Editing Tarantulas Records

{{Short description|Punk rock record label}}
{{about|the defunct punk rock record label|the reggae label founded by singer [[Tanya Stephens]]|Tarantula Records}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2022}}'''Tarantulas Records''' was a [[punk rock]] [[record label]] established in 2002. It was generally owned by the band [[The Explosion]] and run by their manager Rama Mayo (also of the label Big Wheel Recreation) as well as other members of bands involved in the label, and some releases were distributed by [[The Platform Group]]/[[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tarantulas Records - Music label - RYM/Sonemic|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/label/tarantulas_records/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Rate Your Music|language=en}}</ref> The most prominent and active bands amongst the Tarantulas (besides the Explosion) were [[The Distillers]], [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]], [[The Static Age]], and [[Darker My Love]]. The label/collective ceased to be in 2005/2006 due to disagreements with distributor The Platform Group and other tensions.<ref name=":0"/>

==Artists==
* [[The Explosion]]
* The Lot Six
* [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]]
* The Faux
* The Tonsils
* [[The Static Age]]
* Spitzz
* [[Darker My Love]]
* [[The Distillers]]

== Releases<ref name=":0"/> ==

* TR-001: [[The Tonsils]] - s/t (2002)
* TR-002: [[The Explosion]] / [[The Tonsils]] - split 7-inch (2003)
* TR-003: [[The Explosion]] - "Sick of Modern Art" EP (2003)
* TR-004: [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]] - "Bats!" EP (2003)
* TR-005: [[The Faux]] - s/t EP (2003)
* TR-006: [[The Lot Six]] - "Major Fables" CD/LP (2003)
* TR-007: [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]] - s/t LP (2004)
* TR-008: [[The Distillers]] - "Coral Fang" LP (2004)
* TR-009: [[Spitzz]] - "Sick, Savage, And Sensual" CD (2004)
* TR-010: [[The Explosion]] - "Red Tape" EP (2004)
* TR-011: [[Darker My Love]] - "EP" (2004)
* TR-012: [[The Static Age]] - "Neon Nights Electric Lives" (2005)
* TR-014: [[The Static Age]] - "Amphibian" CD Single (2004)
* TR-015: [[The Explosion]] - "Black Tape" LP (2004)
* TR-016: [[Darker My Love]] - "Summer is Here" CD Single (2005)

==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tarantulasrecords.com Official site]

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[[Category:American record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 2002]]
[[Category:Punk record labels]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in the United States]]


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