Harlan Records

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Harlan Records is a DIY punk record label owned by Nate Powell and based out of the punk community of Little Rock, Arkansas.

The label's roots date to September 1992, when Powell began self-publishing the comic book D.O.A. with fellow artists Mike Lierly and Nathan Wilson. Lierly dubbed the small publishing imprint Food Chain Productions and a dozen more books were published under its banner. In May 1994 Powell and Lierly, 2 vocalists in Soophie Nun Squad, opted to expand the name by releasing the band's demo tape on Food Chain Records. March 1995 saw the label's first vinyl release as a Soophie Nun Squad 7".

In Spring 1997, friend and entrepreneur Noah Goodwyn Young (producer of "To Tell You The Truth: The Eugene Andosek story", drummer of punk bands Heads I Kill You - Tails You Die!, The Traitors, The Connection, Benchmark, and Hug) stepped in to fund the struggling label. Young supplied funds for half of the label's ninth and tenth releases in exchange for renaming it Harlan Records, in honor of Young's late father David Harlan Young, whose small inheritance to Young provided the $300 necessary to complete the pressing of Soophie Nun Squad's "Dino" 7".

Harlan Records focused its releases on the diversity of sounds within the Arkansas punk scene. Until 2004, all releases contained members originally from Arkansas. Harlan Records continues to release a variety of independent music rooted in DIY punk and hardcore.

[edit] Discography

1.Soophie Nun Squad "We Ate Slayer" demo. May 1994.
2.Soophie Nun Squad "We Rule the World" demo. August 1994.
3.K "The Experience" demo. September 1994.
4.Dentistry "Pulling Teeth" demo. October 1994.
5. no release.
6.Soophie Nun Squad "vs. the USA" 7". March 1995.
7.The Dogtown Chronicles tape compilation. May 1995.
8.Soophie Nun Squad "Takes Manhattan" demo. August 1995.
9.Soophie Nun Squad "Dino" 7". April 1997.
10.Shake Ray Turbine The Sauce of Solution CD. November 1997.
11."Heartbreakers and Rumpshakers" compilation 7". August 1998.
12.Soophie Nun Squad Don't Let Them Take You Alive CD. March 1998.
13.William Martyr 17 The Celebration of Forever CD. May 1999.
14.Red Forty discography CD. August 1999.
15.Rainy Day Regatta The Music is On CD. January 2000.
16.Tem Eyos Ki 7". March 2000.
16.5.Gioteens demo. July 2000.
17.Tem Eyos Ki/Hundred Years War 7". August 2000.
18.Soophie Nun Squad The Devil, The Metal, The Big Booty Beats LP. September 2000.
19.Boomfancy 7". January 2001.
19.5.Abe Froman "Baltimore is Scum" 7". (not officially co-released but heavily carried by Harlan)
20.The Stranger Steals The Goals of Misbehavior CD. September 2001.
20.5.Abe Froman LP. (also not officially co-released but heavily carried)
21.Tem Eyos Ki LP. July 2002.
21.5.The Good Good/Cha Cha Cha split 12". December 2002.
22.Soophie Nun Squad/Abe Froman split LP. April 2003.
23.The Insides Endangered Young'uns CD. May 2003.
24.Halo Perfecto Hospitals in Other Countries LP. July 2003.
25.Soophie Nun Squad Passion Slays the Dragon LP. January 2004.
26.Slang CD. July 2004.
27.Mt. Gigantic Old Smiler CD. November 2004.
28.The Good Good A Fem Era LP. March 2005.
28.5The Good Good 8-song CD. August 2005.
29.Lovesick Discography CD. December 2005.
29.5Callers CDep. September 2005.
30.v/a All The Days Are Numbered So CD/zine. March 2006. Music by Tem Eyos Ki, Pants Party, Tiny Hawks, Fiya, Callers, Soophie Nun Squad, Lava Lava, Reactionary 3, Dave Dean's Musical Forklift, Erin Tobey, Rainy Day Regatta, Anton Bordman, The Good Good, Nate Powell, Siren Cult, Sinaloa, Cassette, Abe Froman, The Insides, and Matty Pop Chart. Comics and writing by Al Burian, Travis Fristoe, Erin Tobey, Nate Powell, Emil Heiple, Farel Dalrymple, Mike Taylor, and Meredith Gaydosh.
30.5.The Good Good/Querent split 7". March 2006.
31.5.The Good Good/Api Uiz split LP. May 2006.
31.Mt. Gigantic Gleanings and Gatherings CD. July 2006.
32.WAIT Say It, Come True CD. October 2006.