Hib-Tone is an American

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, based in

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, founded by Jonny Hibbert, a law student at Woodrow Wilson College of Law, in 1981. The label has released eight records, including two full-length albums by the bands Design and RF and the Radar Angels. The most recent release is by singer-songwriter Noёl Hamilton. The label is notable because it released

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's debut single "

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" and its B-side "

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". "Radio Free Europe" was re-recorded and released on the band's first full-length album, '' Murmur''. "Sitting Still" was remixed by

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and also included on ''Murmur''. The mix produced by Hibbert and engineered by Easter of the "Hib-Tone" version of "Radio Free Europe" was subsequently released on R.E.M.'s 1988 compilation album ''

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''. The original Hibbert mixes of both songs were collected on 2006's '' And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S Years 1982–1987''.

Singles

– "Radio Free Europe"/"

" (1981) *The Throbs – "Just One Dance"/"Girl Don't Waste Your Tears" (1981) * Harold Kelling – "

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" (1981) *Three Hits – "Pressure Dome"/"Numbers" (1985)

EPs

*The Neuz – Understand? 7" (1982) *Design – Dancing in a Trance 12" (1984)

Albums

*R.F. & The Radar Angels – Pictures of Linda (1982)

References

External links

Discogs.com page for Hib-Tone Records
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Singles

EPs

Albums

See also

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