OKra Records was a Columbus, Ohio-based independent record label established in the late 1980s.[1] It was founded by Dan Dow, the former guitarist for the Gibson Bros.[2] and the former owner of Used Kids Records, which he “co-founded” with Ron House (of Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments and Great Plains) in 1986.[3] According to Cordelia's Dad drummer Peter Irvine, OKra was run almost entirely by Dow himself.[4] The label stopped putting out records in 1993.[1][5]
Artists
edit- Ass Ponys[6]
- Cordelia's Dad[7]
- The Fellow Travellers[1]
- Hank McCoy & the Dead Ringers[1]
- High Sheriff Ricky Barnes & The Hoot Owls[1]
- The Schramms[1]
- The Wolverton Brothers[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Metzger, John. "The Okra All-Stars - The Okra All-Stars / self-titled (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "The Gibson Bros". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ Oliphint, Joel (2016-08-03). "What It Takes for an Independent Record Store to Survive Now". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ Soulsby, Nick (2015-03-31). I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana. Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 9781250061522.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1999. p. 41.
- ^ Kenyon, John (2006-04-25). "Ass Ponys: The Okra Years". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ The Old-time Herald: A Magazine Dedicated to Old-time Music. Old-Time Music Group. 1992. p. 4.
- ^ Lewis, Uncle Dave (2010-09-15). "The Wolverton Brothers Got Guts". CityBeat Cincinnati. Retrieved 2017-09-15.