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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]+'''Sleeping Bag Records''' is a defunct [[New York City]]-based [[old school hip hop]] and [[dance music]] [[independent record label]] that operated from [[1981 in music|1981]] to [[1992 in music|1992]]. The label's artist roster included acts such as old school hip hop groups [[Mantronix]], [[Just-Ice]], [[Nice & Smooth]], and [[EPMD]]; [[freestyle music|freestyle]] [[singer|vocalist]] [[Nocera (singer)|Nocera]]; and [[R&B]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Joyce Sims]].
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 +== Founders ==
 +Sleeping Bag Records was founded by [[avant-garde]] [[cellist]], [[composer]], and underground [[disco]] artist [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Arthur Russell]], [[William Socolov]], and [[Juggy Gales]]. The label's corporate [[logo]] was a [[drawing]] of a [[koala bear]].
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 +Sub-label [[Fresh Records (US)|Fresh Records]] was founded in [[1985 in music|1985]].
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 +== Re-releases ==
 +After closing its doors in [[1992 in music|1992]], the catalog sat in limbo for several years. In [[1996 in music|1996]], the label and its catalog were purchased by [[Warlock Records]], which has been rereleasing its titles with the Sleeping Bag and Fresh logos alongside the Warlock Records logo since. The building in [[Manhattan]], where the label had its headquarters was torn down in the 1990s and a luxury apartment building stands in its place.
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 +== Trivia ==
 +* [[Kurtis Mantronik]], in addition to being the [[disc jockey|DJ]] for the hip-hop duo [[Mantronix]], did [[A&R]] for the label.
 +* [[EPMD]] rhymed about their record signing experience with sub-label [[Fresh Records (US)|Fresh Records]] in the song "Please Listen to My Demo" from its [[1989 in music|1989]] ''[[Unfinished Business (EPMD album)|Unfinished Business]]'' album.
 +* Label founder [[Juggy Gales]] was [[prank call|prank called]] by [[Jerky Boys|The Jerky Boys]] on "The Hucklebuck" track from [[1999 in music|1999]]'s ''[[Stop Staring at Me!]]'' album.
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Sleeping Bag Records is a defunct New York City-based old school hip hop and dance music independent record label that operated from 1981 to 1992. The label's artist roster included acts such as old school hip hop groups Mantronix, Just-Ice, Nice & Smooth, and EPMD; freestyle vocalist Nocera; and R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims.

Founders

Sleeping Bag Records was founded by avant-garde cellist, composer, and underground disco artist Arthur Russell, William Socolov, and Juggy Gales. The label's corporate logo was a drawing of a koala bear.

Sub-label Fresh Records was founded in 1985.

Re-releases

After closing its doors in 1992, the catalog sat in limbo for several years. In 1996, the label and its catalog were purchased by Warlock Records, which has been rereleasing its titles with the Sleeping Bag and Fresh logos alongside the Warlock Records logo since. The building in Manhattan, where the label had its headquarters was torn down in the 1990s and a luxury apartment building stands in its place.

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