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DB Records (stylized as DB RECS) was a
record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...
owned by Danny Beard, active from 1978 to 1997. The label was operated out of the Wax'n'Facts
record store A record shop or record store is a retail outlet that sells recorded music. Per the name, in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, record shops only sold gramophone records. But over the course of the 20th century, record shops sol ...
in the
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neighborhood of Little Five Points. Through the
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, the label became known as a source of southern regional music.


History

In 1978, Beard helped some friends in
The B-52's The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, k ...
by recording and releasing their first single, " Rock Lobster", produced by Kevin Dunn. The record sold nearly 20,000 copies.DB Records
. Rock and Roll Roadmap. Accessed March 7th, 2012. "It was a great record and a great group," Beard told reporter Jim McConnell, "and it fooled me into thinking that having a record label was easy." Beard also recorded and helped other local and regional musicians. DB's roster went on to include The Coolies, Fetchin Bones, Guadalcanal Diary, The Jody Grind, Love Tractor, Oh-OK, Pylon, Chris Stamey, The Swimming Pool Q's, Uncle Green, and Zeitgeist (later known as The Reivers), among others. Beard also financed and recorded Pylon's groundbreaking first single, "Cool"/"Dub", which was released on the Athens-based Caution Records label in 1979. Many of the bands on the label also performed live at Atlanta's 688 Club, a popular venue for alternative bands.


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Db Records Companies based in Atlanta Record labels based in Georgia (U.S. state)