Founded 2000 Location Ames, Iowa Founder Edward Bignar | Country of origin United States Official website Records Website | |
Genre Indie rock garage rock lo-fi | ||
Workerbee Records is an independent record label that focuses on garage rock based in Ames, Iowa.
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History
Started in 2000, and re-launched in 2009 Workerbee Records is a multi-media (Cassette, CD, Vinyl & Digital) DIY label out of Ames, IA.
Current (active) bands
Compilation Series
Workerbee Records' first official release was 2000's Low Fidelity Living a CD-r compilation, that the bands were encouraged to make copies for their friends and family. Since then they have done numerous compilations including NowHere (Iowa Artists) Don't Try, I Promise To Be No-Good and PaperCityNoiseMaker (Garage Rock).
Previous Compilation Appearances
Ugly Singles Club
In 2010, Workerbee Records put out a monthly series of C20 Cassette singles entitled The Ugly Singles Club. Tapes consisted of garage and psychedelic rock bands from around the world. Including releases from The Wild Zeros, Lil Daggers, The Japanese Lovers, THE ViGNETTES, The Skeptics, His Majesty the King, A Band in Heaven, (Surfer Blood side project) Weird Wives, among others.
Ugly Singles Club revisited
In 2016, Ugly Singles Club was revisited as a series of 2.25" button with weirdo art, within novelty style packaging that contained a download code for a single or an EP by garage rock, punk and fuzz bands. The first release France's Double Cheese's freakshow, to be followed up by Des Moines, IA's The Vahnevants.