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Alternative Records
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderRandy Layton
StatusActive
GenreChristian, rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationEugene, Oregon

Alternative Records is an independent record label based in Eugene, Oregon. The label started in 1989.

Formed from its previous incarnation as a mail order record company starting in 1979, Randy Layton started the label as an outlet for former Exit Records artists Steve Scott and The 77s to release back catalogue and unreleased works. The label took on other artists over time, and after distribution deals with BMG and Word Canada ended, the company would begin to focus more on fan club releases and reissues.

Since 1998, Alternative Records has been known for its many collector's versions of its albums. More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be by The 77s was issued as a box set with a 7" single, a 3-track CD single, and a 4-track cassette as a numbered, signed edition of 1,000 before being reconfigured for CD with a different track listing.

A successful fundraising campaign allowed Layton to reissue the 1977 Pantano-Salsbury Hit The Switch album on CD in the early 2020s.[1] Despite poor health issues, Randy would also continue record sales through online sales forums. His speaking engagements would include TrueTunes podcasts[2] and others.[3]

Along with continued fundraising campaigns for reissue projects, Randy Layton announced in 2024 via social media that his son Matthias would be taking over direction of the label in the future.[4] Plans would include a future release of the previously unavailable Steve Scott LP Emotional Tourist (not the artist's retrospective by the same name.) [5]

Artists[edit]

Discography[edit]

