Exploring The Don't Sleep Label On Discogs

Don't Sleep is the name of more than one artist on Discogs, including a hardcore-punk band from Pennsylvania founded in 2016, and an alternative rock/soft rock/pop rock band. The self-titled album by the Pennsylvania band Don't Sleep was released in 2018 on Unity Worldwide Records. It was released on vinyl in a variety of colours, including black, gold, yellow, red, green, blue, white, and orange. The self-titled album by Strays Don't Sleep is an alternative rock/soft rock/pop rock album released in 2005 on One Little Indian. Don't Sleep! is also an album by Full Force, released in 1992 on Capitol Records.

Don't Sleep (2) – Don't Sleep

Their self-titled EP, Don't Sleep, was released in 2017 on Unity Worldwide Records. The release features a song titled "All The Way To Nowhere", which was co-written by Richard Wise. The EP was recorded at Rock Mill Industries, Magpie Cage and Champ Studios, mixed at The Skylight Studio, and mastered at West West Side.

The EP was released as a 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Mini-Album, with various colour variations of vinyl. The first pressing included 25 black vinyl test presses, 100 gold vinyl Coretex Exclusives, 100 yellow vinyl RevHQ Exclusives, 150 red vinyl band/label versions, and 150 green vinyl Cargo Records Distributions. The second pressing included 50 black vinyl "Don't Sleep Army" presses, 106 blue vinyl (European repress), 100 white vinyl (US/world repress), 150 translucent orange vinyl, and 100 silk-screened, hand-numbered "Tourpress-cover" with 50 regular sleeve copies sold exclusively at RevHQ, and 150 transparent yellow vinyl RevHQ exclusives.

The band features Chris Bavaria and Garrett Rothman on bass, Dan Jones and Jim Bedorf on drums, Tom McGrath and Tony Bavaria on guitar, and Dave Smalley on vocals. Additional songwriting is credited to Chris Bavaria and Dan Jones, with the latter also contributing to the release's artwork.

Don't Sleep's vinyl releases

Don't Sleep Records is an independent record label that focuses on jazz and soul-infused hip hop and limited-edition vinyl releases. The record label aims to preserve the art of physical media and the nostalgic sound of the golden era.

Vinyl Releases

Don't Sleep Records has released numerous albums on vinyl, including:

• Phoniks - Down To Earth 12" Instrumental LP on Green Vinyl
• Phoniks - Time Goes By 12" Instrumental LP on Yellow Vinyl
• Awon & Phoniks - The Actual Proof 12" LP on Black Vinyl
• Awon & Dephlow - Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death 12" EP on Black Vinyl with Gold Foil Cover
• Awon & Dephlow - Dephacation 12" LP on Bone White Vinyl
• Awon & Phoniks - Knowledge of Self 12" 2x LP on Black Vinyl
• Awon & Phoniks - Golden Era 2 12" Vinyl
• Awon & Phoniks - Return To The Golden Era 12" Vinyl w/ OBI
• Knuckles x Phoniks - The Next Chapter 12" LP
• Phoniks - Dreams 12" Vinyl
• Don't Sleep Instrumentals: Volume One 12" Vinyl
• Awon & SOUL.DOPE.95 - Infinite Wisdom 12" Vinyl
• Awon & Phoniks - Nothing Less
• Awon & Phoniks - The Actual Proof
• Awon & Phoniks - Return To The Golden Era (5th Anniversary Edition)
• Soulapowa
• Anti Lilly & Phoniks - That's The World
• Anti Lilly & Phoniks - Stories From The Brass Section
• Time Goes By
• Awon & Dephlow Prod. Phoniks - Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death
• Antililly & Phoniks - It's Nice Outside
• Awon & Phoniks - The Actual Proof
• Beautiful Loser
• Down To Earth
• Soulapowa
• Anti Lilly & Phoniks - That's The World
• Time Goes By
• Autumn in New York (Remix Series Vol. 5)
• One Time 4 Ya Mind (Remix Series Vol. 4)
• Awon & Soul.Dope.95 - Infinite Wisdom
• Awon & Dephlow - Dephacation: Time For Change
• Awon & Phoniks - Return To The Golden Era Instrumentals
• Awon & Phoniks - Knowledge Of Self
• Most Dephinite
• Summer Nights Remixtape Vol 6
• Shaolin Summer Funky Remixes - Remixtape Vol. 7
• Down To Earth Remixes - Remixtape Series Vol. 8
• MakeBeatsDontSleep - Remix Series Vol. 3
• Basement Vibes Remixtape Series Vol. 2
• The Tape Remixtape Series Vol. 1
• The Quarantine Tape

