Murderecords is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

that releases the music of the

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band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip,

The Hardship Post The Hardship Post was a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1992. The band moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the Halifax Pop Explosion of the early 1990s. The band originally consisted of vocalist and ...

, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove,

The Inbreds The Inbreds were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario,"Kingston's Inbreds don't need guitars". ''Toronto Star'', July 8, 1993. the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996 and remained based ther ...

, Thrush Hermit, and

The Super Friendz The Super Friendz are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They were initially active between 1994 and 1997, before reforming in 2002, with sporadic activity since then. Contemporaries of Sloan, their early work was on Sloan's ...

, and was Canada's best-known indie label in the 1990s. Later, the roster was stripped bare, and released Sloan albums exclusively for nearly a decade. In 2008, however, albums by Will Currie and the Country French and Pony Da Look were released by the label.

Releases and artists

* mur001 Sloan —

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EP (cd/cass) * mur002 Eric's Trip — ''Peter'' EP (cd/cass) * mur003 Hardship Post — ''Hack'' EP (cd/cass) * mur004 Thrush Hermit — ''Smart Bomb'' EP (cd/cass) * mur005 Eric's Trip/Sloan — Stove/Smother b/w Laying Blame (split 7-inch vinyl) * mur006 Al Tuck and No Action — ''Arhoolie'' (cass only) * mur007 Hardship Post — ''Why Don't You and I Smooth Things Over'' (7-inch vinyl) * mur008 Al Tuck and No Action — ''Brave Last Days'' EP (cd/cass) * mur009 Stinkin' Rich — ''Stolen Bass'' (7-inch vinyl) * mur010 Hip Club Groove — ''Trailer Park Hip Hop'' EP (cd/cass) * mur011 Sloan — Twice Removed (full length 12-inch vinyl only) * mur012

— By Request (7-inch vinyl) * mur013 Local Rabbits — Put On Your Snowsuit You're Going To Hell (7-inch vinyl) * mur014 Sloan — Stood Up / Same Old Flame (7-inch vinyl) * mur015 Stinkin’ Rich — Game Tight (cassette only) * mur016 Thrush Hermit — ''The Great Pacific Ocean'' EP(CD/cass/vinyl) * mur017 The Super Friendz — ''Mock Up, Scale Down'' (CD) * mur018 Jale — ''Closed'' EP (CD/cass/12") * mur019 Edgefest Murderecords EP — The Super Friendz — One Day the Warner /Jale — Frightened of / Thrush Hermit -West Island Rockers / Stinkin Rich (Buck 65) — By Design (7-inch vinyl) * mur020

Zumpano Zumpano was a Canadian power pop group in the 1990s. The band, whose music style resembled such contemporaries as Sloan and The Super Friendz, consisted of vocalist/guitarist Carl Newman, keyboardist Michael Ledwidge, bassist Stefan Niemann, ...

— ''The Only Reason Under The Sun'' (7-inch vinyl) * mur021 Local Rabbits — ''You Can't Touch This'' (CD/cass) * mur022 Richard Davies — There's Never Been A Crowd Like This (CD/cass) * mur023 Sloan — '' One Chord to Another'' (CD/cass/vinyl) * mur024

— ''Play the Game, Not Games'' EP (10-inch vinyl) * mur025 The Super Friendz — ''Slide Show'' (CD/vinyl) * mur026 Sloan — Rhodes Jam (7-inch vinyl) * mur026 Thrush Hermit — Giddy With The Drugs / The Ugly Details (7-inch vinyl) * mur028 Neco Litteris Mando Excerpta 97–98 (CD sampler of The Super Friendz, Local Rabbits,

and Sloan) * mur029

— '' Kombinator'' (CD) * mur030 The Inbreds — ''

It's Sydney or the Bush ''It's Sydney or the Bush'' is the third studio album by Canadian alternative rock duo The Inbreds, released in 1997 on PF Records in Canada and TAG Recordings in the United States. Produced by Lincoln Fong, the album represented an expansion ...

