American record label
Record label
Manimal Vinyl is a Los Angeles–based record label founded in 2006 by film/TV producer, composer and former fashion editor Paul Gebser-Beahan.
History
The label was started out of Beahan's living room in late 2006 in the historical Hancock Park neighborhood in central Hollywood. They released debut albums from Bat for Lashes , Warpaint and many other exclusive releases from avant-garde pop artists ranging from Yoko Ono , Moby , Duran Duran , Carla Bruni , IC3PEAK , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros , Devendra Banhart , Asia Argento , Eyedress and more. Manimal has created tribute albums to Madonna , The Cure , David Bowie and Duran Duran with the tributees involvement.[when?
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Manimal hosted three medium scale music festivals in Joshua Tree, California at the Pappy & Harriet's venue. Line-ups mostly included the labels artists, alumni and friends.
In 2012, Manimal created a distribution, marketing and publicity branch and has non-exclusively partnered on campaigns with The Orchard , Warner Bros. Records and ATP .[citation needed
The label maintains its focus on a large back catalog of music but has paused on new signings as of 2022. The label also does film distribution and curates live events. Its headquarters are split between Calabasas and Malibu, California . In 2023, it was announced that Beahan launched the new company called Heroes Music. The company acts as a family office for music rights, master recordings, publishing and name image likeness.
Discography
Chapin Sisters and Winter Flowers split LP (MANI-001) released as a limited picture disc April 2007Bat For Lashes , Fur and Gold vinyl LP (MANI-002) Limited Edition with poster June 2007, additional pressings in 2009 and 2013.Through the Wilderness Lavender Diamond , Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti , etc.)Apollo Heights , White Music For Black People CD (MANI-005) October 2007Magick Daggers , Black Diamonds CD-EP (MANI-006) October 2007Hecuba , Sir 12-inch EP/ CD-EP (MANI-008) April 2008Caroline Weeks, Songs For Edna LP/CD (MANI-004) March 17, 2009 Bat For Lashes solo project
Aquaserge , Tahiti Coco 12-inch EP/ CD-EP (MANI-009) Sept 2nd, 2008Rainbow Arabia , The Basta CD-EP (MANI-007 Tiny Man/Manimal Vinyl) August 2008Rio en Medio , Frontier LP (MANI-012) October 4, 2008Perfect As Cats , a tribute to The Cure 2×CD (MANI-013) October 28, 2008 (feat. Bat for Lashes , The Dandy Warhols , Kaki King , etc.)Alexandra Hope, Invisible Sunday LP/CD (MANI-010) March 17, 2009
Corridor, s/t LP (MANI-011) May 25, 2009
Hecuba , Paradise CD/LP (MANI-014) May 25, 2009Rainbow Arabia , Kabukimono 12-inch EP/CD (MANI-016) July 28, 2009Voices Voices , Origins EP/12" (Remixed and Produced by Prefuse 73 ) Jan 26th, 2010Warpaint , Exquisite Corpse EP/12" October 5, 2009We Are The World, Clay Stones LP/CD April 6, 2010
ASKA, There Are Many of Us 7-inch single (theme from Spike Jonze 's film I'm Here ) Spring 2010
We Were So Turned On , a tribute to David Bowie LP/CD September 6, 2010 (featuring contributions from Duran Duran , Devendra Banhart , Carla Bruni , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros , Vivian Girls , Chairlift , A Place to Bury Strangers and more) All profits go to War Child UK.Sister Crayon , Bellow LP/CD February 2011Swahili Blonde , Man Meat LP/CD July 29, 2010, Nicole Turley projectpapercranes , Let's Make Babies in the Woods CD/LP January 24, 2011, Rain Phoenix projectJuliette Commagere , The Procession CD/LP September 28, 2010Sophie Hunger , s/t CD April 2011ASKA, s/t CD-EP Winter 2010
Duran Duran and Carla Bruni , split 7-inch single (David Bowie covers for War Child charity) December 2010Warpaint and Sister Crayon , split 7-inch single (David Bowie covers for War Child charity) September 2010Baron von Luxxury , The Lovely Theresa single Feb 2011Jenny O. , Home EP July 2011Corridor, Real Late LP August 2011
papercranes , Long Way 7-inch single Summer 2011Dreamtapes , I Disappear 7-inch single Summer 2011Cool For School: For the Benefit of The Lunchbox Fund school themed covers record curated by Rain Phoenix featuring tracks from Bright Eyes , First Aid Kit , Jenny O., Jonathan Wilson , Fences and more. Released September 2011Extra Classic , Your Light Like White Lightning, Your Light Like A Laserbeam October 2011The Child , s/t EP December 2011Baron von Luxxury , The Last Seduction LP Feb. 2012Cameras , In Your Room LP October 2011Chains of Love, Strange Grey Days LP March. 2012
papercranes , Three LP boxset Nov. 2012Heliotropes , The Dove single Summer 2012The Holiday Crowd , Over The Bluffs LP Feb. 2013K-X-P , II LP February 2013Beliefs , Untitled LP March 2013AACT RRAISER, Holy Wind Delta Dance LP May 2013
Heliotropes , A Constant Sea LP June 2013Barbarian , City of Women EP August 2013Spirit Vine , Ascender LP Sept. 2013Chains of Love, Misery Makers vol. 1 EP October 2013
Shara Gibson , Singapore single December 2013Shara Gibson , Man Like You single December 2013Verdigrls , Heartbreak Hour EP Feb. 2014L.A. WITCH , s/t EP Feb. 2014IS/IS , s/t Feb. 2014Chains of Love, Misery Makers vol. 2 EP March 2014
Moby , Rio single (released by Modern Records; curated by MANIMAL) July 2014 (cover of Duran Duran )Making Patterns Rhyme , a tribute to Duran Duran for the benefit of Amnesty International feat. Warpaint Soko Moby etc. October 2014Moonwalks , EP1 EP December 2014Them Things, Astronauts April 2015 (LOOSE)
Cellars, Lovesick LP June 2015
Dear Boy, Hesitation Waltz / The Ghost in You (The Psychedelic Furs cover) 7-inch single (Easy Hell/Manimal Vinyl) August 2015
Moonwalks, Lunar Phases October 2015
Them Things, Mythomania December 2015 (LOOSE)
Yoko Ono , Yes, I'm A Witch Too (collaborative and remix LP with Death Cab for Cutie , Miike Snow , Tune-Yards , Penguin Prison , Peter Bjorn and John , Moby , Portugal. The Man , Sparks and more) February 2016ATR31 s/t EP June 2016Noble Oak , Careless single July 2016Matsu Mixu , Volume One LP August 2016Eyedress , Where My Girl At? b/w "Sophia Coppola" February 2016Dakota, Silver Tongue June 30, 2017
BLKKATHY Lemon EP January 2017Hindu singles April 2018Dr Fadeaway GLOW March 2018Leo Nite The Slit EP April 2018Cellars new EP tba Summer 2019A Death Story Called Girl Nathalia Bas-Tzion Beahan December 2018 featuring Liberace Essere Amato John Taylor of Duran Duran , David Scott Stone , Lou Rogai and Paul Beahan . 2019Tara Beier Superbloom LP Aug 2020Julie Mintz w/ Moby "Purple Rain" single June 2020Asia Argento w/ Paul Beahan "Widow" Sept 2020Asia Argento Music From My Bed LP March 2021
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