Duna Records

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Duna Records
Founder Brant Bjork
Country of origin United States

Duna Records is a record label founded by desert rocker Brant Bjork. [1] [2]

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As of mid-September 2007 the dunarecords.com website no longer hosted tour dates or album information, being replaced with a simple text message "Brant Bjork is a modern guitar hero and rock legend, hailing from infamous stoner rock bands such as Kyuss, Fu Manchu, and Ché. He currently tours with his own band Brant Bjork & the Bros." Since July 2009, dunarecords.com has morphed into a Brant Bjork fansite hosting reviews and interviews, album information, videos, discographies, links, tour dates, and a community forum.

Duna has since been revived under the new name "Low Desert Punk Recordings". [3] First release is Brant Bjork's Punk Rock Guilt.

Discography

ArtistTitleFormatCatalog Number
Brant Bjork Brant Bjork & the Operators CDDuna-001
Brant Bjork Jalamanta LPDuna-002
Brant BjorkJalamantaCDDuna-003
Brant Bjork Keep Your Cool CD/LPDuna-004
Brant Bjork Local Angel CDDuna-005
Brant BjorkLocal AngelLPDuna-006
Vic Du Monte's Idiot Prayer Prey For The CityCDDuna-007
Vic Du Monte's Idiot PrayerPrey For The CityLPDuna-008
Brant Bjork and the Bros Saved by Magic CDDuna-009
Brant Bjork and the BrosSaved by MagicLPDuna-010
John McBain The In-Flight Feature CDDuna-011
John McbainThe In-Flight FeatureLPDuna-012
Brant Bjork & Kate McCabeSabbiaDVDDuna-013
Brant Bjork Tres Dias LPDuna-014
Brant BjorkTres DiasCDDuna-015
Brant Bjork and the Bros Somera Sól LPDuna-016
Brant Bjork and the BrosSomera SólCDDuna-017
Brant Bjork Punk Rock Guilt CD/LPLDP-1973
Brant Bjork and the BrosSomera SólCDLDP-1974
Ché Sounds of Liberation LPLDP-1975
Brant BjorkBrant Bjork & the OperatorsLPLDP-1976
ChéSounds of LiberationCDLDP-1977
Brant Bjork and the BrosLive Album (Unreleased) ?LDP-1978
Brant BjorkJalamantaLPLDP-1979
Brant Bjork Gods & Goddesses CD/LPLDP-1980
Brant Bjork TrioOnce Upon a Time in the Desert CD/LPDuna-018

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References

  1. "Brant Bjork". allmusic.com. Retrieved on October 5, 2013.
  2. "Duna". discogs.com. Retrieved on October 9, 2013.
  3. "Low Desert Punk". discogs.com. Retrieved on October 9, 2013.