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Shock
Shock
Parent company	Regency Media
Founded	1988
Founder	David Williams; Frank Falvo; Andrew McGee
Defunct	2023
Status	Inactive
Genre	Alternative rock, rock, punk rock, folk, pop, electronic, blues
Country of origin	Australia
Location	Kew, Victoria

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Shock Records was an Australian independent record label, branded with the logo Shock or Shock Australia. Founded in 1988, it traded as Shock Records Pty. Ltd, and its publishing arm as Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. Its most prominent sublabel was Permanent Records. After going into receivership in August 2010, company assets were bought by Regency Media Group, and the company was rebranded Shock Entertainment. Regency Media folded in February 2023.

History

Shock Records was founded in 1988 by David Williams, Frank Falvo, and Andrew McGee.^[1]^{[deprecated source]} They had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musicland"; Falvo for Exposure Records; and McGee for Greville Records.^{[citation needed]}

The company was at its height in the 1990s, with many hits in the punk, grunge and alternative rock genres, including artists such as The Offspring, TISM, Satellite and Ricki-Lee Coulter.^[2] The logo sometimes read "Shock Australia".^[3] It also operated a number of sublabels, including Permanent Records, to showcase local emerging artists, such as Chance Waters.^[4]

In August 2010,^[2] the companies registered as Shock Records and Shock Music Publishing (the publishing arm) went bankrupt.^[3]^[5] At that time still headed by Williams,^[2] some of the assets of the company were sold^[3] to CD duplicator, the Regency Media Group. Its distribution centre was moved to Regency's Sydney warehouse^[2]^[6] and the company was rebranded as Shock Entertainment.^[5]

Craig May headed the company from around February 2013 until January 2014, when he relocated to the UK. Mick Tarbuk took the reins for nearly two years, until November 2015, when Luke Girgis was A&R/label director. However Girgis departed after only nine months, in July 2016.^[7]^[8] Sales manager Simon McLaughlin took over his role.^[9]

Regency Media entered voluntary administration in February 2023.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Shock Records". Rate Your Music.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Butler, Ben (3 August 2010). "Shock record label sold, warehouse to close". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Shock (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Permanent Records (9)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Shock Entertainment". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Shock Records". Regency Media Group. Retrieved 15 September 2023. (Old website?)
^ Reid, Poppy (8 July 2016). "Exclusive: Shock Records has lost another label director". The Music Network. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Luke Girgis". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ Eliezer, Christie. "Luke Girgis exits Shock". The Brag. Industrial Strength: Music Industry News. No. 671. p. 10. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via Issuu.
^ "Five Mile owner Regency Media appoints administrators". Books+Publishing. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "REGENCY MEDIA PTY LTD 006 495 414 — Voluntary Administration — Meeting — VIC — Published : 02/03/2023". Australian Government. Australian Securities & Investments Commission. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

Shock Records discography at Discogs

[1] "Shock Records". Rate Your Music.

[butler2010-2] Butler, Ben (3 August 2010). "Shock record label sold, warehouse to close". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[discogs1-3] "Shock (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[4] "Permanent Records (9)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[discogs2-5] "Shock Entertainment". Discogs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[6] "Shock Records". Regency Media Group. Retrieved 15 September 2023. (Old website?)

[reid2016-7] Reid, Poppy (8 July 2016). "Exclusive: Shock Records has lost another label director". The Music Network. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[li-8] "Luke Girgis". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[9] Eliezer, Christie. "Luke Girgis exits Shock". The Brag. Industrial Strength: Music Industry News. No. 671. p. 10. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via Issuu.

