Light in the Attic Records
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Light in the Attic Records is an independent record label that was established in 2002 in Seattle, Washington by Matt Sullivan. The label is known for its roster of reissue projects and for its distribution catalog.[1] Light in the Attic has re-released work by The Shaggs, Betty Davis, Serge Gainsbourg, Jim Sullivan, Jane Birkin, Monks and The Free Design. The label has also released albums by contemporary bands The Black Angels and Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators.
History
When Sullivan was in high school, he was already interested in starting his own label. "I always wanted my own label," Sullivan told The Stranger in 2006, "but it was always the wrong time."[2]
After high school and college at the University of Arizona, Sullivan interned for Seattle, Washington-based record labels like Sub Pop and the now-defunct Loosegroove Records. Susie Tennant, Sub Pop’s then radio-promotions director, offered Sullivan a chance to intern with Madrid, Spain-based record label, Munster Records.[2] Munster Records focused primarily on reissues of bands like The Stooges and Spacemen 3, inspiring Sullivan to begin rethinking his own concept behind the still active idea of starting a record label.[3]
Upon Sullivan’s return to the states he began producing live shows in the Seattle area including performances by performers like Saul Williams, Clinic, and Kid Koala under the name Light In The Attic. With a stronger interest in the production of records, Sullivan returned to his original idea of a reissue label.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Major projects were, among others:
- a reissue of The Last Poets first two releases - The Last Poets and This Is Madness.[4]
- the reissue of the soundtrack to 1974 blackploitation film Lialeh composed by Bernard Purdie.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- the reissue of several works from The Free Design.[4]
- Wheedle's Groove, a collection of songs from forgotten soul and funk groups from Seattle, including, amongst others, Patrinell Wright, The Black & White Affair, Kenny G, Ron Buford, Overton Berry[5][6]
- in 2006, Light in the Attic released the album "Passover" from the psych-rock group The Black Angels. This was their first contemporary release.[7]
- the reissue of Betty Davis' albums Betty Davis and They Say I'm Different. Davis agreed with the project, but did not co-operate.[8]
- In 2009, the label acquired the rights to distribute deceased Serge Gainsbourg's classic album Histoire de Melody Nelson. This was their first project with an already established artist.[9]
- In 2010, they launched their 50th album. This album was a release of old demos by folk-country singer Kris Kristofferson and was named Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends: Publishing Demos 1968 - 1972.[10]
- In 2011, the reissue of U.F.O. by singer-songwriter Jim Sullivan.[11]
- In 2014, the label released the compilation album Native North America, Vol. 1.[12]
- In 2017, for the occasion of Record Store Day, they released the official soundtrack of the cult film Ciao! Manhattan in vinyl and CD formats on their Cinewax imprint. This marks the first time that the soundtrack has been commercially released in any form.[13]
Imprints
cinewax
In 2010, Light in the Attic announced their first imprint, cinewax, for vintage and contemporary film. The imprint has released the Winter's Bone Original Soundtrack, Winter's Bone Original Score by Dickon Hinchcliffe, the Project Nim Original Soundtrack also by Dickon Hinchcliffe, and Jennifer Maas' Wheedle's Groove film.[14]
Modern Classic Recordings
Light in the Attic's second imprint, Modern Classic Recordings started in 2011. The imprints first release, Mercury Revs' Deserter's Songs was released in November 2011. Their second release, Morphine's Cure For Pain, will follow in 2012.[15]Template:Update inline
Retail and distribution
As well as their own products, Light in the Attic distributes a large portfolio of smaller American and hard-to-find international labels. Light in the Attic currently distributes: Cultures of Soul, Deanwell Global Music, Delmore Recordings, Favorite Recordings, Flat Field Records, Heavenly Sweetness, Heavy Light, Hot Casa, Kindred Spirits, Lion Productions, Masstropicas, Materia Collective, Medical Records, Now-Again, Paradise of Bachelors, Regenerator Records, Rhino Handmade, Secret Seven, Secret Stash, Strawberry Rain, Timmion, Trikont, Vadim Music, Votary Disk/Roundtable, Voyag3r and Golden Pavilion.
