Deep Shag Records is an American record label started in 2000 by Michael Reed. The label is known for the ''On the Road With Ellison'' series of releases by

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

and for re-issuing rare 1980's modern rock, new wave, comedy, and spoken word albums which were previously unavailable on CD.

History

The founder of Deep Shag Records, Michael Reed, began the label out of a love of records and frustration that certain titles in his personal collection had not been brought into the digital age. Fearing that the cherished music, comedy, and spoken word releases of his youth would be lost to history, Reed relied upon his 15 years of experience in the music industry to create a new home for these almost forgotten gems. In 2001, Deep Shag was fortunate enough to secure the rights to the rare 1982 spoken word album

On the Road with Ellison Volume 1 First released in 1983 as an extremely limited edition vinyl album, ''On the Road with Ellison Volume 1'' was reissued on CD in 2001 by Deep Shag Records Deep Shag Records is an American record label started in 2000 by Michael Reed. The label i ...

by noted author and raconteur

. The release was a great success and Deep Shag was granted access to the author's vast audio archive. The series resumed in 2005 with

On the Road with Ellison Volume 2 Released in 2004 by Deep Shag Records, ''On the Road with Ellison Volume 2'' is a collection of humorous and thought provoking moments from the vaults of Harlan Ellison. The CD features a new essay written by Harlan for this release. When Harlan E ...

some 23 years after the original vinyl release of the first volume.

Overview

Deep Shag Records is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and continues on a mission to be a label that "refuses to sit in just one section of your collection."

Artists

Peter Himmelman Peter Himmelman (born November 23, 1959, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter and film and television composer from Minnesota, who formerly played in the Minneapolis indie rock band Sussman Lawrence before pursuing a ...

Sussman Lawrence Sussman Lawrence was a band led by Peter Himmelman on lead vocals and guitar, with his cousin Jeff Victor on keyboards and backup vocals. Both had previously performed as the only white members in Minneapolis soul singer Alexander O'Neal's band ...

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Fish Karma Fish Karma (real name Terry Owen, born 1959) is an American punk rock/comedy rock/folk rock musician from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Biography Fish Karma has been called everything from Neil Young's bastard brother to the most horrible thi ...

Release history

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