[10] "Five Mile owner Regency Media appoints administrators". Books+Publishing. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[11] "REGENCY MEDIA PTY LTD 006 495 414 — Voluntary Administration — Meeting — VIC — Published : 02/03/2023". Australian Government. Australian Securities & Investments Commission. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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+'''Shock Records''' was an Australian [[independent record label]], branded with the logo '''Shock''' or '''Shock Australia'''. Founded in 1988, it traded as Shock Records Pty. Ltd, and its publishing arm as Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. Its most prominent [[sublabel]] was '''Permanent Records'''. After going into [[receivership]] in August 2010, company assets were bought by [[Regency Media Group]], and the company was rebranded '''Shock Entertainment'''. Regency Media folded in February 2023.
-'''Shock Records''' (now part of Shock Entertainment<ref>http://www.regencymediagroup.com.au/companies/shock-entertainment/</ref>) is Australia's largest [[independent record label]], operating for 24 years, releasing independent music to the Australian marketplace.
-Current major music partners include [[Cooking Vinyl]] (including [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[The Prodigy]], [[Groove Armada]], and [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]); [[Sunday Best (music company)|Sunday Best]] ([[Kitty, Daisy & Lewis]]); [[Rise Records]] ([[Of Mice & Men (band)|Of Mice & Men]], [[Miss May I]], [[Hot Water Music]]); [[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]] (including [[Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros]]); [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]] ([[Asking Alexandria]], [[I See Stars]], [[Veil of Maya]]); and [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] (including [[Belle and Sebastian]]). The distributor also works on a number of one-off deals with artists including [[Bring Me the Horizon]], [[Parkway Drive]], [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], [[Alexisonfire]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]] and [[The Black Keys]].<ref>http://www.shock.com.au/about-us/</ref>
 ==History==
-The three founding members had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musicland", Falvo for Exposure Records and McGhee for Greville Records.
+Shock Records was founded in 1988 by David Williams, Frank Falvo, and Andrew McGee.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://rateyourmusic.com/label/shock_records/| title=Shock Records| website=Rate Your Music}}</ref>{{deprecated inline|certain=y|date=November 2024}} They had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a [[Melbourne]] distribution company called "Musicland"; Falvo for Exposure Records; and McGee for Greville Records.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
+The company was at its height in the 1990s, with many hits in the punk, [[grunge]] and [[alternative rock]] genres, including artists such as [[The Offspring]], [[TISM]], [[Satellite (Australian band)|Satellite]] and [[Ricki-Lee Coulter]].<ref name=butler2010/> The logo sometimes read "Shock Australia".<ref name=discogs1/> It also operated a number of sublabels, including Permanent Records, to showcase local emerging artists, such as [[Chance Waters]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Permanent Records (9) | website=Discogs | url=https://www.discogs.com/label/630417-Permanent-Records-9 | access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>
-==Overview==
-Shock Records distributes, markets and exports CDs by Australian artists in all styles of music. The company sells DVDs, music, computer games and other entertainment products to a client base Australia-wide.
+In August 2010,<ref name=butler2010/> the companies registered as Shock Records and Shock Music Publishing (the publishing arm) went bankrupt.<ref name=discogs1>{{cite web | title=Shock (2) | website=Discogs | url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1289-Shock-2 | access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=discogs2>{{cite web | title=Shock Entertainment | website=Discogs | url=https://www.discogs.com/label/289363-Shock-Entertainment | access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref> At that time still headed by Williams,<ref name=butler2010/> some of the assets of the company were sold<ref name=discogs1/> to CD duplicator, the [[Regency Media Group]]. Its distribution centre was moved to Regency's [[Sydney]] warehouse<ref name=butler2010>{{cite web | last=Butler | first=Ben | title=Shock record label sold, warehouse to close | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=3 August 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/shock-record-label-sold-warehouse-to-close-20100803-115eu.html | access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Shock Records| website=[[Regency Media Group]] | url=http://regencymedia.com.au/ | access-date=15 September 2023}} (Old website?)</ref> and the company was rebranded as Shock Entertainment.<ref name=discogs2/>
