| Strange Famous Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Sage Francis |
| Distributor(s) | Revolver Records |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Official Website | www.strangefamous.com |
Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B. Dolan, Curtis Plum, Cecil Otter, 2Mex, Prolyphic, Alias, Buck 65, Buddy Peace, Prayers for Atheists, Reanimator, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, and Sleep.
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Strange Famous Records started out in 1996 as a way for Sage Francis to release music. Originally this involved tape dubbing and photocopying covers. In 1999, while working at the radio station 90.3 WRIU, he was allowed access to the station's computers and CDRs replaced the tapes.
The albums were sold locally, raising money to press CDs at a manufacturing plant.
The online store was soon developed and a mail order business was set into effect. This was a "cash only" postal mail service that thrived because of SFR's exclusive catalogue and people's trust in the company. They were rewarded and thanked by the extra goodies that were placed in the packages (usually show-related items found around the Strange Famous household). The catalogue expanded into shirts, sweatshirts, vinyl, stickers, buttons and eventually other people's projects.
In late 2005, SFR enlisted the help of outside parties to create an online webstore, "www.strangefamousrecords.com".
In 2006, SFR added a lot to its catalogue; not only Sage Francis items (such as the Life is Easy DVD and Road Tested CD), but items from people who work closely with SFR, including Reanimator, Prolyphic, B. Dolan, Grand Buffet, Sole, Alias, Sol.illaquists of Sound among others.
Most recently, the Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip album called Angles was released in the US and Canada on Strange Famous. A B. Dolan album called The Failure and a Prolyphic and Reanimator album called The Ugly Truth were both released on SFR on May 8, 2008. Sage Francis is the executive producer of both and appears on both albums. A Buck 65 album called Situation, produced by Skratch Bastid, was released October 30, 2007 on SFR.