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, founded by Larry Wanagas in 1979 and run primarily out of the Edmonton recording studio Homestead Recorders. Wanagas launched

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's career and continued for 15 years as her label and management company, with many tours, multi-platinum sales, accolades and awards. Bumstead's management arm, Bumstead Productions Ltd. represented a number of successful artists including

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, Big Sugar,

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, Madeleine Peyroux, The Modern Minds (featuring

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. Wanagas, who co-founded the Alberta Recording Industry Association and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Music Managers Forum in 2012, announced his retirement in 2017.

Discography

*The Modern Minds - ''Theresa's World'', 1980 *k.d. lang - ''Friday Dance Promenade'', 1983 *k.d. lang and The Reclines - ''Live Tape-Cover Songs'', 1984 *k.d. lang and The Reclines - ''A Truly Western Experience'', 1984, 1986, 1991, 2010 *Colin James – ''Hook, Line And Single'' ("Five Long Years" / "Why'd You Lie"?), 1986 *k.d. lang and The Reclines - ''K.d. Lang And The Reclines With The Edmonton Symphony Nov 9/85'', 1987 *Glen Stace - ''Buddhahotel'', 1991 *Glen Stace - ''Three To Get Ready...Four To Go'', 1991 *Glen Stace - ''Road To Damascus'', 1992 *Monarch Brothers - ''Superstar'', 1999 *The Trews - ''The Trews'', 2002 *The Trews - ''House of Ill Fame'', 2003 *Boy - ''Boy'', 2003 *The Trews - ''Every Inambition'', 2004 *Rocketface - ''Rocketface'', 2005 *The Trews - ''Den Of Thieves'', 2007 *The Trews - ''Out of the Past, Into the Dark'', 2007 *Two Hours Traffic - ''Little Jabs'', 2007 *The Trews - ''No Time For Later'', 2008 *The Trews - ''Acoustic: Friends & Total Strangers'', 2009 *Two Hours Traffic - ''Territory'', 2009 *The Trews - ''Highway Of Heroes'', 2010 *The Trews - ''Hope & Ruin'', 2011 *The Trews - ''Misery Loves Company'', 2011 *The Trews - ''Thank You and I'm Sorry'', 2012 *Two Hours Traffic - ''Siren Spell'', 2012 *Two Hours Traffic - ''Foolish Blood'', 2013 *The Blue Shadows - ''On The Floor Of Heaven'', 2010 (first released by Columbia Records 1993) *Yukon Blonde - ''Yukon Blonde'', 2010 *Poor Young Things - ''Let It Sleep'', 2011 *Tim Chaisson - ''The Other Side'', 2012 *Poor Young Things - ''The Heart. The Head. The End.'', 2013

References

Alberta Recording Industries Association Music Manager's Forum
* "lang's debut reissued" Sperounes, Sandra. ''Edmonton Journal;'' Edmonton, Alta. 11 Dec 2009: D.6.

External links

Official site
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Discography

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