Sudden Death Records
Sudden Death Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia based record label run by Joe "Shithead" Keithley, frontman of D.O.A. Sudden Death Records arrived in Canada's burgeoning punk scene in 1978. Keithley formed the label to release his D.O.A.'s album Disco Sucks. It was only a part-time label until 1998, when they began to expand further into punk rock music.
Sudden Death Records
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- Sudden Death Records
- Founded
- 1978
- Headquarters
- Canada
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Sudden Death Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia based record label run by Joe "Shithead" Keithley, frontman of D.O.A. Sudden Death Records arrived in Canada's burgeoning punk scene in 1978. Keithley formed the label to release his D.O.A.'s album Disco Sucks. It was only a part-time label until 1998, when they began to expand further into punk rock music.
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In doing so, they have earned themselves the respect of numerous luminaries within the music industry.
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• Name — Sudden Death Records • Founded — 1978 • Founder — Joey Shithead • Genre — Punk • Country — Canada • Location — Vancouver, British Columbia • Url — suddendeath.com
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• Agriculture Club • Geoff Berner • Carmaig de Forest • d.b.s. • The Damned • Dog Eat Dogma • D.O.A. • Ese • Ford Pier • The Honeymans • Joe Keithley • The Jolts • JP5 • Karen Foster (band) • MDC • Modernettes • Mojo Nixon • Once Just • Potbelly • Portrait of Poverty • Pigment Vehicle • Pointed Sticks • Real McKenzies • Ripcordz • Round Eye • Schulz • Sham 69 • Thor • The Vibrators • Vice Squad • Young Canadians
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