In the summer of 1987, two Los Angeles DJs — Matt Dike and Michael Ross — converted a tiny L.A. apartment into a recording studio and started a record label called Delicious Vinyl. Championing artists from the streets and delivering music to dance floors and living rooms worldwide, the upstart label quickly made hip hop history.

Tone-Loc's "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" were the first of three multi-platinum singles produced by Dike & Ross. Dike & Ross then launched Young MC to instant acclaim with indelible hits "Bust A Move" & "Principal's Office" from 1989's Stone Cold Rhymin' LP. Meanwhile Tone Loc's Loc'ed After Dark crashed in at #1 on the Billboard album chart.

After Matt Dike's departure in 1992, Delicious Vinyl became the sole mission for co-founder Michael Ross. Following the beats down the road less traveled, his astute signings of The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde, Born Jamericans, Masta Ace, and The Whoridas kept DV ruling the funhouse through the '90s.

In 2005, ten years after the release of the Pharcyde's groundbreaking Labcabincalifornia, Fatlip's solo album The Loneliest Punk sprouted the hit single "What's Up Fatlip" with its clowntastic Spike Jonze-directed video. Going from hip hop highs to soul surprises, Ross soon reunited The Brand New Heavies with original lead singer N'Dea Davenport for the 2006 album Get Used To It, its smash Stevie Wonder cover "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)" sporting a special remix by disco pioneer Tom Moulton. Delicious Vinyl also issued some of the era's best dancehall reggae, including the sizzling hit albums Pull Up (2004) and Hot It Up (2007)by Mr. Vegas.

Delicious Vinyl celebrated it 20th Anniversary in 2008. The RMXXOLOGY project starred the likes of Peaches, Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir, Diplo, Hot Chip, and Bobby Evans, all re-imagining the Delicious catalog for a new millennium dancefloor. The arrival of Yancey Boys, the debut album by Illa J (with beats by his brother, the late great Jay Dee aka J Dilla), kept brows razed until Illa J's Detroit homey Frank Nitt hit L.A. and dropped the love bumpin' 2009 summer single "L-O-V-E".

From its expressionistic funky music to its classic wash'n'wear logo t-shirt, Delicious Vinyl stands out for its streetwise savvy, staunch independence, and for shaping the soulsonic sound-scape of today. Ya heard!!!

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Sluggers Circus is an American Rock & Roll Band from Los Angeles, CA, with influences from Bands such as Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, and many other Classic Blues and Rock Artists. Sluggers Circus
consists of American-German Producer/Songwriter Alex Walker (vocals, guitar) and Peruvian Producer/Songwriter Jhon Vento (guitar).

Alex and Jhon met in Highschool where they had several classes together. Alex and fellow Student Max Galdamez formed the Band “Fatal Beauty” of which Jhon also became a member along with another Student. The Band soon broke up, and Alex and Max formed a new Band “9 Door Empire” of which Jhon later also became a part of, but this Band was short lived as well. A few years after High School in October 2013 Alex and Jhon decided to start a new project of their own and that’s how Sluggers Circus was born. Through their collaboration many Songs have already been written, and they each took time out to learn the Art of production while working on finding their own original style and sound for Sluggers Circus.

In June of 2014 Sluggers Circus landed a contract with the Los Angeles based Independent Label King Edward Music. 

Sluggers Circus. are very exited about their upcoming releases, and are eagerly looking forward regional and national Tours in the USA, Europe, Asia, and many other countries.

A complex distillation of classic punk rock, Celtic folk and American rock'n'roll, the albums put the band's diversity, intensity and sincerity on full display.

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