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Drag City (record label)

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Drag City Founded 1990  ( 1990 ) Founder Dan Koretzky Dan Osborn Royal Trux/Adam & Eve Genre Rock, experimental, indie rock, folk Country of origin United States Location Chicago, Illinois Official website www.dragcity.com Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It was established with a Royal Trux single release ("Hero Zero" - DC1) in Chicago in 1990 in by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn. [1] It specializes in indie rock, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, and alternative country. Contents 1 History 2 Roster 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History The label released the US version of Scott Walker's Tilt in 1997, after the label approached him wishing to give the album a US release. [2] Walker described releasing the album on the indie label as "an experiment". [2] Several members of Drag City's staff have played in bands; press-chief Gene Booth played keyboards and guitar in USA, and Booth...