Sleeping Bag Records

Sleeping Bag Records is a defunct New York City-based independent record label founded by musician Arthur Russell and entrepreneur Will Socolov. It was active between 1981 and 1992, and specialized in dance music and hip hop.
The label was founded in 1981 initially to release singles produced by Arthur Russell under his various dance aliases. Their first release was the Dinosaur L album 24→24 Music (1981). The label's roster would eventually include Mantronix, Just-Ice, Nice & Smooth, T La Rock, EPMD and Stezo; freestyle vocalists Nocera and Kariya ("Let Me Love You for Tonight"); and R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims.
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== Links To Peel ==
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The first Sleeping Bag Records release known to have been played by Peel was '5 Minutes' by Bonzo Goes To Washington, a collaboration between Bootsy Collins and Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, in 1984. Regular plays by the DJ for the NYC label continued until the close of the decade, including for Indian Ocean (aka label co-founder Arthur Russell) and influential hip-hop pioneers Mantronix.
The 1984 single 'What Kind Of Girl?' by Scottish session band APB was released by Sleeping Bag in the US (and Albion in the UK).
== Plays ==
(Known plays by Peel of releases on Sleeping Bag Records)
;1984
*12 November 1984 (BFBS): Bonzo Goes To Washington: 5 Minutes (12")
;1985
*20 November 1985: Tricky Tee: Johnny The Fox (7")
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;1986
*18 February 1986: Mantronix: Bassline (LP - The Album)
*04 August 1986: Tricky Tee: Leave It To The Drums (Club) (12")
*11 August 1986: Tricky Tee: Leave It To The Drums (12")
*18 August 1986: Tricky Tee: Leave It To The Drums (Radio) (12")
*08 December 1986: Mantronix: We Control The Dice (LP - Music Madness)
*08 December 1986: Mantronix: Electronic Energy Of... (LP - Music Madness)
*18 December 1986 (Andy Kershaw): Mantronix: We Control The Dice (LP - Music Madness)
;1987
*12 January 1987: Indian Ocean: Treehouse / School Bell (12")
*26 January 1987: Mantronix: Who Is It? (LP Radio Version) (12")
*28 January 1987: Indian Ocean: Treehouse / School Bell (12")
*18 February 1987 (Radio Bremen): Indian Ocean: Treehouse / School Bell (12")
*02 December 1987: Ca$h Money And Marvelous: Play It Kool (12")
*07 December 1987: Ca$h Money And Marvelous: Play It Kool (12")
*21 December 1987: Cash Money & Marvelous: Play It Kool (Club Version) (12")
;1988
*11 January 1988: Ca$h Money & Marvelous: Play It Kool (12")
*21 September 1988: Mikey D & The L.A. Posse: Out Of Control (12")
*03 October 1988: Mikey D & The L.A. Posse: Out Of Control (Vocal Mix) (12")
*21 November 1988: Todd Terry Project: Made By The Man (LP - To The Batmobile Let's Go)
*29 November 1988: Cash Money & Marvelous: The Mighty Hard Rocker (12")
*06 December 1988 (Radio Bremen): Todd Terry Project: It's Just Inhuman (album - To The Batmobile Let's Go)
*07 December 1988: Todd Terry Project: Made By The Man (album - To The Batmobile Let's Go)
;1989
*04 January 1989: Todd Terry Project: It's Just Inhuman (album - To The Batmobile Let's Go)
*28 February 1989: EPMD: I'm Housin' ()
*03 April 1989: Stezo: To The Max (12")
*05 April 1989: Stezo: To The Max (12")
*11 April 1989 (Radio Bremen): Stezo: To The Max (7")
*02 May 1989: Just-Ice: Justice For All (album - The Desolate One)
*03 May 1989: Just-Ice: The Desolate One (album - The Desolate One)
*02 August 1989: EPMD: So Watcha Sayin' (12")
;1990
*20 March 1990: Solid Posse: Unity Rap (12")
== Links ==
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