'G' Record Labels

Numbered Labels
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Gambit Records

PO Box 207
Owatonna, MN 55060
USA

Phone: (507) 451-6774

Gambit Records currently has just one band, The Movies. Their music is a blend of folk/rock/pop. Their first CD, "Nothin's On Its Way" was released in October of '96. They have just finished recording a second album, which although it likely won't be released for a while yet, will be well worth a listen based on their amazing first album.
(May 1997)

larsonmak@deskmedia.com

Gang of Hair Records

PO Box 223
Selma
CA 93662

Begun in June '92. Have put only a few CDs about, but very quality stuff. Check out Slim the Drifter; best cover of Hank Williams since Patsy Cline.

Garden Of Delights

31 Heol Y Glyn
Cymmer
SA13 3NA
UK

Weird kind of Alternative music. Azalia Snail, Lonely, Tim Vass / Dandelion Wine. Music that basically has something different or new about it. Check out the web site for Real Audio sounds so you can hear for yourself what it is like!
(September 1997)

delights@geocities.com

http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stage/8307

Gasoline Alley

9720 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills
CA 90212

Phone: (310) 275-3377

Fax: (310) 275-8774

They are responsible for the band Shai.

Gem Records and Productions

P.O. Box 764028
Dallas, TX 75376
USA

Phone: (214) 330-8081

Fax: (214) 467-1055

A new independent label that releases, writes, and produces a wide variety of musical genres. They currently have two artists scheduled for release later this year, but are still in the market for new talent to add to their roster!
(April 1997)

GemRecords@aol.com

http://www.web2000.com/diva1731

Get Hip

P.O. Box 666
Canonsburg
PA 15317

Home of the Cynics, and one of the oldest Pittsburgh labels. Also releases stuff from Pink Slip Daddy, Motherfucker 666, and many more -typically garage oriented.

Giorno Poetry Systems

222 Bowery
New York
NY 10012

I think ESD is re-issuing a lot of this stuff, and that's good. John Giorno is a NYC poet who has lots of neat friends - Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs - and together, they made a bunch of excellent spoken word LPs in the late 70s and early 80s. These people were also responsible for the "Dial-A-Poem" phone service in New York for many years. Wild stuff, not always suitable for young audiences, but always interesting.

Girlie Music Records

40 Fountainhead Rd.
Apt. 1513
Toronto
ON M3J 2V1
Canada

Started by (and so far including only) Cindy, a Toronto based band into the likes of Mystery Machine.

yu135940@yorku.ca

GO! Discs

72 Black Lion Lane
Hammersmith
London W6 9BE

This label spawned the happy jangly sound of the 80's. Billy Bragg and The Housemartins were highlights that sent the label to the independent charts. The creative in the head office was all seen on most of the Housemartins' record as "Better music since 1987" was seen near the label's logo. The music genre of Go! Disc! has continued into the 90's with bands like The La's, Frank and Walters, Trash Can Sinatras and many other happy popsters.

Lately, GO has become a subsidiary of Chrysalis and is now distributed by BMG and EMI, so maybe they aren't 'independent' anymore. (Steve)

www@godiscs.co.uk

http://www.godiscs.co.uk/godiscs

God Records

PO Box 44132
3170 Tillicum Rd.
Victoria
BC V9A 7H7
Canada

Phone: (800) 666-1046

You've heard the name, now here's their label...Ladies and Gentlemen...The Day Glow Abortions!

http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~lestat/cmi.html

Golden Hour Records

2105 Comal
Austin
Texas 78722
USA

Phone: (512) 708-8095

Underground cassette, vinyl and CD label featuring mostly Austin artists. Punk, noise, improv, free, ambient, experimental, etc. Artists include Glorium, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Windsor for the Derby, the Prima Donnas, and more.
(August 1997)

darnoc@mail.utexas.edu

http://www.wl.net/paulw/goldenhour/index.htm

Golden Throne Records

607 Edison St.
Uniontown
PA 15401
USA

Phone: (412) 438-0201

Golden Throne is the company set up to release the comedy of 'Toilet Bowl Joel'. He's a comic/ musician with a bit of bent towards country music. His album 'You Can't Love Me Like My Dog' has songs like 'Puff the Magic Drag Queen', 'Why Don't We All Go On Welfare', and 'BIG HAIR'. Apparently this release has been doing fairly well in Pennsylvania...if it's what you might be into...check him out!
(September 1997)

