Attic Records was a Canadian
independent record label
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,
"Dance clubs go wild for jungle"
''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. By Peter Howell Jan 7, 1995 Page: J.12 founded in 1974 by Alexander Mair
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and Tom Williams. The label was known for developing Canadian talent, including Anvil
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, Lee Aaron
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Early life
Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Green ...
, Maestro Fresh Wes
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, The Nylons
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, Teenage Head, and Triumph
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. The company was also active in distributing international acts not affiliated with a major label, most successfully with Jennifer Warnes
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, "Weird Al" Yankovic
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, Katrina and the Waves, and Creed
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.
Attic Records ceased to exist as an independent company in 1999, when it was bought by a consortium headed by Allan Gregg
Allan Gregg is a Canadian pollster, political advisor, television interviewer and pundit.
Early life
Gregg was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He was the eldest child in his family which consisted of four boys and one girl. Gregg graduated from Harr ...
and merged with TMP (The Music Publisher) and Oasis Entertainment Distribution to form The Song Corporation. The Attic label briefly continued to exist as a subsidiary of The Song Corporation, but within months of its acquisition, the label name was changed to "Song Recordings".
The Song Corporation filed for bankruptcy in May 2001. Attic's Canadian catalog and masters are now owned by Unidisc Music
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.
Artists
*Aaron Carter
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*Adrian Zmed
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*Anvil
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Anvils are as massive as practical, because the higher th ...
*Lee Aaron
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Early life
Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Green ...
*Blind Vengeance
*Body Electric
* The Bop Cats
* Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
* Coal Chamber
*Sara Craig
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Craig launched her career in 1987 by placing a classified ad in Toronto's ''NOW'' looking for musicians to work with. She released her debut EP in 1991, and quickly became popular in Canadian alternat ...
*Creed
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(Canada only, 1997–99)
*Downchild Blues Band
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* Shirley Eikhard
* Fludd
* The Frantics
* Fun Factory
*Patsy Gallant
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*Goblin
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*Goddo
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*Hagood Hardy
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* Haywire
* House of Pain
*The Irish Rovers
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*Jazmin
*Jennifer Warnes
* Jerry Cantrell
*Michaele Jordana
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Career
After graduating from the University of Manitoba School of Art with her BFA in 1969, Jordana started her career i ...
*Junkie XL
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Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing e ...
*Judas Priest
*Kamahl
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* Katrina and the Waves
*Ken Tobias
*Killer Dwarfs
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* Klaatu
* Life of Agony
* The Lincolns founded by Prakash John
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*Lio
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Life and career
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*M-Appeal
* Machine Head
*MacLean & MacLean
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*Maestro Fresh Wes
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*Motörhead
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* Dutch Mason
*Belinda Metz
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In 1982 Metz released an independent album, ' ...
*Digital Underground
* Elton Motello
*The Nylons
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* The Orb
* The Bopcats
*Plastic Bertrand
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* Queen of the Stones Age
*Raggadeath
*Razor
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*Rita Coolidge
*Ron Nigrini
*Run DMC
* Annie Ryan
*Secret Service
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* Sepultura
* Skee-lo
* Slipknot
*The Soft Boys
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* Soulfly
* Teenage Head
*George Thorogood
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His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the ...
*Ken Tobias
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* Toyah
*Triumph
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*Type O Negative
*Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
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*Warriors
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*Jesse Winchester
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*Rick Worrall
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*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
*"Weird Al" Yankovic
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See also
* List of record labels
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