While the official celebration of Teenbeat Records 20th Anniversary took place back in February, I felt it necessary to celebrate one more time before the new year. Started by Wakefield HS (Arlington, VA) student Mark Robinson in 1985 quickly rose to prominence in the late 1980's and early 1990's as the DC area's second indie label behind Dischord (currently celebrating their 25th anniversary). Along with another Arlington run indie Simple Machines, Teenbeat put out record after record of infectious indie pop. Led by Robinson's own Unrest, the label's roster included acts as diverse as Eggs, Versus, Cath Carroll, The Rondelles and Romania. While Unrest's 1992 release Imperial ffrr probably remains the label's most critically praised record, I would really encourage any lover of indie rock to check out Versus' 1994 album The Stars are Insane - an mp3 for the album track "Deseret" included below.
The Ropers "You Have A Light" (mp3)
Unrest "Cherry Cherry" (mp3)
Plus/Minus "Ventriloquist" (mp3)
Versus "Deseret" (mp3)
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