Discography
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2002 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | The Last Poets/This Is Madness
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2003 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Sharpshooters Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Twice As Nice |
2003 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Lialeh
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Kites Are Fun
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Heaven/Earth
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | You Could Be Born Again
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | S/T
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Wheedle's Groove: Seattle's Finest In Funk & Soul | |
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Deep Throat Anthology I & II
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Deep Throat OST Pt. 1
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Deep Throat OST Pt. 2 | |
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | One By One | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | There Is A Song
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The Free Design: The Now Sound Redesigned | |
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2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Passover |
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Jamaica to Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967 - 1974
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Wishbone
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | In My Own Time
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The Saturday Knights Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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S/T | |
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Light In The Attic Sampler 2007 | |
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | They Say I'm Different
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Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Keep Reachin' Up | |
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Summer Records Anthology 1974-1988
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The Blakes Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Streets | |
The Blakes Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Innocent Youths
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2008 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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The Black Angels Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Directions To See A Ghost |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Songs For The New Industrial State
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The Saturday Knights Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Mingle | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cold Fact
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2008 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | The Black Exit CD |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Coming from Reality
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Histoire De Melody Nelson
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | The Early Years 1964-1965 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Black Monk Time
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Wheedle's Groove Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Kearney Barton | |
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Light In The Attic Sampler Spring 2009 |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) b/w You're So Good 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | I Wish It Would Rain b/w Right On 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Together b/w Warm Love 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Love is the Answer b/w Love is the Answer Pt. 2 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Something On Your Mind b/w Katie Cruel (Alternate) 45 | |
2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | The First Vietnamese War b/w Nine Years 45 |
2007 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Better Off Alone b/w Tomorrow Always Knows 45 |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Come Take Me b/w You Won't See Me In The Morning 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | He Was A Big Freak b/w Don't Call Her No Tramp (Rough Mixes) 45 | |
2008 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Doves b/w Drone in G# 45 |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | I'll Slip Away b/w You'd Like To Admit 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Can't Get Away b/w Street Boy 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | I Let A Good Man Go b/w Little Love Affair 45 | |
Clarence Mack/Mister Holmes & The Brotherhood Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Runaway Train b/w Thrift Store Score 45 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nasty Gal
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Is It Love Or Desire? | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Je t'aime... moi non plus
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | S/T
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-72 | |
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Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 1 | |
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Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jazz Raga
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | U.F.O.
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Di, doo dah
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Like A Ship... (Without a Sail)
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The Overton Berry Ensemble Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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T.O.B.E./At Seattle's Doubletree Inn
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The Vagrants Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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I Can't Make A Friend 1965 1968 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Fully Qualified Survivor
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Long Journey
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Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story 1971-1973 | |
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Beautiful Rivers And Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974 | |
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Another Nice Pair |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Late Late Party 1965-67 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Harlan County
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | From Where To Where: Digital EP 1970-79 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tragic Songs of Life
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Satan Is Real
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Satan Is Real/Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 | |
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Thai Funk Volume 1 | |
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Wheedles Groove: Seattle's Finest In Funk & Soul 1965-1979 Limited Edition 45s Box Set | |
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Thai Funk Volume 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Rainmaker
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | After Laughter Comes Tears: Complete Stax & Volt Singles + Rarities 1964-1965 | |
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Winter's Bone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Winter's Bone - Original Score
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Wheedle's Groove Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Wheedle's Groove
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| Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deserter's Songs
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Various Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976–1986
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Various artists Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976–1986[16] | |
2015 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Eric Caboor and David Kauffman Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Songs from Suicide Bridge |
2021 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson |
References
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- ↑ "The Strange Tale of Jim Sullivan’s U.F.O.", AquariumDrunkard, November 10, 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2015
- ↑ "Light in the Attic Unearths the Forgotten History of First Nations Music with 'Native North America' Compilation". Exclaim!, October 8, 2014.
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