Tarantula Records Explained

For the defunct punk rock record label, see: Tarantulas Records

Tarantula Records
Founder:Tanya Stephens
Andrew Henton
Distributor:VP Records
Genre:Reggae, Dancehall
Country:Jamaica
Location:No physical location

Tarantula Records was created by Jamaican recording artist Tanya Stephens and her life partner Andrew Henton. The label was set up because Tanya desired more freedom over her music and lyrics. Henton makes the beats out of his home and she records at hers.[1] Since being founded in 2004, the label has released three albums. VP Records handled distribution for albums Gangsta Blues and Rebelution. Infallible was an online, free album. The only hard copies were given out with "Riddim" magazine.[2]

Discography

Title Release date Chart history
Gangsta Blues March 30, 2004 10
Rebelution August 29, 2006 11
Infallible April 26, 2012 Free download, CD (with "Riddim" magazine only)-
Guilty TBA 2012 -

"-" denotes the album did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Features :: Tanya's Tarantula Records :: May 14, 2010 . The Jamaica Star . 2010-05-14 . 2013-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810151357/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100514/features/features1.html . August 10, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Tanya Stephens Releases New Album – Infallible – Gives It Away For Free! . Dancehall.Mobi . 2010-04-27 . 2013-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728060832/http://www.dancehall.mobi/2010/04/27/tanya-stephens-releases-new-album-infallible-gives-it-away-for-free/ . 2013-07-28 .