Dejadisc was a roots music-oriented record label based in

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which was active from 1992 to 1997. It was known for the numerous, eclectic singer-songwriters who were signed to it.

History

Dejadisc was founded by Steve Wilkison in 1992. In 1995, the label released Richard Buckner's debut album, ''Bloomed''. Buckner subsequently left the label to release his next album, ''

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'', on

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. In 1997, he claimed that he hadn't made any money from ''Bloomed'', and that Wilkison would not return the master tapes from the album to him. Wilkison replied that he has paid Buckner in the past, and has never tried to hide the amount of money he owes him. In 1996, Wilkison announced that he was relocating the label's offices to

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. In February 1997, Wilkison told ''

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'' that he was putting the label on hiatus. The label went out of business later that year.

Artists

Artists who released one or more albums on DejaDisc included: *Richard Buckner * Michael Hall * Rainravens *

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* Jo Carol Pierce * Wayne Hancock *

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David Lewis

References

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