Deep Shag Records

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Deep Shag Records
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Founded2000 (2000)
FounderMichael Reed
Genre Rock, new wave, comedy, spoken word
Country of originU.S.
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Official website www.deepshag.com

Deep Shag Records is an American record label started in 2000 by Michael Reed. The label is known for the On the Road With Ellison series of releases by Harlan Ellison and for re-issuing rare 1980's modern rock, new wave, comedy, and spoken word albums which were previously unavailable on CD.

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History

The founder of Deep Shag Records, Michael Reed, began the label out of a love of records and frustration that certain titles in his personal collection had not been brought into the digital age. Fearing that the cherished music, comedy, and spoken word releases of his youth would be lost to history, Reed relied upon his 15 years of experience in the music industry to create a new home for these almost forgotten gems.

In 2001, Deep Shag was fortunate enough to secure the rights to the rare 1982 spoken word album On the Road with Ellison Volume 1 by noted author and raconteur Harlan Ellison. The release was a great success and Deep Shag was granted access to the author's vast audio archive. The series resumed in 2005 with On the Road with Ellison Volume 2 some 23 years after the original vinyl release of the first volume.

Overview

Deep Shag Records is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and continues on a mission to be a label that "refuses to sit in just one section of your collection."

Artists

Release history

YearNo.ArtistTitle
2001SHAG1 Fish Karma Lunch with the Devil
2001SHAG2 Stress Killing Me Night & Day
2001SHAG3 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 1
2003SHAG4 The Frantics Frantic Times
2004SHAG5 Peter Himmelman & Sussman Lawrence The Complete Sussman Lawrence (1979–1985)
2004SHAG6 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 2
2007SHAG7 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 3
2009SHAG8 Assassin Assassin
2010SHAG9 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 4
2011SHAG10 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 5
2012SHAG11 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 6
2018SHAG12 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 7
2024SHAG13 Harlan Ellison On the Road with Ellison Volume 8

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