24 Hour Service Station is an American
independent record label founded by Marshall Dickson
in
Tampa, Florida
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...
, in 1993.
Among its releases are ''
Ceremony - A New Order Tribute'', a charity album,
and albums from artists such as
Freebass
Freebass were an English rock supergroup consisting of, originally, three bassists: Andy Rourke (formerly of The Smiths), Peter Hook (formerly of Joy Division & New Order) and Gary "Mani" Mounfield (of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream) and ...
,
Peter Hook and The Light
Peter Hook and The Light are an English rock band, formed in May 2010 by bass guitarist/vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order. The band also features Hook's son Jack Bates (bass), as well ...
,
The Beauvilles,
John Ralston, and punk band
Pink Lincolns
The Pink Lincolns are a punk rock band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1986 by vocalist Chris Barrows and guitarist Dorsey Martin. The rest of the lineup has frequently changed and currently includes bassist Kevin Coss and drummer Jeff Fox. The ban ...
.
It also operates the division 24 Hour Distribution, a global media distribution network
which is partnered with entities such as the
Independent Online Distribution Alliance
The Orchard is an American music and entertainment company, specializing in media distribution, marketing, and sales. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music, based in New York City. In 2019, the company sold off its film and television division, whic ...
and
The Orchard.
History
Founding
24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth,
an up-and-coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene. The label then went on to release records by Shoemaker Levy 9, Questionface, and a tribute album to
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to eme ...
entitled ''Godfathers of Change''. In 1997, Dickson put the label "underground" to take a different path in the music business, starting a sales and marketing career with
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
.
Re-launch
In 2007, Dickson re-launched the record label while also maintaining the helm as General Manager
of ''
Reax Music Magazine
''Reax Music Magazine'' is a Tampa-based music and art magazine first published by Joel Cook in 2006. ''Reaxs distribution reaches nearly twenty markets throughout the state of Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Miami, a ...
''.
The label then released the Car Bomb Driver
album ''Evacuate'', and by 2008, 24 Hour Service Station had put out a total of 17 releases and signed 13 bands including History,
Win Win Winter,
and
The Beauvilles.
Songwriter and guitarist
John Wesley, who had released two albums on 24 Hour in the mid-1990s and another during the hiatus (''The Emperor Falls''), continued releasing music on the label during the restart. By 2009 artists such as electronics musician
Pocket and
Kites With Lights had signed to the label, with The Fantastiques, a band from
Minsk, Belarus
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the adm ...
, following suit.
''Ceremony - A New Order Tribute'' (2009)
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''Ceremony – A New Order Tribute'' is a 2009
compilation album of
New Order covers by independent acts from the United States and Europe,
compiled into a double CD Digi-pack and two additional digital albums. Produced by Sonshine Ward and
Marshall Dickson
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Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, a ...
, it was released in February 2010 by 24 Hour Service Station, with contributions from artists such as
Peter Hook of
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...
,
Kites With Lights, and
Rabbit in the Moon
Rabbit in the Moon is an American electronic music group that formed in 1991. Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music and breakbeat, along with other diverse influences.
History
Formed in 1992 in Tampa, Florida, the group cons ...
.
Allmusic
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reviewer William Ruhlmann gave the digital album 3.5/5 stars, and praised in particular the tracks that strayed in style from the original New Order compositions.
The album is dedicated to the founder of
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Duru ...
and New Order producer
Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.
As a co-founder o ...
, who died in 2007 from cancer.
Marshall Dickson was originally inspired by Wilson to start 24 Hour Service Station. The album benefits the Salford Foundation Trust's Tony Wilson Award.
Artists donated time and recordings to support the charity, which "assists young people who demonstrate a special talent or ambition in the arts or creative skills."
Recent years
In 2010
Freebass
Freebass were an English rock supergroup consisting of, originally, three bassists: Andy Rourke (formerly of The Smiths), Peter Hook (formerly of Joy Division & New Order) and Gary "Mani" Mounfield (of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream) and ...
released the first of several albums on the label. The group includes
Peter Hook of
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...
&
New Order,
Gary "Mani" Mounfield of
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, ...
&
Primal Scream,
Andy Rourke
Andrew Michael Rourke (born 17 January 1964) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the Smiths. He is known for his melodic approach to bass playing.
Career
Rourke's father was Irish while his mother was English. He received an a ...
of
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to eme ...
, Phil Murphy of Man Ray, Paul Kehoe of
Monaco
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and
Gary Briggs of
Haven.
Peter Hook also played in two other bands that signed to the label; Man Ray with Phil Murphy, and
Peter Hook and The Light
Peter Hook and The Light are an English rock band, formed in May 2010 by bass guitarist/vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order. The band also features Hook's son Jack Bates (bass), as well ...
.
Fritz von Runte, a DJ and producer based in
England
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, does frequently work with the label.
Most of the bands signing to the label remained from the Tampa, Florida region, including
The Beauvilles,
Non-aggression Pact
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, singer-songwriter
John Ralston, and punk rock band
Pink Lincolns
The Pink Lincolns are a punk rock band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1986 by vocalist Chris Barrows and guitarist Dorsey Martin. The rest of the lineup has frequently changed and currently includes bassist Kevin Coss and drummer Jeff Fox. The ban ...
.