Goldenrod Records

3770 Tansy St
San Diego
CA 92121
USA

Phone: (619) 558-3184

Fax: (619) 558-7876

They've done records with these bands and more: Boilermaker, Tanner, Fluf, Overwhelming Colorfast, Cars Get Crushed, Spanakorzo, Supernova, Servotron, the Faction, No Knife, Chinchilla, Big Drill Car, Hemlock, Dodgeball, etc. A wide variety of music with originality and creativity, and some level of "punk" thrown in.
(February 1997)

mark@skateboard.com

http://www.skateboard.com/earfood

Goner Records

POB 40566
Memphis
TN 38174-0566

Phone: (901) 725-3924

Fax: (901) 274-1916

Masters of the trash rock sound. Eric Oblivian (owner and founder of Goner) has put out some great quality recordings by bands like King Louie, Guitar Wolf and others. The Guitar Wolf LP has absolutely no audio fidelity, but rocks in a big way, baby! Be on the lookout for a live Oblivians LP (on Goner) which will be released in time for their European tour.

Gophercoat Records

1221 Evergreen Pk Dr SW #F-8
Olympia
WA 98502
USA

Gophercoat Records is a small label in Olympia Washington. They are putting out mostly 7 inches and merchandise for a few local bands. They would like to hear anything people would want to send them. You can also write and get a catalog.
(February 1997)

greedo@cco.net

http://www.cco.net/~greedo/gophercoat

Gourd Music

PO Box 585
Felton
CA 95018
USA

Phone: (408) 425-4939

Fax: (408) 459-7450

Gourd Music specializes in all acoustic instrumental music in part folk, part classical arrangements for guitar, cello, harp, flute, oboe, fiddle, mountain and hammered dulcimer, mandolin, and more.

neal@gourd.com

http://www.gourd.com

Grade C But Edible Record

c/o Clint Listing
Apt-D
939 Ringwood Ave
Haskell
NJ 07420
USA

Phone: (973) 839-2153

Grade C But Edible is an Indie Label for Metal, Gothic or Noise Bands looking to release 7"'s and Doom/Black metal Comp CD in '98 send press kits!!! They are seeking bands right now. They also have small music web zine at http://www.njrocks.com/scene/. They're seeking material for review there also (demos, 7", CD's) as long as its heavy music.
(October 1997)

listing@cybernex.net

http://www.njrocks.com/manthing/

Grandma Katherine's Music

1800 W. Fifth Ave.
Columbus, OH 43212
USA

Phone: (614) 481-7200

Fax: (614) 481-7205

Grandma Katherine's is a record label dedicated to Incredible Music...Period. We have artists in almost every genre including rock, folk, country, new age, classical, and children's music.
(April 1997)

granny@hvf.com

http://www.gkmusic.com

Grand Royal

P.O. Box 26689 - Dept CRC
Los Angeles
CA 90026

The Beastie Boys very own record label. As such I'm not entirely sure it warrants inclusion in the list but whatever ... Apart from the Beastie Boys the label has released stuff by Luscious Jackson, Ween and the rather wonderful Noise Addict. Ben Lee from Noise Addict was of course the hippest 12 year old on the planet, but that was back in 1993, things change.

http://www.grandroyal.com

Grass Records

Another Dutch East India label. Releases include Old Man, Stigmata a go-go, The Wrens, Brainiac, Mousetrap, and Pencil.

Green Gecko Records

C/O Matt Palmer
6 Mink Drive
Hanover
NH 03755
USA

A record label run by a couple of friends. They want to put out Punk rock and indie bands if they ever get enough money to do a CD. Otherwise they're going to try to do just tapes. They are planning a release from a band called Who Shot Mr. Burns? and another from a unnamed band possible Pure when they finish doing a demo tape. These guys are 17 and they have no experience in the industry but are hoping ir will take off and they can put some CDs and 7"s out.
(March 1998)

antihero77@hotmail.com

Gritty Kitty

P.O. Box 5145
Bellingham
WA 98227

Best release I've seen has been a Crayon/Grover split single, but they've also done singles with Weehuggum and The Meek, and a CD comp of Bellingham bands.

Grouse Records

1507 E 53rd St. #249
Chicago
IL 60615

Right now, Grouse is in the business of releasing Chicago area bands like Streganona, Tart, Griptongue, John Huss and others. In the very near future however, they will be diversifying themselves into the electronic music, and also beginning to deal with world music artists from China, Taiwan, and Latin America.
(June 1996)

grouse@nexchi.com

http://www.nexchi.com/~grouse/

Guitar Nine Records

8201 Hambledon Court
Raleigh
NC 27615
USA

Phone: (919) 846-9201

Fax: (919) 846-9201

First release scheduled for March, 1997 by instrumental guitarist Dan McAvinchey.
(October 1996)

gnr@guitar9.com

http://www.guitar9.com

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