Scat Records
Scat Records is a St. Louis, Missouri-based independent record label. It was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1989, and many of the bands released on the label are from Ohio.
Scat Records
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- Scat Records
- Founded
- 1989
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- United States
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Scat Records is a St. Louis, Missouri-based independent record label. It was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1989, and many of the bands released on the label are from Ohio.
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The label is notable for featuring Guided by Voices, The Mice and Cobra Verde on its roster. Scat Records' owner Robert Griffin himself played in the bands Spike in Vain and Prisonshake. Scat also released a compilation of Cleveland pre-punk. Griffin discovered Guided by Voices from Matt Sweeney, and their 1994 release Bee Thousand helped launch the band before they signed with Matador Records. Robert Pollard, Guided by Voices frontman and primary songwriter, according to one story, felt vindicated after 10 years at age 35 when he was signed to Scat to release Propeller, and ran up and down Titus Avenue in Dayton, Ohio screaming in jubilation, inspiring the name for the later album Vampire on Titus. Griffin was said to have helped the band find their successful sound as well.
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• Name — Scat Records • Founded — 1989 • Genre — Indie rock • Country — U.S. • Location — Saint Louis, Missouri
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- 1.Troy L. Smith, Cleveland com. 50 essential albums in Cleveland music history. cleveland. 2016-02-01.
- 2.Cutter, Matthew. Closer You Are: The Story of Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices. Hachette Books. 2018-08-21. 978-0-306-82577-4.
- 3.Ten Outsider Hardcore Bands to Know from 1980s America. Vice.com. April 2015.
- 4.Murrmann, Mark. Music: Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do. Mother Jones.
- 5.The Quietus Features Anniversary A Roll Of The Dice: Guided By Voices' Propeller Turns 30. The Quietus. 14 February 2022.
- 6.Thrasher, Don. What to know about one of Dayton's biggest music acts Guided By Voices before virtual concert. dayton.
- 7.Greer, James. Guided by Voices: A Brief History. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. 2007-12-01. 978-1-55584-641-1.
- 8.Sellers, John. Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life. Simon and Schuster. 2008-03-04. 978-0-7432-7709-9.
- 9.Woodworth, Marc. Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 2006-10-02. 978-1-4411-1527-0.
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