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Latent Recordings

{{Short description|Canadian record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Latent Recordings

| image =

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| parent = Cowboy Junkies

| founded = 1981

| founder = Michael Timmins
Alan Anton
Geoff Railton
Brett Wickens

| status =

| distributor = MapleMusic (Canada)
Zoë (U.S.)
Strange Fruit (international)

| genre = Rock, alternative rock

| country = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| url =http://www.latentrecordings.com/

}}

Latent Recordings is a Canadian independent record label founded in 1981. It was dormant in the 1990s while the Cowboy Junkies were signed to American labels, but began to release independently produced albums in the 2000s. By the late 2000s, it sold downloads and CDs online.

History

The label was formed in London by Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Geoff Railton, and Brett Wickens to produce and distribute their music. After their first three releases, they returned to Canada, where Timmins and Anton formed Cowboy Junkies with Timmins' siblings Margo and Peter.

In Toronto, the label distributed Cowboy Junkies' first two albums before the band signed with RCA, which re-released The Trinity Session internationally. For the next few years the label's releases were sporadic offerings produced by Michael Timmins and/or Peter Moore.

After Cowboy Junkies was released from their record contract—by then with Geffen Records— following their 1998 album Miles from Our Home, they revived Latent Recordings and have released their subsequent albums on that label in Canada. The records have been licensed to other independent labels, such as Zoë Records in the United States and Strange Fruit Records in the UK, for international release.

In recent years, the label has again become active in releasing work by other artists as well, including Ivy Mairi, Finlayson/Maize, Jerry Leger, Lee Harvey Osmond and Huron.