  • Steve Scott - Lost Horizon (ES 4001) (1989)[14]
  • 7&7iS; The 77s - More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be (ES 4002) (1989 box set, 1990, 1992 reissues)[15]
  • Various Artists - The Summer Sampler (ES PR-4006) (1990) [citation needed]
  • Steve Scott - Magnificent Obsession (ES 4007) (1991)[16][17]
  • Robert Vaughn & The Shadows - Songs From The Riverhouse (ES 4009) (1991)[18][19]
  • Two Pound Planet - Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox (ES 4010) (1992)[20]
  • White Trash Supper Club (ES 4011) (1992)[citation needed]
  • Various Artists - No Sense of History/Shirley, Goodness, & Misery (ES 4013 A/B) (1992, released with Stunt Records)[21]
  • Various Artists - Bootlevel (ES 4014) (LP version, 1992)[22]
  • Two Pound Planet - Whispering Delicious (ES 4015) (1993)[23]
  • Various Artists - Bootlevel (ES 4017) (1994, cd version; aka "Bootlevel 2")
  • Robert Vaughn - Decayed (ES 4018) (1994)[24]
  • Skeleton Closet - Skeleton Closet (ES 4019;SW 9501) (1996)[25]
  • Lightweight - Lightweight (ES 4020) (1996)[citation needed]
  • Eagle Park Slim - Northwest Blues (ES 4029) (1998) [26]
  • Robert Vaughn & The Shadows - Love And War (ES-4023) (2000 reissue, Special Edition)[27]
  • Au Go-Go's - All Over Town - Rare & Unreleased (AR PRO AU-66) (2005 compilation reissue)[28]
  • Roy Cordell - The Melody Lingers On: The Roy Cordell Archive Project (RC 001) (2014 archival compilation)[29]
  • Sonny Richter - Sonny Sings! Standards & Practices (AltNote 84152) (2018 reissue)[30]
  • Sam White - Sweet Dreams: The Sam White Anthology (SW 4001 PRO) (2018 compilation)[31]
  • Sonny Richter - Sonny Richter's Guitar Lounge Volume Two: 1958-1992 (SS-1929) (2020 live compilation)[32]
  • The Western Gentlemen - Live At The Cowboy Bar, 1958 (AR WG 4002-RM) (2020 live release)[33]
  • Robert Vaughn & The Shadows - Love And War (ES-4030) (2022 reissue, 35th Anniversary Edition)[34]
  • Josh Rude - A Rock So Big I Cain't (PR 101, not AR) (2023, Randy Layton guest appearances)[35]
  • Pantano-Salsbury - Hit The Switch (2023, CD reissue of 1977 Solid Rock release)[36]
  • Josh Rude - Australia EP (2023 EP) (PR-103, not AR) (2023, Randy Layton guest appearance)[37]
  • Josh Rude - Workin' For A Livin' (2024 digital single) (PRS-04, not AR) (2024, Randy Layton guest appearance)[38]
  • Josh Rude - Gotta Go To Church! (Josh Rude Vs. The Churchgoers) (2024 digital single, remix) (PRS-06, not AR) (2024, collaborative work and Layton family benefit single)[39]
  • Robert Vaughn & The Shadows - Songs From The Riverhouse (2024 vinyl/digital reissue of 1991 AR release)[40]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pantano-Salsbury HIT THE SWITCH - 2023 CD Reissue
  2. ^ TrueTunes: More Alternative...
  3. ^ A Rock So Big I Cain't | Josh Rude
  4. ^ Facebook Update: RV Riverhouse Campaign
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/stevescottart/posts/pfbid02PhLdWAHVbDQ3kowGUwbynFEALjUmgFdGtU2xmJocVhzfgZqC9QaXzyZtTCFvx8dpl
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/16382466-Au-Go-Gos-All-Over-Town-Rare-and-Unreleased-2005-version
  7. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/24887162-Roy-Cordell-The-Melody-Lingers-On-The-Roy-Cordell-Archive-Project
  8. ^ https://downthelinezine.com/blog/2023/07/26/help-re-issues-pantano-salsburys-hit-the-switch-on-cd/
  9. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/15672099-Sonny-Richter-Sonny-Sings-Standards-Practices
  10. ^ https://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/two-pound-planet
  11. ^ https://alternativerecords.bandcamp.com/album/love-war-the-thirty-fifth-anniversary-deluxe-by-robert-vaughn-the-shadows
  12. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/15657871-The-Western-Gentlemen-Live-At-The-Cowboy-Bar-1958>
  13. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/15643378-Sam-White-Sweet-Dreams-The-Sam-White-Anthology
  14. ^ Steve Scott discography
  15. ^ Fools of the World (77s) newsletter
  16. ^ "Phileas Phogg: Review - Steve Scott, Magnificent Obsession". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  17. ^ "Phileas Phogg: Review - Steve Scott, Magnificent Obsession". Archived from the original on 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  18. ^ CMT profile: Songs From the Riverhouse
  19. ^ MSN Music profile: Songs From the Riverhouse
  20. ^ MSN Music profile: Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox
  21. ^ Michael Roe: 77s discography
  22. ^ Daniel Amos: TimeLine 1993
  23. ^ MusicMatch: Whispering Delicious
  24. ^ Decayed Volume One | Robert Vaughn
  25. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/15873062-Skeleton-Closet-Skeleton-Closet
  26. ^ Eagle Park Slim - Northwest Blues
  27. ^ Discogs: Love And War Special Edition on Discogs
  28. ^ Discogs: All Over Town - Rare & Unreleased 2005 Version on Discogs
  29. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/24887162-Roy-Cordell-The-Melody-Lingers-On-The-Roy-Cordell-Archive-Project Roy Cordell: The Melody Lingers On on Discogs]
  30. ^ Sonny Sings! Standards & Practices on Discogs
  31. ^ The Sam White Anthology on Discogs
  32. ^ Guitar Lounge Volume Two on Discogs
  33. ^ Live At The Cowboy Bar, 1958 on Discogs
  34. ^ Discogs: Love And War 35th Anniversary Edition on Discogs
  35. ^ Discogs: Josh Rude's A Rock So Big I Cain't on Discogs
  36. ^ Pantano-Salsbury HIT THE SWITCH - 2023 CD Reissue
  37. ^ Bandcamp: Josh Rude's Australia EP
  38. ^ Bandcamp: Josh Rude's Workin' For A Livin single
  39. ^ Bandcamp: Josh Rude's Gotta Go To Church! (Josh Rude's Gotta Go To Church! (Josh Rude Vs. The Churchgoers)
  40. ^ Robert Vaughn & The Shadows Facebook Group

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