Tony MolinaKill the LightsLPJuly 2018
SLR 229David Lance CallahanStrange Lovers7"January 2019
SLR 230Dolly DreamThe Way to Heaven7"January 2019
SLR 231Rat ColumnsSometimes We're Friends7"October 2018
SLR 232D.A. SternAloha HolaLPMarch 2018
SLR 233SmokescreensUsed to YesterdayLPJuly 2018
SLR 234Peel Dream MagazineModern Meta PhysicLPOctober 2018
SLR 235The WolfhoundsHands in the Till: The Complete John Peel SessionsLPAugust 2018
SLR 236PapercutsParallel Universe BluesLPOctober 2018
SLR 237Business of DreamsRipe for AnarchyLPFebruary 2019
SLR 238Various ArtistsNosh Lately? A Tribute to the Beastie Boys7"September 2018
SLR 239WildhoneyNaive Castle7"August 2019
SLR 240JeaninesJeaninesLPJune 2019
SLR 241East VillageHotrod HotelLPJanuary 2020
SLR 242SmilesGone For Good7"August 2019
SLR 243Lake RuthExtended Leave7"November 2019
SLR 244Failed FlowersFaces7"November 2019
SLR 245Pale LightsYou and I7"April 2020
SLR 246Odd HopeAll the Things7"April 2020
SLR 247Devon WilliamsA Tear in the FabricLPMay 2020
SLR 248FlowersErik7"December 2020
SLR 249NeutralsPersonal Computing7"December 2020
SLR 250The SpringfieldsSingles 1986-1991CDNovember 2019
SLR 251Peel Dream MagazineAgitprop AlternaCDApril 2020
SLR 252
SLR 253SmokescreensA Strange DreamCDOctober 2020
SLR 254Real NumbersBrighter Then12"March 2021
SLR 255LunchboxAfter School SpecialCDOctober 2020
SLR 256Peel Dream MagazineMoral Panics12"December 2020
SLR 257The Reds, Pinks and PurplesUncommon WeatherLPApril 2021
SLR 258The UmbrellasThe UmbrellasLPAugust 2021
SLR 259ArtsickFingers CrossedLPJanuary 2022
SLR 260Chime SchoolChime SchoolCDNovember 2021
SLR 261Kids on a Crime SpreeFall in Love Not in LineLPJanuary 2022
SLR 262JeaninesDon't Wait for a SignLPApril 2022
SLR 263The Reds, Pinks and PurplesSummer at Land's EndLPFebruary 2022
SLR 264
SLR 265PapercutsPast Life RegressionLPApril 2022
SLR 266The Reds, Pinks and PurplesThey Only Wanted Your SoulLPOctober 2022
SLR 267
SLR 268
SLR 269The UmbrellasWrite It in The Sky7"June 2022
SLR 270
SLR 271
SLR 272Peel Dream MagazinePadLPOctober 2022

WISH catalog discography (since 1993)

Release NumberArtistTitleFormatReleased
WISH 01SleepyheadSick of Heaven7"Jul 1993
WISH 02Henry's Dress16207"Nov 1993
WISH 03Rose Melberg / MagpiesCupid / I Want A Love I Can See7" FlexiJul 1994
WISH 04Jupiter Suns/tone-sided 12"Aug 1994
WISH 05Boyracer / The Roperssplit7"Jul 1994
WISH 06Henry's Dress / Rocketshipsplit7"May 1996
WISH 07The Aislers Set /
  1. Poundsign#
split7"Apr 1999
WISH 08The Aislers SetThe Snow Don't Fall7"Dec 2000
WISH 0914 Iced BearsInside7"May 2001
WISH 10The CrabapplesYou'll See Me3.5" Floppy DiskSep 2003
WISH 11The MantlesBad Design7"Oct 2009
WISH 12V/AThe First Twenty YearsCDNov 2009
WISH 13 / 55551The How / Boyracersplit7"Mar 2010
WISH 14 / Take A Day #4Go SailorLong Distance (Alternate Mix)7"Mar 2010

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?refer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epitonic.com%2Flabels%2Fslumberlandrecords.html
  2. Web site: What Kind of Heaven Do You Want? . Slumberland Records . 2013-08-15.
  3. Web site: Sleepyhead : Sick of Heaven . Slumberland Records . 2013-08-15.
  4. Web site: slumberland records discography . Slumberlandrecords.com . 2013-08-15.