Raven Records (Canadian label)

For the Australian label of the same name, see Raven Records.

Raven Records was a Canadian record label established by Wyn Anderson, that existed from 1995 until Anderson's death in 1999. It is notable as being the label on which later recordings of the band Thundermug and of reggae singer Gregory Isaacs were released in Canada.

History

Raven Records was established by Wyn Anderson in 1995, and operated from a farmhouse outside of London, Ontario, Canada.[1] The label released Thundermug's last two albums, Who's Running My World (1995) and Bang The Love Drum (1997),[2] as well as Gregory Issacs' Happy As A King (1997).[3]

References

David Jackson, Profile of Gregory Isaacs; Per David. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, Portrait of Thundermug. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
Particulars of Happy As A King; musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2013-07-11. The album was re-released by EMI Records in 2001; see Particulars of Happy As A King; cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

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[1] David Jackson, Profile of Gregory Isaacs; Per David. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

[2] Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, Portrait of Thundermug. Retrieved 2013-07-13.

[3] Particulars of Happy As A King; musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2013-07-11. The album was re-released by EMI Records in 2001; see Particulars of Happy As A King; cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.