-==Other ventures==
-Shock also started the company, CDFA, an entertainment distribution and fulfillment company, and also engages in music publishing. Recent developments include the launch of Ragged Company Touring and Kimchi Creative Services.<ref>http://www.regencymediagroup.com.au/companies/</ref>
+Craig May headed the company from around February 2013 until January 2014, when he relocated to the UK. Mick Tarbuk took the reins for nearly two years, until November 2015, when [[Luke Girgis]] was [[A&R]]/label director. However Girgis departed after only nine months, in July 2016.<ref name=reid2016>{{cite web | last=Reid | first=Poppy | title=Exclusive: Shock Records has lost another label director | website=The Music Network | date=8 July 2016 | url=https://themusicnetwork.com/exclusive-shock-records-has-lost-another-label-director/ | access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=li>{{cite web| url=https://au.linkedin.com/in/lukegirgis| title=Luke Girgis| website=[[LinkedIn]]| access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref> Sales manager Simon McLaughlin took over his role.<ref>{{cite news | work = [[The Brag]] | issue = 671 | series = Industrial Strength: Music Industry News| title= Luke Girgis exits Shock | url = https://issuu.com/furstmedia/docs/brag_671 | last = Eliezer | first = Christie | page = 10 | access-date = 11 March 2017|via=[[Issuu]] }}</ref>
-==Accolades and achievements==
-Shock has received the Governor of Victoria Export Award in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
+Regency Media entered [[voluntary administration]] in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Five Mile owner Regency Media appoints administrators | website=Books+Publishing | date=9 February 2023 | url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/09/226530/five-mile-owner-regency-media-appoints-administrators/ | access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=REGENCY MEDIA PTY LTD 006 495 414 — Voluntary Administration — Meeting — VIC — Published : 02/03/2023 | publisher=Australian Government. Australian Securities & Investments Commission | date=31 May 2012 | url=https://publishednotices.asic.gov.au/browsesearch-notices/notice-details/REGENCY-MEDIA-PTY-LTD-006495414/0ee5b76d-44da-4712-b15e-d711700e0113 | access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
-Shock's first #1 record was ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'' by the [[United States|American]] punk band [[The Offspring]]. Shock Records opened its first [[New Zealand]] branch in 1999 with its first release ''Crush'' by [[Jennifer Paige]], which reached #1 with chart topping success.
-Further ARIA chart success has been achieved with the following releases:
-*[[Superheist]] – ''[[The Prize Recruit]]'' (#12 ARIA Chart debut)
-*Superheist – ''[[Identical Remote Controlled Reactions]]'' (#20 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[City and Colour]] – ''[[Little Hell (album)|Little Hell]]'' (#2 ARIA Chart debut + Gold status)
-*[[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] – ''[[Born Villain]]'' (#16 ARIA Chart debut + #10 Digital Chart debut)
-*[[Gillian Welch]] – ''[[The Harrow & The Harvest]]'' (#12 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[Bring Me the Horizon]] – ''[[There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret.]]'' (#1 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[Interpol (band)|Interpol]] – ''[[Interpol (album)|Interpol]]'' (#7 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[Parkway Drive]] – ''[[Deep Blue (album)|Deep Blue]]'' (#2 ARIA Chart debut)
-*Parkway Drive – ''[[Atlas (Parkway Drive album)|Atlas]]'' (#3 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[Thy Art Is Murder]] – ''Hate'' (#35 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]] – ''[[Crystal Castles (2010 album)|(II)]]'' (#25 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[The Black Keys]] – ''[[Brothers (The Black Keys album)|Brothers]]'' (#8 ARIA Chart debut)
-*[[The Prodigy]] – ''[[Invaders Must Die]]'' (#3 ARIA Chart debut + Gold status)
-*[[Ricki-Lee Coulter]] – "[[Can't Touch It]]" (#2 ARIA Chart debut + Platinum status)
-<ref>http://www.aria.com.au/charts/</ref>
-==Internet==
-Shock was the first major Australian record company to use the Internet to its full extent. In 1994 they were the first Australian record company to market records on the internet and in 1997 they offered free MP3 downloads of forthcoming singles by bands such as [[Frenzal Rhomb]] and [[Bodyjar]].
-==Export arm==