Don't Sleep (2)

Don't Sleep (2) is a hardcore-punk band from Pennsylvania founded in 2016. They have released a self-titled EP on vinyl, with various colour variations, including:

• Black vinyl
• Gold vinyl
• Yellow vinyl
• Red vinyl
• Green vinyl
• Blue vinyl
• White vinyl
• Translucent orange vinyl
• Purple vinyl

Strays Don't Sleep

In the autumn of 2005, Strays Don't Sleep released their self-titled debut album in the UK on One Little Indian. The album included a DVD of short films directed and shot by professional filmmakers and friends, including Gorman Bechard, The Barnes Brothers, Martin Glenn, Matt Boyd, and Jared Johnson. Ryan and Hubbard also directed three of the short films with the help of Nashville film student Matt Riddlehoover. The album received rave reviews from Timeout, Uncut, the Sunday Express, and The Times.

The song "For Blue Skies," which deals with the sentencing of Ryan's brother to 30 years in prison, was featured on the One Tree Hill soundtrack. The band toured the UK with Josh Rouse to promote the album. Strays Don't Sleep disbanded in mid-2006, shortly after the release of their single "Love Don't Owe You Anything."

Their music video DVD album, Strays Don't Sleep, won the Grand Remi for Best Music Video at the 2006 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. The group performed at the Remi Awards Gala dinner for 500 international filmmakers, receiving a standing ovation.

Don't Sleep's Turn The Tide releases

Don't Sleep's Turn The Tide was released on 4 September 2020 by Mission Two Entertainment. It was the band's first album for the label and their first release in four decades. The album was recorded in Pennsylvania during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Turn The Tide features 12 tracks, including the singles "Refine Me", "We Remain", and "No Other Way". The album was produced by Grammy-nominated producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, with contributions from New York hardcore icon Walter Schreifels and Matt Holmes. Several songs were engineered by Brian McTernan.

The album has been described as a "powerful, distinctive hardcore album" by vocalist Dave Smalley, who also noted the influence of record label owner Tony Brummel in encouraging the band to write additional songs for the record. The result is a collection of songs that refine Don't Sleep as more than a throw-back band.

Turn The Tide has been praised for its fusion of tender and punchy sounds, with reviewers highlighting the emotive and muscular 'Reflection' and the angular, riff-heavy 'True North' as standout tracks. The album's opening track, 'Don't Sleep', has been described as a "ball of nervous energy" that perfectly straddles the line between hardcore and punk.

Full Force's Don't Sleep! releases

Full Force's "Don't Sleep!" album is available on CD, audio cassette, and MP3 streaming. The album was released in 1992, with the CD and cassette versions released on September 8, and the MP3 version released on September 28. The album is a mix of contemporary R&B and funk, with some reviews noting that it marks a shift in Full Force's style to a more new jack sound.

The tracklist for the album is as follows:

• Intro-Lude (Hudlin' Brothers 'No Snooze' Intro)
• If It's Cool Witcha Baby
• Interlude (Quiet Storm)
• Your Place or Mine
• Physical Commitment
• Wait Till I Get Home
• Interlude (2 Points!)
• Interlude (The Byrd Factor)
• After All This Time (Ain't It Great To Be Black)
• Making Love On The Dance Floor
• Interlude (900-Force Line)

Full Force is a group that has been characterized as Old School Rap and Soul. They have released several albums, with "Don't Sleep!" being one of them. The album has received positive reviews, with some reviewers praising the group's style and the album's strong slow songs.

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