Og Music
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| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder(s) | Gerard van Herk, Tony Dewald |
| Genre(s) | Garage Rock |
| Country of origin | Canada |
Og Music was a small but influential independent record label out of Montreal, Canada that existed between 1983 and 1990. It was launched by the band members of Deja Voodoo, Gerard van Herk and Tony Dewald.
The label started by putting out cassette-only releases, and soon began to release full vinyl LPs. As of 2007 none of these releases has ever been re-released on CD. In addition to releasing material from Deja Voodoo, the label was notable for giving early exposure to groups that would later go on to more mainstream success, such as Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and Cowboy Junkies. Their best selling albums were the It Came from Canada compilations, which featured tracks from many Canadian indie artists of the time — in all, five such compilations were released. None of the album releases made it to mainstream airplay, but regularly charted at various campus radio station in Canada.
The label was retired when the band members of Deja Voodoo turned 30 and left the music business to pursue other careers.
The record label was named after a fictional caveman character called Og.
[edit] Og Music Discography
- OG 1 - Deja Voodoo, Gumbo (Cassette - 1983)
- OG 2 - Condition, Dirty Business (Cassette - 1983)
- OG 3 - Various Arists, From Montreal (7" single - 1983)
- OG 4 - Deja Voodoo, Cemetery (LP - 1984)
- OG 5 - The Asexuals, Featuring the Asexuals (7" single - 1984)
- OG 6 - Terminal Sunglasses, Wrap Around Cool (LP - 1985)
- OG 7 - Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra, Road Gore: The Band That Drank Too Much (LP - 1985)
- OG 8 - Various Arists, It Came from Canada, Vol. 1 (LP - 1985)
- OG 9 - Various Arists, It Came from Canada, Vol. 2 (LP - 1986)
- OG 10 - The Gruesomes, Tyrants of Teen Trash (LP - 1986)
- OG 11 - Deja Voodoo, Swamp of Love (LP - 1986)
- OG 12 - Deja Voodoo, Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die (LP - 1988)
- OG 13 - Various Arists, It Came from Canada, Vol. 3 (LP - 1987)
- OG 14 - Deja Voodoo, The Worst of... (LP - 1987)
- OG 15 - The Gruesomes, Gruesomania (LP - 1987)
- OG 16 - Dik van Dykes, Nobody Likes the Dik Van Dykes (LP - 1987)
- OG 17 - Various Arists, It Came from Canada, Vol. 4 (LP - 1988)
- OG 18 - Deja Voodoo, Big Pile of Mud (LP - 1988)
- OG 19 - (Unknown)
- OG 20 - The Gruesomes, Hey! (LP - 1988)
- OG 21 - Various Arists, Mr. Garager's Neighbourhood (LP - 1989)
- OG 22 - U.I.C., Live Like 90 (LP - 1989)
- OG 23 - Captain Crunch and Let's Do Lunch, More Baroque-Post Industrial Hillbilly Launch Music (LP - 1989)
- OG 24 - Dik van Dykes, Waste More Vinyl (LP - 1989)
- OG 25 - Various Arists, It Came from Canada, Vol. 5 (LP - 1988)
- OG 26 - Supreme Bagg Team, Supreme Bagg Team (LP - 1989)
- OG 27 - Ripcordz, Ripcordz Are Go (LP - 1989)
- OG 28 - Deja Voodoo, Live at the Backstage Club, Helsinki Finland (LP - 1990)
- OG 29 - Vindicators, Vindicators (Mini-LP - 1989)