Yes But No, a duo of young sisters that contributed to the ''Ceremony'' compilation, are also from the area.
24 Hour Distribution
24 Hour Distribution is a global media distribution network,
delivering content to over 250 International digital music outlets including
iTunes,
eMusic
eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. In exchange for a monthly subscription eMusic users can download a fixed number of MP3 tracks per month. eMusic was established in 1998, is headquartered in New York C ...
,
Rhapsody and
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us ...
, via a partnership with
Independent Online Distribution Alliance
The Orchard is an American music and entertainment company, specializing in media distribution, marketing, and sales. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music, based in New York City. In 2019, the company sold off its film and television division, whic ...
and
The Orchard.
Physical products are available to retailers in the United States and
Canada
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such as
Best Buy,
Barnes & Noble and
F.Y.E., and Independent music stores including the coalitions A.I.M.S., C.I.M.S. & Music Monitor Network, and One-Stop fulfillment including
Amazon.com
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,
Alliance Entertainment Corporation (A.E.C.), Baker & Taylor Inc. and Super D / Phantom. 24 Hour Distribution exports physical goods to vendors in Europe,
Asia
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,
South America
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,
Australia and
New Zealand
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.
Among its distribution clients are Peter Hook's label
Hacienda Records UK,
and In a Circle Records, which handle
Brooklyn Rider,
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
, and
The Knights
''The Knights'' ( grc, Ἱππεῖς ''Hippeîs''; Attic: ) was the fourth play written by Aristophanes, who is considered the master of an ancient form of drama known as Old Comedy. The play is a satire on the social and political life of cla ...
.
Label artists
The following artists and bands have released music on the label, as of October 2013:
* Blue Eyes
*
The Beauvilles
* Car Bomb Driver
* Daddy Lion
*
John Ralston
*
Fritz von Runte
* Tommy Simms
* Noah Kussack
*
Kites With Lights
* The Fantastiques
* Win Win Winter
* History
*
John Wesley
* Questionface
* Rosewater Elizabeth
* Man Ray -
Peter Hook & Phil Murphy
* Mosley
*
Non-aggression Pact
A non-aggression pact or neutrality pact is a treaty between two or more states/countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other. Such treaties may be described by other names, such as a tr ...
* Underwater
* Simon Said...
* Skinnys 21
* Shoemaker Levy 9
* X.O.X.O.
*
Freebass
Freebass were an English rock supergroup consisting of, originally, three bassists: Andy Rourke (formerly of The Smiths), Peter Hook (formerly of Joy Division & New Order) and Gary "Mani" Mounfield (of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream) and ...
**
Peter Hook of
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...
&
New Order,
Gary "Mani" Mounfield of
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, ...
&
Primal Scream,
Andy Rourke
Andrew Michael Rourke (born 17 January 1964) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the Smiths. He is known for his melodic approach to bass playing.
Career
Rourke's father was Irish while his mother was English. He received an a ...
of
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to eme ...
, Phil Murphy of Man Ray, Paul Kehoe of
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
and
Gary Briggs of
Haven
*
Pocket
**
Richard Jankovich collaborating with
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s and releasing the ...
,
Steve Kilbey
Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band the Church. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter. As of 2020, Kilbey has released 14 solo albums and has col ...
of
The Church, Yuki Chikudate of
Asobi Seksu
Asobi Seksu was an American shoegaze/dream pop band based in New York City. Their music used a textured and effects-heavy vocal and guitar sound. The band primarily consisted of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, keyboards) and James Hanna (guitar, vocals ...
,
Craig Wedren
Craig Benjamin Wedren (born August 15, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and composer, who began his career fronting post-hardcore band Shudder to Think. Following the disbandment of Shudder to Think, Wedren pursued a career as ...
of
Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think was an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D.C.-based label Dischord Records, and two on Epic Records. Their early work was largely influenced by post-hardcore although ...
,
Dave Smalley
Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the lead singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, and All and as lead singer/guitarist with Down by Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contribution ...
,
Mark Burgess of
The Chameleons UK,
Danny Seim
Lackthereof is the solo project of Danny Seim, a founding member of the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena.
History
The first six Lackthereof albums were recorded at home and given out to Seim's friends on cassettes and CD-R's. In 2005, FI ...
of
Menomena
Menomena is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, made up of Justin Harris and Danny Seim. Both members of the band share singing duties and frequently swap instruments while recording. In concert, Seim plays drums, while Ha ...
,
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966) is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her step-sister Kristin Hersh. Donelly went on to co-form the alternative rock band ...
*Yung Hod
Gallery
File:John Wesley - Marillion Weekend 2009, Montreal.jpg, John Wesley in 2009, from Tampa, Florida
File:Thefantastiques004.jpg, The Fantastiques from Minsk, Belarus
File:The_Beauvilles_2010.jpg, The Beauvilles in 2010
Discography
See also
*''
Reax Music Magazine
''Reax Music Magazine'' is a Tampa-based music and art magazine first published by Joel Cook in 2006. ''Reaxs distribution reaches nearly twenty markets throughout the state of Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Miami, a ...
''
*
Lists of record labels
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References
External links
Official websiteDistribution website24 Hour Service Stationat
Discogs
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American independent record labels
Indie rock record labels
Record labels established in 1993
24 Hour Distribution