Shifty Disco

Shifty Disco
FoundedJanuary 1997 (1997-01)
StatusInactive
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationOxford, England
Official websiteShiftyDisco.co.uk

Shifty Disco was a British independent record label based in Oxford, England.[1]

The record label was started by local enthusiasts in January 1997[2] and their early releases were often featured by John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show.[1] Shifty Disco has released recordings by artists such as Beulah, Mark Gardener, Unbelievable Truth,[3] and Young Knives.

One of Shifty Disco's early, defining initiatives was the Shifty Disco singles club which released a new single every month to subscribers.[2] A compilation of all the Singles Club releases was released as a 5-CD set in 2002: 0-60 In Five Years - The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection.[4]

  1. ^ a b "50 Not Out For Shifty Disco Label". TheOxfordTimes.net. The Oxford Times. 1 February 2001.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Tim Perry (23 May 1998). "Pop: Two-minute wonders". www.Independent.co.uk. The Independent – Independent Digital News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "You wouldn't believe it!". www.NME.com. New Musical Express – BandLab Technologies. 13 April 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Various – 0-60 In Five Years - The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.