Catalogue

Most of Latent Recordings releases have been numbered, with the number preceded by "LATEX" (#s 1–5, V14), or "LATEX CD" (#s >5).{{cite web |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/label/latent_recordings/ |title=Latent Recordings |website=Rate Your Music |access-date=May 7, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://musicbrainz.org/label/e47933b9-766d-4be2-8f96-8df726531013 |title=Latent Recordings |website=MusicBrainz |access-date=May 7, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/118582-Latent-Recordings |title=Latent Recordings |website=Discogs |access-date=May 7, 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable"
#Album titleArtistRecorded
1Germinal 1 (chrome cassette)Germinal1983 Aug.
2DIN (LP)Germinal1984
3Hunger Project (LP)Hunger Project1984 Nov.
4Whites Off Earth Now!! (LP)Cowboy Junkies1986 Oct.
5The Trinity Session (LP)Cowboy Junkies1988 Nov.
CD6Tell Your Friends There's Friends AroundThe Corndogs1989 Apr.
CD7Stone BoatPat Temple and the High Lonesome Players1990
CD8Library of the SunJohn Bottomley1990
CD9What the Hell is Going On?The Corndogs1991
CD10Connecting LinesPat Temple and the High Lonesome Players1991 Jan.
CD11Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad WaltzesCowboy Junkies1999 Oct.
CD12Rabbit (2-disc)The Corndogs2000 May{{cite web |url=https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/corndogs2 |title=The Corndogs {{!}} Rabbit {{!}} Album Notes |website=CDBaby |access-date=July 22, 2018 |author=Timmins, Michael}}
CD13Waltz Across AmericaCowboy Junkies2000 Oct.
CD14The Radio One SessionsCowboy Junkies2002 July
V14Live in Toronto (VHS)Cowboy Junkies2000 Oct.
CD15OpenCowboy Junkies2001 May
DVD15Open Road (DVD/CD)Cowboy Junkies2002 June
CD16In the Time Before LlamasCowboy Junkies2003 Nov.
CD17One Soul NowCowboy Junkies2004 June
CD18Early 21st Century BluesCowboy Junkies2005 May
DVD19Long Journey HomeCowboy Junkies2005
CD20At the End of Paths TakenCowboy Junkies2007 Apr.
CD21Well YouIvy Mairi2007 Apr.
DVD22Trinity Revisited (DVD)Cowboy Junkies2007 Oct.
CD23City of SirensSkydiggers2008 Jun.
CD24A Quiet EvilLee Harvey Osmond2010 Mar.
CD25Acoustic JunkCowboy Junkies2009
CD26HuronHuron2010
CD27The History of ForgettingAndy Maize2010 June
CD28Renmin Park (The Nomad Series Vol. 1)Cowboy Junkies2010 June
CD29Demons (The Nomad Series Vol. 2)Cowboy Junkies2011 Feb.
CD30Trail of SmokeCootes Leland2011 Aug.
CD31Sing in My Meadow (The Nomad Series Vol. 3)Cowboy Junkies2011 Oct.
CD32No TalkerIvy Mairi2011 Sept.
CD33The Wilderness (The Nomad Series Vol. 4)Cowboy Junkies2012 Mar.
CD34The Nomad SeriesCowboy Junkies2012 Apr.
CD35Northern ShoreSkydiggers2012 Apr.
CD36Northern Shore (Deluxe box set)Skydiggers2012 Apr.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skydiggers_stay_timeless_with_northern_shore |title=Skydiggers Stay Timeless with 'Northern Shore' |work=exclaim! |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Doole, Kerry}}
CD37The Folk SinnerLee Harvey Osmond2013 Jan.
CD38LegionThe Potion Kings2013 Feb.
CD39The Good Family AlbumThe Good Family2013 Apr.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/good_family-good_family_album_album_stream |title=The Good Family - 'The Good Family Album' (album stream) |work=Exclaim! |date=April 22, 2013 |access-date=July 22, 2018 |author=Hudson, Alex}}
CD40All of our Dreaming: Skydiggers Live, 1988, 2000 & 2012Skydiggers2013 Mar.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skydiggers_announce_all_of_our_dreaming_skydiggers_live_1988_2000_2012 |title=Skydiggers Celebrate 25th Anniversary with 'All of our Dreaming: Skydiggers Live, 1988, 2000 & 2012' |work=exclaim! |date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Adams, Gregory}}
CD41No. 1 NorthernSkydiggers2013 July
CD42The Kennedy SuiteVarious artists2013 Nov.
CD43She Comes into the RoomSkydiggers2013 Oct.
CD44Angels (EP)Skydiggers2013
CD45Early RiserJerry Leger2014 Apr.
CD46Angels (album)Skydiggers2014 Nov.{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/188396-skydiggers-angels-2495583093.html |title=Skydiggers: Angels |work=PopMatters |date=December 3, 2014 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Houle, Zachary}}
CD47Beautiful ScarsLee Harvey Osmond2015 Apr.
CD48Notes Falling SlowCowboy Junkies2015 Oct.
CD49Here Without You (The Songs of Gene Clark)Skydiggers2016 May
CD50/LP50LampsHarpAcash & the Morals2016 Sept.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/harpacash_and_the_morals_announce_full-length_debut |title=HarpAcash & the Morals Announce Debut Album, Share "Douglas Snow" |work=exclaim! |date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Adams, Gregory}}
CD51/LP51Nonsense and HeartacheJerry Leger2017 Mar.{{cite web |url=http://www.killbeatmusic.com/jerryleger/ |title=Jerry Leger - Nonsense and Heartache |website=KillBeatMusic |access-date=December 9, 2017}}
CD52A Short History of DecayJohn Murry2017 July{{cite web |url=http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-john-murry-short-history-decay/ |title=Spill Album Review: John Murry - A Short History Of Decay |work=The Spill Magazine |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Zivkovic, Ljubinko|date=July 14, 2017 }}
CD53/LP53Warmth of the SunSkydiggers2017 Oct.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skydiggers-warmth_of_the_sun_album_stream |title=Skydiggers 'Warmth of the Sun' (album stream) |work=exclaim! |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Murphy, Sarah}}
Di54Live from Latent Lounge (Digital only)Lee Harvey Osmond2017 Nov.{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/latent_recordings_celebrates_35_years_via_toronto_concert_series_with_cowboy_junkies_skydiggers_lee_harvey_osmond |title=Latent Recordings Celebrates 35 Years via Toronto Concert Series with Cowboy Junkies, Skydiggers, Lee Harvey Osmond |work=exclaim! |date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |author=Thiessen, Brock}}{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lee-harvey-osmond-live-from-latent-lounge/1315164834 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020013/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lee-harvey-osmond-live-from-latent-lounge/1315164834 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |title=Lee Harvey Osmond: Live from Latent Lounge |website=iTunes |access-date=December 9, 2017}}
CD55/LP55All That ReckoningCowboy Junkies2018 July
CD56/LP56Major LoveMajor Love2018 Aug.
CD57/LP57MohawkLee Harvey Osmond2019 Jan.
CD58/LP58Time Out for TomorrowJerry Leger2019 Nov.
LP59All That Reckoning / GhostsCowboy Junkies2021 Mar.
CD63/LP63Songs of the RecollectionCowboy Junkies2022 Mar.
CD65/LP65Nothing PressingJerry Leger2022 Mar.
LP66Such Ferocious BeautyCowboy Junkies2023 Jun.
CD72/LP72DonlandsJerry Leger2023 Oct.

  • Hunger Project: Alan Anton (guitar), Geoff Railton (drums), Michael Timmins (guitar), & English born Liza Dawson-Whisker (vocals)
  • Germinal: Alan Anton (bass), Geoff Railton (drums), Michael Timmins (guitar), & Richard O’Callaghan (soprano and tenor saxophone)
  • Cowboy Junkies: Alan Anton (bass), Michael Timmins (guitar), Peter Timmins (drums), & Margo Timmins (vocals)
  • The Corndogs: Brodie Lodge (drums, guitar, voice), & Greg Clarke (guitar, bass, voice). Produced by Peter Moore and Michael Timmins
  • Pat Temple and the High Lonesome Players .{{cite web |url=http://www.newworldcds.com/old_site/t.htm |title=Canadian Artists |website=New World Records}} Produced by Michael Timmins

See also

References

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External links

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.latentrecordings.com/ |title=Official site |website=Latent Recordings}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.junkiesfan.com/germinal_letter.htm |title=Germinal |website=JunkiesFan.com}}

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Category:Canadian independent record labels

Category:Record labels established in 1981

Category:Re-established companies