DB Records

DB Records (stylized as DB RECS) was a record label owned by Danny Beard, active from 1978 to 1997.^[1] The label was operated out of the Wax'n'Facts record store in the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood of Little Five Points.^[2] Through the 1980s, the label became known as a source of southern regional music.^[3]

DB Records

History

In 1978, Beard helped some friends in The B-52's by recording and releasing their first single, "Rock Lobster", produced by Kevin Dunn. The record sold nearly 20,000 copies.^[4][2]

"It was a great record and a great group," Beard told reporter Jim McConnell, "and it fooled me into thinking that having a record label was easy."^[4]

Beard also recorded and helped other local and regional musicians. DB's roster went on to include The Coolies, Fetchin Bones, Guadalcanal Diary, The Jody Grind, Love Tractor, Oh-OK, Pylon, Chris Stamey, The Swimming Pool Q's, Uncle Green, and Zeitgeist (later known as The Reivers), among others.^[5][4] Beard also financed and recorded Pylon's groundbreaking first single, "Cool"/"Dub", which was released on the Athens-based Caution Records label in 1979.^[6]

Many of the bands on the label also performed live at Atlanta's 688 Club, a popular venue for alternative bands.

See also

• List of record labels