Dill Records was punk rock/ska record label founded by Mike Park in 1989. The name is a pun related to Park's band Skankin' Pickle, after it was formed to release the band's music, which was initially the label's only artist. It was based out of Monte Sereno, California and released CDs/records until 1998. The first other band with a release on Dill Records was the Tantra Monsters (Dill 006) in 1994, and would also release Pezcore, the debut album of Less Than Jake in 1995. After the breakup of Skankin' Pickle, Park began the label Asian Man Records. In a 1998 interview, he told Read Junk that since he had funded Dill records with his own money, the artists he had signed came with him to the new label. Asian Man and Dill Records coexisted until 1998. Asian Man re-released many albums originally released by Dill Records, as all releases are now out of print and Dill Records is no longer in operation.
A partial Dill Records discography: Artist Title Catalog number Skankin' Pickle Skafunkrastapunk CD/cass DILL 001 (reissued as DILL 0012 in 1997) Skankin' Pickle Skankin' Pickle Fever CD/cass DILL 002 (reissued as DILL 0014 in 1997) Skankin' Pickle Sing Along with Skankin' Pickle CD/cass DILL 003 Skankin' Pickle Skankin' Pickle Live CD/cass Skankin' Pickle Hi, My Name is Erik Yee. My Favorite Band is Green Day! 7" Slapstick Lookit CD/cass The Tantra Monsters s/t (12 songs) CD/cass DILL 005 & DILL 006 Janitors Against Apartheid / One Eye Open Nerds CD DILL 007 MU330 Chumps On Parade CD DILL 010 Los Rudiments Psychoska CD DILL 011 The Facet Playing Second CD DILL 015 Janitors Against Apartheid / One Eye Open 1 in 3,000 Nerds Can't Be Wrong CD DILL 016 Various Artists Dillinquents (Green) DILL 019 Various Artists Dillinquents (Red) DILL 020 78 RPM's Go EP DILL 021 The Rabies Want Me Back EP CD DILL 022 78 RPM's New World Chivalry CD DILL 023 Less Than Jake Pezcore CD/cass DILL #5 Various Artists Misfitz of Ska CD/cass
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