Estrus Records
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Estrus Records | |
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Founded | 1990 |
Founder | Dave Crider |
Distributor(s) | Touch and Go Records |
Genre | Punk, garage rock, rock and roll |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Bellingham, Washington |
Official website | www |
Estrus Records is an independent record label from Bellingham, Washington that makes surf, garage and trash rock music.
They have released such bands as
For many years Estrus hosted an annual festival, Garage Shock, at The 3B Tavern in Bellingham.[3] Garage Shock featured bands from the labels roster, as well as others from around the world. The last Garage Shock, in 2001, was held at Emo's, in Austin, Texas.
In January 1997, their entire mail-order inventory, private record collection, and some band gear were destroyed in a warehouse fire.[4]
At the start of 2020 work began on a giant book about Estrus Records to be published by Korero Press, titled Estrus: Shovelin’ the Shit Since ’87.
A monthly podcast dedicated to Estrus Records called PodShock started to be broadcast in anticipation of the release of the book in April 2020.
Suggested listening
- 26 Excellennt Estrus Sizzlers (Estrus Records) (1999) - sampler
- Estrus 100% Apeshit Rock Sampler (Vol. 2) (Estrus Records) (2000)
- Estrus Double Dynomite Sampler Vol. 3 (Estrus Records) (2002)
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ "Estrus Records". www.estrus.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Label: Estrus Records - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ISBN 9780879309725.
- ISBN 9781606994337.
- ^ "PODSHOCK – Estrus Records Podcast!".
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