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'''G7 Welcoming Committee Records''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[independent record label]] based in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]. The label mostly released material by artists and speakers with a radical left-wing point of view.
'''G7 Welcoming Committee Records''' was a Canadian [[independent record label]] based in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]. The label mostly released material by artists and speakers with a radical left-wing point of view.


==History==
==History==
G7 Welcoming Committee Records was founded by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band, [[Propagandhi]], and their friend, Regal, in 1997.<ref>Heppe, Abigail. [http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml Propagandhi returns with a vengeance-and a new sound.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825021853/http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml |date=2007-08-25 }} ''The Berkeley Beacon.'' 22 Feb. 2002.</ref><ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/propagandhi-machine/article1155603/ "Propagandhi machine"]. Robert Everett-Green, ''Globe and Mail'', Mar. 19, 2009</ref> The label operated out of Winnipeg's [[The Old Market Autonomous Zone]].<ref>[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/a-comprehensive-look-at-winnipegs-rock-history-part-2 "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene"]. ''Noisey'', Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,</ref> During its years of operation about 50 albums were released.<ref name=globe />
G7 Welcoming Committee Records was founded by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band, [[Propagandhi]], and their friend, Regal, in 1997.<ref>Heppe, Abigail. [http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml Propagandhi returns with a vengeance-and a new sound.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825021853/http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2001/02/22/ArtsAndEntertainment/Propagandhi.Returns.With.A.VengeanceAnd.A.New.Sound-33318.shtml |date=2007-08-25 }} ''The Berkeley Beacon.'' 22 Feb. 2002.</ref><ref name=globe>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/propagandhi-machine/article1155603/ "Propagandhi machine"]. Robert Everett-Green, ''Globe and Mail'', Mar. 19, 2009</ref> The label operated out of Winnipeg's [[The Old Market Autonomous Zone]].<ref>[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/a-comprehensive-look-at-winnipegs-rock-history-part-2 "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene"]. ''Noisey'', Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,</ref> During its years of operation about 50 albums were released.<ref name=globe />


The label ceased operations on April 1, 2008 although it did briefly come out of hibernation in 2010 to release a 3-track EP of [[Propagandhi]] songs from 1993-1996 as a benefit for [[Partners In Health]].
The label ceased operations in April 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/28427/g7-welcoming-committee-shuts-down|title=G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 8, 2008|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> although it did briefly come out of hibernation in 2010 to release a 3-track EP of [[Propagandhi]] songs from 1993 to 1996 as a benefit for [[Partners In Health]].


In early 2015, it was announced on the G7 website that none of their previous releases were available for purchase as either physical copies or downloadable albums, but that most of their catalog was available on music streaming sites.<ref>{{cite web
In early 2015, it was announced on the G7 website that none of their previous releases were available for purchase as either physical copies or downloadable albums, but that most of their catalog was available on music streaming sites.<ref>{{cite web
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| work = PunkNews website
| work = PunkNews website
| date = 8 April 2008
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|url=http://g7welcomingcommittee.com/news/2010/02/new-propagandhi-benefit-ep-april-6th/
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* [[Bakunin's Bum]]
* [[Bakunin's Bum]]
* [[...But Alive]]
* [[...But Alive]]
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* [[Consolidated (band)|Consolidated]]
* [[Consolidated (band)|Consolidated]]
* [[GFK (band)|GFK]]
* [[GFK (band)|GFK]]
* [[David Guillas|Giant Sons]]
* Giant Sons
* [[Head Hits Concrete]]
* [[Head Hits Concrete]]
* [[Hiretsukan]]
* [[Hiretsukan]]
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* [[Greg MacPherson]]
* [[Greg MacPherson]]
* [[Malefaction]]
* [[Malefaction]]
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* [[Mico (band)|Mico]]
* [[Mico (band)|Mico]]
* [[Painted Thin]]
* [[Painted Thin]]
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* [[warsawpack]]<ref name=points>[http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/warsawpack_name_names_point_fingers "Warsawpack Name Names and Point Fingers"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 2003.</ref>
* [[warsawpack]]<ref name=points>[http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/warsawpack_name_names_point_fingers "Warsawpack Name Names and Point Fingers"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 2003.</ref>
* [[The Weakerthans]]
* [[The Weakerthans]]
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It also carries spoken word material by [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Ward Churchill]], [[Ann Hansen]], and [[Howard Zinn]].
It also carries spoken word material by [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Ward Churchill]], [[Ann Hansen]], and [[Howard Zinn]].
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"Welcoming committee" redirects here. For the anarchist group, see RNC Welcoming Committee.
G7 Welcoming Committee
Founded1997
FounderChris Hannah
Jord Samolesky
Regal
Defunct2010
GenrePunk rock
Hardcore punk
Rock
Spoken word
Country of originCanada
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba
Official websiteg7welcomingcommittee.com

G7 Welcoming Committee Records was a Canadian independent record label based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The label mostly released material by artists and speakers with a radical left-wing point of view.

History

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G7 Welcoming Committee Records was founded by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band, Propagandhi, and their friend, Regal, in 1997.[1][2] The label operated out of Winnipeg's The Old Market Autonomous Zone.[3] During its years of operation about 50 albums were released.[2]

The label ceased operations in April 2008[4] although it did briefly come out of hibernation in 2010 to release a 3-track EP of Propagandhi songs from 1993 to 1996 as a benefit for Partners In Health.

In early 2015, it was announced on the G7 website that none of their previous releases were available for purchase as either physical copies or downloadable albums, but that most of their catalog was available on music streaming sites.[5][6]

Political aspect

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According to the G7 website, when the label was established, the founders hoped "to create a label that politically radical bands and speakers could unflinchingly support and call home; where the driving force behind the label's output was social change and radical thought; and where the structure of the organization didn't contradict itself by mimicking the structures of unbalanced power and hierarchy in the profit-driven corporate world." To this end the label incorporates the economic structure Parecon proposed by Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert.[7]

The name is a reference to the G7 which brings together the world's richest and most powerful countries in yearly summits to discuss the global political and economic society and to make collective decisions. The label's website explains, "The G7 Welcoming Committee is an idea of resistance [...] A 'Welcoming Committee' to tell them, with words and actions, what we think of their power and neo-colonialism, around the world and at home, and that people are willing to fight back ..."

Associated bands

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The following artists have released albums on G7:[8]

It also carries spoken word material by Noam Chomsky, Ward Churchill, Ann Hansen, and Howard Zinn.

Compilation albums

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Heppe, Abigail. Propagandhi returns with a vengeance-and a new sound. Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine The Berkeley Beacon. 22 Feb. 2002.
  2. ^ a b c "Propagandhi machine". Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail, Mar. 19, 2009
  3. ^ "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene". Noisey, Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,
  4. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 8, 2008). "G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down". PunkNews website. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ^ "News//G7 Welcoming Committee". G7 Welcoming Committee website. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ Faulkner, Robert. Agitrock rolls on; Today's groups continue a long tradition of activism, belting out songs of protest at the world's wrongs. Toronto Star. 3 Dec. 2000.
  8. ^ "G7 Bands". G7 Welcoming Committee website. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Warsawpack Name Names and Point Fingers". Exclaim!, September 2003.
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