Wolverine Records

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Wolverine Records
Active years since 1992
founder Sascha Wolff
Seat Duisburg
Website http://www.wolverine-records.de/
Label code LC 04926
Sub-label Frankie Boy Records
Genre (s) Punk , oi! , Ska , Neoswing

Wolverine Records is a German independent label for punk and ska music. The label was founded in 1992 by Sascha Wolff. So far around 220 titles have been published.

Wolverine Records has had artists like Across the Border , Ahead to the Sea , Anarchist Academy , beNUTS , Big John Bates , Bluekilla , Bonsai Kitten , Dem Brooklyn Bums , Dino Martinis , Gob Squad , Hammerhead , Kitty in a Casket , Mike Zero , NOE , Night Nurse , Popzillas , Psychotic Youth , Ripmen , Sewer Rats , Sloppy Seconds , The Spookshow , Yeti Girls and ZSK under contract. In 2002 the Argentinian rock band Attaque 77 released their album Caña! released via Wolverine Records.

Wolverine Records works with distributors like Interpunk and Soulfood .

The sub-label Frankie Boy Records was founded for Neoswing music , through which artists such as Hipster Daddy-O and Pinkspots are represented with their own publications. International non-label bands such as Wolfgang Parker , Budzillus , Neon Swing X-Perience , Billy Rubin Trio , Louise Gold & Die Herren Quarz , Taggy Tones and many more are on compilations like Swing's Not Dead or Swingabilly Chartbusters . represented. The concept of the Swingabilly Chartbusters sampler, with swing cover versions of well-known chart songs , is similar to that of Punk Chartbusters .

The label became known worldwide primarily through the sampler series "Punk Chartbusters".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wolverine Records - Introduction , accessed March 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Westzeit - WOLVERINE-RECORDS , published May 7, 2002, accessed March 10, 2013
  3. ↑ Frankie Boy Recors on rateyourmusic.com . Retrieved November 7, 2013
  4. ↑ Swingabilly Chartbusters on discogs.com . Retrieved November 7, 2013