-"Shock Exports" was the export arm of Shock Records. From 1988 until 2010, Shock Exports was the leading supplier of Australian manufactured music products to the world market. Shock Exports distributed independent and major label audio and visual releases to approx. 650 clients in 77 countries with a client base that included chain stores, distributors, retailers, mail order companies and online sellers. Clients included chains such as HMV (Japan, UK, USA, SE Asia), Virgin (France, UK, USA) FNAC (France), WOM (Germany), Libro (Austria), Free Record Store (Netherlands).
-Shock Exports was the recipient of 6 Governor of Victoria Export Awards for excelling in their field of music distribution. Shock also achieved the prestigious accolade of Australian Exporter of the Year in the Austrade Arts & Entertainment Category in 1999.
-===Labels===
-<!-- Alphabetical order -->
-*[[Architecture Label]]
-*[[Boomtown Records]]
-*[[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]]
-*[[Cooking Vinyl]]
-*[[Delta Grove]]
-*[[Dine Alone Records]]
-*[[Epitaph Records]]
-*[[Eyeball Records]]
-*[[Awesome Records]]
-*[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
-*[[Fearless Records]]
-*[[Hopeless Records]]
-*[[In-Fidelity|In-Fidelity Records]]
-*[[Ipecac Recordings]]
-*Quarter Four
-*[[Redline Records]]
-*[[Resist Records]]
-*[[ShockWave Records]]
-*[[Trustkill]]
-*[[Vagrant Records]]
-*[[White Drugs]]
-*Yep Roc Records
-===Artists===
-<!-- Alphabetical order -->
-*[[AC4]]
-*[[Against Me!]]
-*[[Amusement Parks on Fire]]
-*[[Ane Brun]]
-*[[Ani Difranco]]
-*[[The Anyones]]
-*[[Area-7]]
-*[[At the Drive-In]]
-*[[Backsliders]]
-*[[Blakfish]]
-*[[Bodyjar]]
-*[[Bring Me the Horizon]]
-*[[British India (band)|British India]]
-*[[Buckley Ward]]
-*[[Calling All Cars (band)|Calling All Cars]]
-*[[The Casanovas]]
-*[[CC Martini]]
-*[[City and Colour]]
-*[[Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males]]
-*[[The Drones (Australian band)|The Drones]]
-*[[Dubious Brothers]]
-*[[Every Move a Picture]]
-*[[The Fauves]]
-*[[Freestylers]]
-*[[GZR|Geezer]]
-*[[The Gibson Brothers]]
-*[[The Gilmorea]]
-*[[The Glory Box (Australian band)|The Glory Box]]
-*[[Gomez (band)|Gomez]]
-*[[Goodshirt]]
-*[[hellogoodbye]]
-*[[The Saddle Club]]
-*[[Heli Simpson]]
-*[[Heroes For Hire]]
-*[[Hoodoo Gurus]]
-*[[House Vs. Hurricane]]
-*[[Junip]]
-*[[The Kill Devil Hills]]
-*[[Lambchop (band)|Lambchop]]
-*[[Laura Gissara]]
-*[[Luka Bloom]]
-*[[Neko Case]]
-*[[Nine Inch Nails]]
-*[[NOFX]]
-*[[Orange Blossom]]
-*[[Outcry]]
-*[[Parkway Drive]]
-*[[Peter Bjorn and John]]
-*[[Pray TV (band)|Pray TV]]
-*[[The Prodigy|Prodigy]]
-*[[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]]
-*[[Rebecca Barnard]]
-*Sophie and Kia
-*[[The Sadies]]
-*[[The Spazzys]]
-*[[The Stems]]
-*[[They Might Be Giants]]
-*[[True Live]]
-*[[Silverpram]]
-*[[Stereophonics]]
-*[[Sugar Army]]
-*[[Think of One]]
-*[[TISM]]
-*[[Transport (band)|Transport]]
-*[[Turbonegro]]
-*[[Unwritten Law]]
-===DVDs===
-Shock Entertainment distributes a wide array of DVD and Blu-ray product from such partners as [[WWE]] (Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble), [[TimeLife]] (''A Touch of Frost'', ''Prime Suspect'', ''Titanic''), [[E! Entertainment]] (''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''), Aztec International (''Inspector Rex''), [[MGM]] (classic Hollywood films), [[ITV Network|ITV]] (''Lewis''), HanWay (Merchant Ivory Productions), [[BBC]] (M. R. James, ''Antiques Roadshow''), Digital Rights Group (''Black Books'', Nigella Lawson, Heston Blumenthal, ''Balls of Steel''), Discovery (''Meerkat Manor''), Granada ([[Shaun Micallef]]), Optomen ([[Gordon Ramsay]]), Passion (''Ace of Cakes''), Electus (''Mob Wives''), [[FremantleMedia]] ([[Jamie Oliver]], ''The Bill'', ''Prisoner Cell Block H''), CBS (''The Twilight Zone'', ''Touched by an Angel'', ''Gomer Pyle''), Fabulous Films (''Kojak''), Stuntbaby (Ross Noble), [[Lakeshore Entertainment]] (''Crime Story'') and Distinction Series ([[Werner Herzog]], [[John Cassavetes]], [[Ingmar Bergman]], [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]).<ref>http://www.shock.com.au/about-us/</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[List of record labels]]
-* [[:Category:Shock Records albums]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.shockrecords.com.au/ Official site]
-* [http://www.screenpop.com.au Official DVD website]
-* [http://www.punkshop.com.au Official PUNK Artists]
-* [http://www.shockexports.com/ Official site of Shock Exports]
-* [http://www.shockexports.com/Information.html Distribution contact details]
 * {{discogs label|label=Shock (Australia)}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Record labels established in 1988]]
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 [[Category:Australian independent record labels]]
 [[Category:Heavy metal record labels]]
-[[Category:Melbourne record labels]]
+[[Category:Record labels based in Melbourne]]
 [[Category:Alternative rock record labels]]
 [[Category:Hardcore record labels]]
+[[Category:Shock Records albums]]