Scared Records
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Scared Records is an independent American
record label
founded in Atlanta in 1999, notable for re-releasing some "lost" Atlanta artists, especially from the punk
and post punk era.
Founded by Stan Satin from his experience playing in Atlanta bands Vietnam
and The Method Actors
, Scared Records, whose name was chosen by subverting the defunct religious record label of the 1940s – 50s Sacred Records
, soon became the home for many of the Atlanta area's almost forgotten punk era bands such as The Restraints and Vietnam.
The label morphed out of Satin's earlier imprint, Spherecords, which had seen a limited release of his ambient electronic solo album entitled SonoVoX, as well as several releases by singer–songwriter Greg Connors
.
The first release on the Scared Label (STF 0315) was an album by 315, whose limited 200-copy pressing of the self-titled 315 was a memorial to the local oddball artist, known as 315, who had contracted cancer and died in 2004.
The next release (SCR 8001) was actually labeled "Scarred" (with two "r's"), to commemorate the first release of a "lost" studio recording by Atlanta's first punk rock band, The Restraints, although the logo still incorporated the infamous laughing skull of Scared.
Twenty-five years in the making, Past Away
(SRV 1213), the debut album by art-punk band Vietnam, was next to be released, featuring new recordings of original songs the band had composed in 1980–81.
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founded in Atlanta in 1999, notable for re-releasing some "lost" Atlanta artists, especially from the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and post punk era.
Founded by Stan Satin from his experience playing in Atlanta bands Vietnam
Vietnam (band)
Vietnam is a rock, post-punk, New Wave band from Atlanta, Georgia on Scared Records. Vietnam first appeared at the dawn of a new decade—the 80's, and ushered in a fresh era of music to the Atlanta new wave scene...
and The Method Actors
The Method Actors
The Method Actors were a post-punk/new wave musical group from Athens, Georgia, founded by Vic Varney and David Gamble in 1979.-Singles and EPs:*This Is It 7" ep: "The Method" / "Can't Act" / "Bleeding"...
, Scared Records, whose name was chosen by subverting the defunct religious record label of the 1940s – 50s Sacred Records
Sacred Records
Sacred Records was a record label founded in 1944 by Earle E. Williams. Around 1960, it was acquired by Word Records....
, soon became the home for many of the Atlanta area's almost forgotten punk era bands such as The Restraints and Vietnam.
The label morphed out of Satin's earlier imprint, Spherecords, which had seen a limited release of his ambient electronic solo album entitled SonoVoX, as well as several releases by singer–songwriter Greg Connors
Greg Connors
Greg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
.
The first release on the Scared Label (STF 0315) was an album by 315, whose limited 200-copy pressing of the self-titled 315 was a memorial to the local oddball artist, known as 315, who had contracted cancer and died in 2004.
The next release (SCR 8001) was actually labeled "Scarred" (with two "r's"), to commemorate the first release of a "lost" studio recording by Atlanta's first punk rock band, The Restraints, although the logo still incorporated the infamous laughing skull of Scared.
Twenty-five years in the making, Past Away
Past Away (album)
Past Away is the first full-length Studio CD released by Vietnam in 2004 on Scared Records. The album contains 13 original songs that were written by the first incarnation of the band in 1980-81...
(SRV 1213), the debut album by art-punk band Vietnam, was next to be released, featuring new recordings of original songs the band had composed in 1980–81.
Artists
- Stan Satin
- Greg ConnorsGreg ConnorsGreg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
- The Restraints
- 315315Year 315 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinianus...
- VietnamVietnam (band)Vietnam is a rock, post-punk, New Wave band from Atlanta, Georgia on Scared Records. Vietnam first appeared at the dawn of a new decade—the 80's, and ushered in a fresh era of music to the Atlanta new wave scene...
- The Subliminator
- Calcos
- Volants
- So A.D.D.
- Bunny Breath
- Bach On A Hook
- Synchro Nine FactorSynchro Nine FactorSynchro Nine Factor is a rock, alternative and Industrial band from Atlanta, Georgia signed to Doogah Music. Synchro Nine Factor has performed extensively throughout the Southeast and has shared drugs with their fellow bandmates Chemlab, Sister Machine Gun, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult,...
