Shifty Disco
Shifty Disco was a British independent record label based in Oxford, England. The record label was started by local enthusiasts in January 1997 and their early releases were often featured by John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show. Disco has released recordings by artists such as Beulah, Mark Gardener, Unbelievable Truth, The Samurai Seven, and Young Knives.
Shifty Disco
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- Shifty Disco
- Founded
- 1997
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Shifty Disco was a British independent record label based in Oxford, England. The record label was started by local enthusiasts in January 1997 and their early releases were often featured by John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show. Disco has released recordings by artists such as Beulah, Mark Gardener, Unbelievable Truth, The Samurai Seven, and Young Knives.
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One of Shifty Disco's early, defining initiatives was the Shifty Disco singles club which released a new single every month to subscribers. A compilation of all the Singles Club releases was released as a 5-CD set in 2002: 0-60 in Five Years – The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection.
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• Name — Shifty Disco • Founded — 1997 01 • Status — Inactive • Genre — Various • Country — United Kingdom • Location — Oxford, England • Website — ShiftyDisco.co.uk
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1997
Shifty Disco established.
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- 1.50 Not Out For Shifty Disco Label. The Oxford Times. 1 February 2001.
- 2.Tim Perry. Pop: Two-minute wonders. The Independent. 23 May 1998.
- 3.You wouldn't believe it!. NME. 13 April 2000.
- 4.BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Samurai Seven. BBC.
- 5.Discogs. Various – 0-60 in Five Years – The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection.
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