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Cut-throat Records (also known as Cut-throat Productions) is a record label created and run by Canadian musician Nash the Slash. It has been active from 1978 to the present. Cut-throat is also the name of Nash's recording studio, originally located above the Roxy Theatre on Danforth Avenue in Toronto.〔''Lost in Space'' CD liner notes〕 Although the label has been used primarily for Nash's own music, it has also issued a single by Toronto new wave group Drastic Measures, and a CD by Nash's group FM. The label's slogan is "Music in a particular vein", possibly a reference to the early Mad Magazine slogan, "Humor in a jugular vein".〔(Website with illustrations of Mad Magazine covers )〕 Nash claims the label name was inspired by his observation that the record industry is a cut-throat business, in addition to being an appropriate match to his horror movie persona and name. The company logo is a human skull, often positioned on the label with an eye socket over the centre hole. Record labels are usually black and white, often using reversed colours on side two. Another logo of a stylized gas mask with headphones, is used on some CD releases, usually positioned with the mouth over the centre hole. Nash has been using this logo since 1980 (which pre-dates CDs), and by coincidence the original logo's mouth resembles the prongs holding a CD in a standard jewel case. In 1978 Nash dedicated the Cut-throat label to rock critic Jeffrey Morgan when he autographed Morgan's copy of ''Bedside Companion'', writing: "To Jeffrey Morgan I dedicate the label!" ==First vinyl series, 1978 to 1980== *CUT-1 – ''Bedside Companion'' 12-inch 45 rpm EP, 1978 *CUT-2 – ''Dreams and Nightmares'' album, 1979 *CUT-3 – "Dead Man's Curve" / "Swing Shift (Souixante-Neuf)" single, 1980 Nash the Slash had intended to release a full album in 1978, but when he received a test pressing copy (manufactured by a company catering to independent labels), he found the sound quality to be unacceptable. As a temporary solution, he selected four songs for a 12-inch EP, in the hope that a wider groove pitch would produce better sound. A full album was issued the following year, and exists in two pressings, the latter from a remixed master made in 1981 for improved sound.〔''The NASHional Enquirer'' promotional magazine published by Nash The Slash, issue #2, Spring 1981〕 (The second edition can be distinguished by four lines of fine print below the artist name on the label; the first edition only has three.) The first two releases were instrumental, and the single has vocals, the B-side being Nash's first compositional collaboration with Toby Dammit who served as Nash's lyricist from 1980 to 1982. Both songs from this single are different versions from those later issued on Dindisc and Virgin. "Dead Man's Curve" is a cover version of the song by Jan and Dean from 1964. Nash also released a live 12-inch EP titled ''Hammersmith Holocaust'' recorded in London, England in 1980, limited to 300 numbered copies. Although it has the appearance of a bootleg release, it was recorded and issued by Nash on a no-name label for promotional use.〔(Nash the Slash Gravesite: History page, 1980–1989 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cut-throat Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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