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Encyclopedia > Attic Records (Canada)

Attic Records was a Canadian independent record label, founded in 1974 by Alexander Mair and Tom Williams. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Hon. ... Tom Williams is an Australian television presenter and personality. ...


Artists who released albums on the label included Lee Aaron, Downchild Blues Band, Shirley Eikhard, Fludd, The Frantics, Patsy Gallant, Goddo, Hagood Hardy, Haywire, The Irish Rovers, Maestro Fresh Wes, The Nylons, Teenage Head, Triumph and Jesse Winchester. Lee Aaron Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21, 1962 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian rock and Jazz singer known as The Queen of Metal in Canada. She had several hits with titles such as Metal Queen, Watcha Do to my Body, and Sex with Love... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Patsy Gallant (born 1948 in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. ... Following a frustrating stint with Fludd, bassist Greg Godovitz formed Goddo along with former Brutus guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Marty Morin in 1975. ... Hugh Hagood Hardy (February 26, 1937 – January 1, 1997) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist. ... Haywire is a Canadian AOR/hard rock band. ... The Irish Rovers is a popular and long-running Canadian-Irish folk group created in the 1960s. ... Maestro (born Wesley Williams, 1968) is a Canadian hip-hop musician from Toronto. ... The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1979 in Canada, best known for their covers of The Turtles Happy Together, Steams Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, and The Tokens version of the traditional The Lion Sleeps Tonight. These songs appeared on the bands most... Teenage Head are a Canadian rock group, who were one of the most popular Canadian new wave/punk rock bands in the early 1980s. ... Triumph was a Canadian rock band popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. ... American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist Jesse (James Ridout) Winchester was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on May 17, 1944 and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. ...


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Attic Records Ltd. (102 words)
Attic Records Ltd. Independent label established in 1974 in Toronto by Alexander Mair, president, and Tom Williams, vice president until his departure in 1984.
Active largely in the pop and rock field, Attic had released nearly 200 albums from more than 65 Canadian artists and groups by 1990 and also licensed foreign recordings for domestic release.
Attic has been distributed in turn by London, CBS, Quality, PolyGram and, beginning in 1985, A & M.
Canconrox - Klaatu (1622 words)
The band landed a deal with Capitol Records an American deal in the summer of '75, shortly after Daffodil went bankrupt - on the eve of "True Life Hero" being released as a single, a feat all its own considering their unwillingness to tour or be photographed.
By the time they were ready to begin recording their next album, a shift in musical trends was evident.
The group entered Long's Toronto recording studio in late 1980 after negotiating a new contract with Capitol Canada, on the conditions they toured to support the album and lost the shtick of anonymity.
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