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Sleeping Bag Records

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Sleeping Bag Records is a defunct New York City-based independent record label founded by musician Arthur Russell and entrepreneur Will Socolov. It was active between 1981 and 1992, and specialized in dance music and hip hop.

The label was founded in 1981 initially to release singles produced by Arthur Russell under his various dance aliases. Their first release was the Dinosaur L album 24→24 Music (1981). The label's roster would eventually include Mantronix, Just-Ice, Nice & Smooth, T La Rock, EPMD and Stezo; freestyle vocalists Nocera and Kariya ("Let Me Love You for Tonight"); and R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims.

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5_Minutes_(R-R-R_Radio_Mix)

5 Minutes (R-R-R Radio Mix)

The first Sleeping Bag Records release known to have been played by Peel was '5 Minutes' by Bonzo Goes To Washington, a collaboration between Bootsy Collins and Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, in 1984. Regular plays by the DJ for the NYC label continued until the close of the decade, including for Indian Ocean (aka label co-founder Arthur Russell) and influential hip-hop pioneers Mantronix.

The 1984 single 'What Kind Of Girl?' by Scottish session band APB was released by Sleeping Bag in the US (and Albion in the UK).[1]

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(Known plays by Peel of releases on Sleeping Bag Records)

1984
1985
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Mantronix - Bassline

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

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