Shimmy Disc is a New York City-based

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

founded in

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by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, artists like Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile,

Boredoms Boredoms () (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as noise rock, or sometimes Japanoise (Japan’s noise music scene), though their more recent records have moved towar ...

, Ruins, Ween, Gwar, The Semibeings, and Uncle Wiggly recorded on the label. The label also released compilations albums such as "Rutles Highway Revisited (A Tribute To The Rutles)", 1990, which featured various artists from the label, and also introduced new artists like Paleface. In 2020, Kramer revived the Shimmy-Disc label in partnership with Joyful Noise Recordings with their first release ''Songs We Sang In Our Dreams,'' the debut album of Kramer's project with Xan Tyler, Let It Come Down.

Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1

Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1 was the first official video release to feature Gwar, this compilation included several other bands on the Shimmy Disc label.

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#Lesbians of Russia ( Bongwater) #Jimmy (Bongwater) #The Box ( King Missile) #

Take Stuff from Work "Take Stuff from Work" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It appears on the band's 1987 debut album ''Fluting on the Hump.'' Content In "Take Stuff from Work," a jangly acoustic guitar and simple drumbeat are punctuated by occasional sax ...

(King Missile) #Dominique ( When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water) #This Guy's in Love (When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water) #Bird (

B.A.L.L. B.A.L.L. (pronounced "ball") were an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1987. The band was formed by Don Fleming, Kramer, David Licht and Jay Spiegel. After releasing 4 LP's (all Produced & Engineered by Kramer for ...

) #Out of the Blue (

) #Tugboat ( Galaxie 500) #Hymn ( Tuli Kupferberg) #Maybe ( Spongehead) #Hot Dog (Michael Cudahy) #Shaft ( Velvet Monkeys) #Rock Party (Velvet Monkeys) #Sex Gorilla ( Dogbowl) #Daytime (Dogbowl) #What Makes Donna Twirl? (Midget Planets) #Ain't No Crime to be Stupid (Mr. Elk and Mr. Seal) #Life's a Gas ( Shockabilly) #Pile Up All Architecture (Shockabilly) #Gwar Theme ( Gwar) #Time For Death (Gwar)

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External links

Official site

Video Compilation from VHS on the Internet Archive

Trouser Press article on Kramer, the Shimmy Disc founder

Interview with Kramer about Shimmy Disc
{{Authority control Record labels established in 1987 Defunct record labels of the United States American independent record labels Knitting Factory Records

Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1

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