Sub-labels
A number of sub-labels have been connected to Scared.- Spherecords
- Scarred Records
- Pearineel Records
- Doogah Music
Discography
- Stan Satin • SonoVoX (originally on Spherecords) (SRV 1257, 1999)
- Greg ConnorsGreg ConnorsGreg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
• Fluke EP (originally on Spherecords) (SRG 262, 1999) - Front StreetFront StreetFront Street is the name of several streets:* Front Street * Front Street * Front Street * Front Street * Front Street * Front Street...
• Talkin' Dirty (originally on Spherecords) (FST 261, 1999) - Greg Connors & The Curb • Invisible Tape (originally on Spherecords) (SGC 263, 2000)
- Greg ConnorsGreg ConnorsGreg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
• Wide Awake Drunk (originally on Spherecords) (SRG 264, 2000) - The Restraints • The Restraints (SCR 8001, 2002) (Scarred)
- 315315Year 315 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinianus...
• 315 (STF 0315, 2004) - The Subliminator • Recalibrated (SBR 955, 2005) (split release w/ Stickfigure RecordsStickfigure RecordsStickfigure Records is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia.It was created in the winter of 1992 to cater to the underground scene of independent music. Its roots were in the new sub-culture rising in the 90s. Many of musical genres, such as hardcore punk, math rock, and emo, were...
) - VietnamVietnam (band)Vietnam is a rock, post-punk, New Wave band from Atlanta, Georgia on Scared Records. Vietnam first appeared at the dawn of a new decade—the 80's, and ushered in a fresh era of music to the Atlanta new wave scene...
• Past AwayPast AwayPast Away is the first full-length studio CD released by Vietnam in 2004 on Scared Records. The album contains 13 original songs that were written by the first incarnation of the band in 1980–81...
(SRV 1213, 2005) - Greg ConnorsGreg ConnorsGreg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
• Here, There and AnymoreHere, There and AnymoreHere, There and Anymore is the third full-length album by Greg Connors, released on April 24, 2006. It was his first major release on Atlanta independent record label, Scared Records...
(SGC 1214, 2006) - Bach On A Hook • Bach On A Stick (PEAR002, 2006) (Re-release of Pearineel Records release of 2000)
- clear your mind • seven facts (CYM 1215, unreleased)
- calcos • if i knew i'd tell you (SCL 1216, 2006)
- Volants • Everything Is So Perfect (SRV 1217, 2006)
- VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
• The Concrete's Always Greyer on the Other Side of the Street (SRV 1218 - catalog number not listed on the cover), 2007) - So A.D.D. • 100 Years of Silence (SDD 1219, 2007)
- The Subliminator • Rake (SBR 956, 2008) (split release w/ Stickfigure RecordsStickfigure RecordsStickfigure Records is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia.It was created in the winter of 1992 to cater to the underground scene of independent music. Its roots were in the new sub-culture rising in the 90s. Many of musical genres, such as hardcore punk, math rock, and emo, were...
) - Greg ConnorsGreg ConnorsGreg Connors is a contemporary singer-songwriter from New York. He is friends with singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur who produced and contributed backing vocals and other instrumentation on Greg's 2006 solo album Here, There and Anymore which was released on the Scared label.-Musical history:Greg...
• Full Moon FlashlightFull Moon FlashlightFull Moon Flashlight is the fourth full-length album by Greg Connors, released on April 25, 2009. It is his second release on Atlanta independent record label, Scared Records....
(SGC 1220, 2009) - Synchro Nine FactorSynchro Nine FactorSynchro Nine Factor is a rock, alternative and Industrial band from Atlanta, Georgia signed to Doogah Music. Synchro Nine Factor has performed extensively throughout the Southeast and has shared drugs with their fellow bandmates Chemlab, Sister Machine Gun, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult,...
• Right Wing Conspiracy (2009) (split release w/ Doogah Music) - Bach On A Hook • Bach Off The Hook (SBH 1221, 2010)
- The Subliminator • Death Singing (SBR 957, 2011)
- Bunny Breath • Go Away / Not To Blame 7" vinyl single (SBB 1222, 2011)
- Bunny Breath • Bunny Breath (SBB 1223, 2011)