TBD Records (previously Side One Recordings) was an American
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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co-founded by
Coran Capshaw and Phil Costello, and is a sublabel of
ATO Records, distributed by RED Distribution. The label was founded in August 2007 and quickly announced its first release, the band
Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
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's first studio album in five years, ''
Oblivion with Bells''. Side One Recordings gained attention when it was connected with the CD release of
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Gre ...
's 2007 album ''
In Rainbows'' in the United States and Canada. In 2008 they signed the British band
Hatcham Social, releasing their debut album ''You Dig The Tunnel I'll Hide The Soil'' in June 2009.
Name change from Side One Recordings
Due to legal issues with a
similarly named operator in the U.S., Side One Recordings was forced to change its name. This brought Underworld and Radiohead under the same newly named label. According to the TBD Records website, "The original name for this record company was Side One Recordings. But some potential issues caused us to figure out a new name, and quick. We came up with TBD as it seemed appropriate for the situation, but we like it."
Artists signed to the label
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22-20s
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Hatcham Social
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Port O'Brien
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Autolux
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Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Gre ...
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White Rabbits
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The Henry Clay People
Discography
Albums
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Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
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- ''
Oblivion with Bells'' (2007)
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Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Gre ...
- ''
In Rainbows'' (2008), ''
The King of Limbs'' (2011), ''
TKOL RMX 1234567'' (2011)
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White Rabbits - ''
It's Frightening
''It's Frightening'' is the second album by the United States, American indie rock band, the White Rabbits (band), White Rabbits. It was released May 19, 2009 on TBD Records, with "Percussion Gun" being the first single.
The album was produce ...
'' (2009)
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Other Lives - ''Other Lives'' (2009), ''
Tamer Animals'' (2011)
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Hatcham Social - ''You Dig The Tunnel I'll Hide The Soil'' (2009)
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Port O'Brien - ''Threadbare'' (2009)
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Autolux - ''Transit Transit'' (2010)
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The Henry Clay People - ''Somewhere on the Gold Coast'' (2010)
*White Rabbits - ''Milk Famous'' (2012)
*The Henry Clay People - ''Twenty-Five For The Rest Of Our Lives'' (2012)
EPs
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Other Lives - ''Other Lives'' (2008)
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Hatcham Social - ''Postcard In Colours'' (2009)
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White Rabbits - ''Percussion Gun'' Digital EP (2009)
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Port O'Brien - ''Pan American Sessions'' (2010)
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Official websiteUnderworld ''Oblivion with Bells'' press releaseExplanation of Radiohead's "In Rainbows" release on Side One (TBD) Recordings
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American record labels
Record labels established in 2007
Indie rock record labels
Alternative rock record labels