DROG Records

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Dave's Records of Guelph, or DROG, was a Canadian independent record label. [1] It was founded in 1993 in Guelph, Ontario by musicians Dave Teichroeb and Lewis Melville. [2]

Artists who have released records on DROG include Rheostatics, [3] Skydiggers, The Inbreds, [1] Mia Sheard and Chris Brown and Kate Fenner.

The label ceased releasing albums by individual artists in the early 2000s, but remained in operation as a producer of compilation albums featuring songs by independent artists organized around particular themes.

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995 . ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-55022-992-9.
  2. "Guelph now proven fertile ground for new sounds". Toronto Star , July 25, 2002.
  3. "Rheostatics distinctly Canadian". Ottawa Citizen , November 26, 1998.