{{short description|American record label}} {{Infobox record label | name = DeSoto Records | founded = 1989 | genre = Punk rock, post-hardcore, indie rock, emo, rock | country = United States | location = Washington, D.C. | founder = Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta | website = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134231/http://desotorecords.com/index.php desotorecords.com]}} }} '''DeSoto Records''' is an American record label based in Washington, D.C.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2015-09-10|title=Out of Step: Georgetown's relationship with the D.C. hardcore punk scene|url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2015/09/10/out-of-step-georgetowns-relationship-with-the-d-c-hardcore-punk-scene/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=The Georgetown Voice|language=en-US}}</ref>
== History == DeSoto was founded in 1989 and is run by husband and wife team Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta (both formerly of the band Jawbox).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Terich|first=Jeff|date=2018-04-25|title=Shiner's The Egg captured a band in pursuit of a noise|url=https://www.treblezine.com/shiner-the-egg-band-pursuit-noise-blueprint/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Treble|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indie Rockers Rally Around One of Their Own|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12011532|access-date=2021-04-28|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> It was first founded by members of the band Edsel to release their first single: "My Manacles." Jawbox was next to use the name DeSoto for their first EP. DeSoto has released over 40 records, 7" singles, CDs, and LP vinyl records. It is distributed by Fontana Distribution.
The label decided in 2002 to stop releasing new music and focus instead on its catalog.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=DeSoto Label Revamps; Bands Regroup|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74414/desoto-label-revamps-bands-regroup|access-date=2021-04-28|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sC8jJAQBHtEC&q=%22desoto+records%22&pg=PA4|title=CMJ New Music Report|date=2002-08-19|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> They partnered with Dischord Records to re-release some of Jawbox's records.<ref name=":1" />
==Discography== * The Dismemberment Plan – ''!'' (1995) * Shiner - ''Splay'' (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-07|title=Shiner - "Paul P Pogh" & "Life As A Mannequin"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2079499/shiner-paul-p-pogh-life-as-a-mannequin/music/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Stereogum|language=en}}</ref> * The Dismemberment Plan – ''The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified'' (1997) * Burning Airlines – ''Mission: Control!'' (1999) * The Dismemberment Plan - ''Emergency & I'' (1999) * Juno – ''This Is the Way It Goes and Goes and Goes'' (1999) * Burning Airlines – ''Identikit'' (2001) * The Dismemberment Plan – ''Change'' (2001) * Juno – ''A Future Lived in Past Tense'' (2001) * Shiner – ''The Egg'' (2001)<ref name=":0" /> * The Dismemberment Plan – ''A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan'' (2003) * Maritime – ''Glass Floor'' (2004) * Doris Henson – ''Give Me All Your Money'' (2005) * The Life and Times – ''Suburban Hymns'' (2005) * Jawbox – ''For Your Own Special Sweetheart'' (2006, reissue of 1994 album)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Punknews.org|title=Jawbox plan "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" reissue|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35209/jawbox-plan-for-your-own-special-sweetheart-reissue|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.punknews.org|date=16 September 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sonic|first=Tyler|date=2009-10-08|title=Jawbox to reunite for 'Fallon' gig, reissue "Sweetheart"|url=http://www.zmemusic.com/feature/news/jawbox-to-reunite-for-fallon-gig-reissue-sweetheart/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=ZME Music|language=en-US}}</ref> * Jawbox – ''Jawbox'' (2006, reissue of 1996 album)<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Myth of Selling Out: Jawbox's Major Label Attempt, 20 Years Later|url=https://dcist.com/story/15/09/17/jawbox/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=DCist|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428042413/https://dcist.com/story/15/09/17/jawbox/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * List of record labels
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134231/http://desotorecords.com/index.php desotorecords.com]}} (from archive.org)
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