Slow River Records

{{Short description|American independent record label}} '''Slow River Records''' was a Marblehead, Massachusetts-based independent record label.

==History== Slow River Records was established by producer and musician George Howard in 1993. He operated it along with Anna Johansson. It obtained enough income and distribution capabilities to release its first record (a 7" by Desk) from singles released by Howard's band, the Lotus Eaters, on Harriet Records.<ref name="slowriver.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.slowriver.com:80/srr-history.htm |title=A Little History of Slow River Records |website=Slow River Records Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610210500/http://www.slowriver.com/srr-history.htm |archive-date=2000-06-10 |access-date=2018-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1995, it entered into a joint venture with Rykodisc.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=1997-05-31 |title=RED Acquires Distribution of Moonshine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ8EAAAAMBAJ |magazine=Billboard |language=en |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=77}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newartistmodel.com/george-howard/ |title=George Howard |date=2012-02-05 |website=New Artist Model |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref> In 1997, it was reported that the two labels had entered into a "wide-ranging agreement" whereby Rykodisc would give money to Slow River to help distribute and market each album that Slow River released.<ref name=billboard>{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=1997-03-22 |title=Forward-Thinking Putumayo Switches To DNA |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6g4EAAAAMBAJ |magazine=Billboard |language=en |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=73}}</ref>

==Notable artists== *The Buckets<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Maples |first=Jon |date=1996-03-31 |title=The Buckets - Falling on the Butter side |url=http://nodepression.com/article/buckets-falling-butter-side |magazine=No Depression |language=en}}</ref> *Richard Buckner, whose 1993 debut album ''Bloomed'' was reissued by Slow River in 1999<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/514666/richard-buckner-debut-album-re-released/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164707/http://www.mtv.com/news/514666/richard-buckner-debut-album-re-released/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |title=Richard Buckner Debut Album Re-Released |date=1999-06-04 |website=MTV News |language=en |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref> *Charlie Chesterman of Scruffy the Cat<ref name=billboard/> *Ed's Redeeming Qualities<ref name=billboard/> *Future Bible Heroes<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Khanna |first=Vish |date=2010-01-22 |title=Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields It's Only Time |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/stephin_merritt_magnetic_fields-its_only_time |magazine=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref> *Juicy<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/juicy-mn0000254517 |title=Juicy Biography & History |last=Cramer |first=Stephen |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref> *Josh Rouse<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13004220/a-rousing-rendition |title=A Rousing Rendition |last=McCall |first=Michael |date=2000-03-16 |work=Nashville Scene |access-date=2018-03-17 |language=en}}</ref> *Tom Leach<ref name=bh>{{Cite news |title=Boston Beat Rockabilly's Dawson keeps strumming after 40 years |last=Lozaw |first=Tristram |date=1996-11-22 |work=Boston Herald}}</ref> *Lincoln '65<ref name=bh/> *Sparklehorse<ref name=billboard/> *Lauren Hoffman<ref name="slowriver.com"/> *Chuck E. Weiss<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1138600 |title=Chuck E. Weiss |date=2002-02-24 |website=NPR |language=en |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref> *Peter Bruntnell<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2505531-Peter-Bruntnell-Normal-For-Bridgwater|title=Normal For Bridgwater|website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref> *Willard Grant Conspiracy

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