Dude Records

Dude Records is a German independent record label. Its catalogue is centred on funk, rock and rhythm-driven releases, and its best-documented activity is a series of Tack>>Head records issued in the 2010s. The label's homepage presents Tack>>Head's "For The Love Of Money" as a 2014 release (catalogue number DR109) in CD, 180-gram vinyl and digital formats, with the CD limited to 999 copies, the LP to 500 copies and the digital edition carrying nine bonus tracks. An earlier Tack>>Head single, "Funky President vs. King Bee" (DR108), was billed as the group's first new studio recordings after 22 years and as a taster for a full-length album. Dude Records also released ElbtonalPercussion's "plays Stewart Copeland", the sixth album by the Hamburg drum ensemble, a tribute to the music of the Police drummer. The label therefore operates in the independent/alternative sector, serving established funk and percussion acts rather than mainstream pop. Beyond these releases, little verified corporate information — founding date, ownership, headquarters city or executive team — is available in the supplied evidence, and the entry should be treated as a small independent imprint rather than a major label.

Dude Records is a German record label whose documented output is concentrated in the 2010s. The label's own homepage highlights a run of releases built around the funk-rock group Tack>>Head. The single "Funky President vs. King Bee" (catalogue DR108) was presented as the return of the group after a long hiatus: the label described it as "Mighty Tack>>Head's first new studio recordings after 22 years" and as a taster for an upcoming full-length album. The track pairs James Brown's "Funky President" with Slim Harpo's "King Bee", and the release also includes versions of Bob Marley's "Exodus" and David Bowie's "I'm Afraid Of Americans", closing with an unreleased edit of Tackhead's "Stealing". The label framed the single as proof that Tack>>Head was "riding on the edge". The follow-up, "For The Love Of Money" (DR109), was issued on 10 January 2014 in three formats: a limited CD edition of 999 copies, a 180-gram vinyl LP limited to 500 copies, and a digital edition with nine bonus tracks. Dude Records also released "plays Stewart Copeland" by ElbtonalPercussion, the sixth album by the Hamburg drum ensemble. The label described the record as a tribute to Stewart Copeland, whose work with Andy Summers and Sting in The Police blended Jamaican reggae with punk energy. These releases indicate a small independent label with a taste for funk, rhythm and percussion, working with established acts rather than developing mainstream pop artists. No founding date, headquarters city, ownership structure or executive roster is documented in the available evidence, so the label's corporate history remains largely unrecorded.

• Tack>>Head release the single "Funky President vs. King Bee" (DR108), described as their first new studio recordings after 22 years.

• Tack>>Head's "For The Love Of Money" (DR109) is released on 10 January 2014 as a limited CD (999 copies), 180-gram LP (500 copies) and digital edition with nine bonus tracks.

• Dude Records releases ElbtonalPercussion's sixth album, "plays Stewart Copeland".

Independent German label focused on funk, rock and percussion-oriented releases, often in limited physical editions.

• Tack>>Head – For The Love Of Money (DR109)

  Released 10 January 2014; limited CD edition of 999 copies, 180-gram vinyl LP limited to 500 copies, and digital edition with nine bonus tracks.

• Tack>>Head – Funky President vs. King Bee (DR108)

  Single combining James Brown's "Funky President" and Slim Harpo's "King Bee", with bonus versions of Bob Marley's "Exodus" and David Bowie's "I'm Afraid Of Americans" and an unreleased edit of Tackhead's "Stealing".

• ElbtonalPercussion – plays Stewart Copeland

  Sixth album by the Hamburg drum ensemble, a tribute to the music of Stewart Copeland.

1. 1DUDE RECORDS Homepageduderecords.com
2. 2Dude Records – Wikidatawikidata.org