'' (CD) * mur031 The Inbreds — Moustache/Reason Why I'm Shy (7-inch vinyl) * mur032 The Vees — ''The Vees'' EP (CD) * mur033(a) & * mur033(b) Local Rabbits (a) British Knights Coalition: Consolidation & Strike (Stomp Your BK's Down) (b) Pops & Company (Disco Version) (7-inch vinyl) * mur034 The Inbreds — '' Winning Hearts'' (CD) * mur035 Local Rabbits — '' Basic Concept'' (CD) * mur036 Sloan — '' Navy Blues'' (CD/cass/vinyl) * mur037 Sloan — '' Smeared'' (CD) * mur038 Elevator Through — ''Original Music From the Motion Picture "The Such"'' (CD) * mur039 Sloan — '' 4 Nights at the Palais Royale'' (2×CD/3x vinyl) * mur040 Sloan — '' Between the Bridges'' (CD/cass/vinyl) * mur041 Sloan — Second Hand Views (VHS) * mur042 Sloan — '' Pretty Together'' (CD/vinyl) * mur043 Sloan — '' Never Hear The End Of It'' (vinyl) * mur044 Sloan — ''Keepin' The Tour Alive: US Action Pact Tour 2004'' (vinyl) * mur045 Pony Da Look — ''Shattered Dimensions'' * mur046 Will Currie & The Country French — ''A Great Stage'' * mur047 Sloan — ''

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'' (CD/vinyl) * mur048 Sloan — '' Hit & Run'' EP (Digital) * mur049 Sloan — '' B Sides Win: extras, bonus tracks and b-sides 1992-2008'' (digital) * mur050 Sloan — ''

The Double Cross ''The Double Cross'' is the tenth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The title of the album is a nod to their 20th (or XX) anniversary. At a length of 34 minutes, it is Sloan's shortest album to date. It is also the band's first album to ...

'' (CD/vinyl) * mur051 Sloan — ''Is That All I Get? (1993 September Twentieth - Recorded Live On Patrick's Birthday)'' (vinyl) * mur052 Sloan — ''Australia 1999'' (vinyl) * mur053 Sloan — Jenny b/w It's In You, It's In Me (7-inch vinyl & digital) * mur054 Sloan — '' Twice Removed'' (Vinyl Box/Digital) * mur055 V/A — ''Murderecords 7-inch Singles 1993-1998'' (7-inch vinyl, book and digital) * mur056 The Super Friendz — ''Mock Up, Scale Down'' (vinyl) * mur057 Sloan — ''Japan 2002'' (Vinyl/digital) * mur058 Sloan — ''

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'' (CD/vinyl/digital) * mur059 Sloan — 4 extra songs EP * mur060 Sloan — '' One Chord to Another'' (Vinyl Box/Digital) * mur061 Sloan — Kids Come Back Again at Christmas/December 25 7” * mur062 Sloan — '' 12'' LP * mur063 Sloan — '' Navy Blues'' reissue box set * mur064 Matthew Grimson, ''Prize for Writing'' * mur065 Cola Wars — s/t 12-inch vinyl EP * mur066 Sloan — ''B Sides Win Vol.1 1992-1997'' (LP, Comp, Ltd, Blu) * mur067 TUNS — ''Duly Noted'' (LP/Digital) * mur068 ?? * mur069 Sloan — Silence Trumps Lies (File, MP3, Single) * mur070 Sloan — ''B Sides Win Vol.2 1998-2001'' (LP, Comp, Ltd, Pur) * mur071 Sloan — ''This One's An Original...'' (LP, Ltd, Cle) * mur072 -

The Flashing Lights The Flashing Lights were a Canadian alternative rock band, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. History The Flashing Lights was founded by Matt Murphy, as a side project, performing around Halifax when Murphy was not performing and record ...

- ''Where The Change Is'' (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Blue Translucent) * mur073 Sloan — '' Steady'' (CD/LP/Digital) * mur074 Sloan — ''Never Heard The Demo Of It'' (2x7" LP) * mur075 Sloan — One Chord to Another - the Demos (cass) * mur076 - Sloan — ''Alive & Alright'' (2×LP, Album, Ltd) * mur077 Sloan — ''Smeared'' (3xLP, 1x7"LP, Reissue Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Ltd) * mur078 Hardship Post — ''Hardship Post 1992-1994'' (2xLP, Compilation, Ltd) * mur079 Sloan — ''B Sides Win Vol.3 2003-2011'' (LP, Comp, Ltd, Green Translucent) * mur080 The Pursuit Of Happiness — ''Live In Concert 1990'' (LP, Ltd)

External links

Murderecords at Discogs

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