Compulsiv Records
| 'Compulsiv Records' | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992? |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Southern? |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Country of origin |
 United States
|
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
Compulsiv Records was a record label that operated out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The label was founded by Bryan Dilworth and James Payne.
Dilworth found and signed the talent. Dilworth eventually played in The Lilys and The Gelcaps, became the road manager for Rocket from the Crypt, the booker at Electric Factory Concerts, The Khyber, Upstage, and Upstairs at Nick's, and worked for Clear Channel). In 1995 Dilworth married Kristin Thomson of Simple Machines, another noteworthy indie rock label.
Payne provided all of the initial funding and data processing services for the company. He went on to form the first ISP in northwestern Connecticut (Lakeville Internet) in 1995 before being hired by Oracle Corporation.
After releasing a substantial catalogue in the 1990s, the label gradually vanished.
CPS 001 Bull, 'Bull' 7"
CPS 002 Jonestown/Dog Faced Hermans split 7"
CPS 003 Various Artists 7"
CPS 004 Zonic Shockum, 'Testosterone' EP (1992)
CPS 005 Uptown Bones
CPS 006 Crain, 'Monster' 7" (1992, green vinyl)
CPS 007 Spore
CPS 008 Zen Guerrilla, 'Zen Guerrilla' LP (1992)
CPS 009 Kitschchao, 'Peter Stumpe' 7"
CPS 010 Caterpillar, 'Velvet Ears' 7" (1992) "Velvet Ears" b/w "Ronald", "Romilar Jag"
CPS ??? Photon Band, 'Sitting on the Sunn' 7" "Sitting on the Sunn" b/w "Superstard"
CPS 012 Various Artists, 'Compulsiv for Two' 7"
CPS 014 Bardo Pond, 'Die Easy' 7" (January 1994)
CPS 015 Strapping Fieldhands, 'Sun' 7" (yellow vinyl)
CPS 017 Derelict Hotel, 'Powerwalk' 7"
CPS 0?? / Dischord 93½ Las Mordidas, 'Surrounded' (co-release with Dischord Records)
CPS 021 Caterpillar, 'A Thousand Million Micronauts' LP/CD/CS (1994)
CPS 022 Caterpillar, 'Turning The Altas Wheel' 7"
CPS 023 Various Artists, 'Compulsiv III' 7" (1996)
CPS 025 Bardo Pond, 'Dragonfly' 7" (November 1994)
CPS 030 Gelcaps, Death Star From Budokan 7" EP
CPS 036 Bardo Pond, 'Big Laughing Jym' 12"EP/CDEP
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