Estrus Records
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| Estrus Records | |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder(s) | Dave Crider |
| Distributing label | Touch and Go Records |
| Genre(s) | Punk, Garage Punk, Garage Rock, Rock and Roll |
| Country of origin | US |
| Official Website | http://www.estrus.com/ |
Estrus Records is an independent record label from Bellingham, Washington that makes surf, garage and trash rock music.
They have released such bands as Soledad Brothers, The Drags, The Mummies, Impala, Man or Astro-man?, the Makers, Gas Huffer, The Mooney Suzuki, Midnight Evils, Mono Men, Federation X, The Trashwomen, Satan's Pilgrims, and Southern Culture on the Skids.
For many years Estrus hosted an annual festival, Garage Shock, at The 3B Tavern in Bellingham. Garage Shock featured bands from the labels roster, as well as others from around the world. The last Garage Shock, in 2001, was held at Emo's, in Austin, Texas.
In January 1997, their entire mail-order inventory, private record collection, and some band gear was destroyed in a warehouse fire.
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