Latent Recordings is a Canadian

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founded in 1981. It was dormant in the 1990s while the

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were signed to American labels, but began to release independently produced albums in the 2000s. By the late 2000s, it sold downloads and CDs online.

History

The label was formed in

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by Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Geoff Railton, and

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to produce and distribute their music. After their first three releases, they returned to Canada, where Timmins and Anton formed

with Timmins' siblings

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and Peter. In Toronto, the label distributed Cowboy Junkies' first two albums before the band signed with

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, which re-released ''

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'' internationally. For the next few years the label's releases were sporadic offerings produced by Michael Timmins and/or Peter Moore. After Cowboy Junkies was released from their record contract—by then with

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— following their 1998 album '' Miles from Our Home'', they revived Latent Recordings and have released their subsequent albums on that label in Canada. The records have been licensed to other independent labels, such as

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in the

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and

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in the UK, for international release. In recent years, the label has again become active in releasing work by other artists as well, including Ivy Mairi, Finlayson/Maize, Jerry Leger,

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and

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Catalogue

Most of Latent Recordings releases have been numbered, with the number preceded by "LATEX" (#s 1–5, V14), or "LATEX CD" (#s >5). * Hunger Project: Alan Anton (guitar), Geoff Railton (drums), Michael Timmins (guitar), & English born Liza Dawson-Whisker (vocals) * Germinal: Alan Anton (bass), Geoff Railton (drums), Michael Timmins (guitar), & Richard O’Callaghan (soprano and tenor saxophone) *

: Alan Anton (bass), Michael Timmins (guitar), Peter Timmins (drums), & Margo Timmins (vocals) * The Corndogs: Brodie Lodge (drums, guitar, voice), & Greg Clarke (guitar, bass, voice). Produced by Peter Moore and Michael Timmins * Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players . Produced by Michael Timmins

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