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World Domination Recordings World Domination Recordings was an indie rock record label founded by bass player and music entrepreneur Dave Allen in Los Angeles. From roughly 1989 to 1996 it released records by artists including Low Pop Suicide, The Elastic Purejoy, Stanfo ...

History

Dave Allen (

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and

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), Rick Boston and Jeff Ward founded the band in Los Angeles. Rick Boston sang and played

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, Dave Allen, founder of the record label ''World Domination Recordings'', played bass and Jeff Ward was on

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. Ward left the group after the recording of their debut album, ''On the Cross of Commerce''. He committed

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in 1993, dying of

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. He was replaced by Melle Steagal.

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contributed some

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. The soundtrack to the thriller ''The Harvest'' can be considered a Low Pop Suicide side project.

Discography''Low Pop Suicide'' on Discogs.com
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LPs

* On the Cross of Commerce (1993) * The Death of Excellence (1994)

Singles & EPs

* The Disengagement (1992) * Kiss Your Lips (1993) * Unzipped EP (1995)

Side Project

* ''The Harvest'' (1996 - Soundtrack - World Domination Recording)

Personnel

* Dave Allen (bass) * Jeff Ward (drums) * Melle Steagal (drums) * Mark Leonard (bass) * Rick Boston (vocals, guitar)

External links

Somewhere Nice to Fall

Misfits Central discography
* Critical TrouserPressbr>essay

References

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