Delirium Records is an independent record label

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 from the Inland Empire

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 area of Southern California

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History

Delirium Records was founded in 1992 by Curt Sautter. Since the early 1980s Sautter had been working with punk

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 and rock

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 bands in the Los Angeles

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In 1986 Sautter founded Idol Maker Concepts (IMC) working with bands

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and artists to refine the artists sound and image. It became clear by 1992 that the music Sautter was producing needed an outlet.

Curt Sautter explained in an early interview that the primary reason for Delirium Records was to document the music that he felt was worth listening to. Sautter stated that some of his favorite records where released on small independent labels with small press runs. Delirium Records first three releases were released on 7-inch colors vinyl records. The first EP was the Globes "Hi-Fidelity Garage Pop" in 1994 followed by The Hoodlumz "Skin of the Soul in 1995 and Organized Crimes "Tales from the Crime" in 1996.

Since 1994 Delirium Records has had at least seventeen releases including four tribute CDs and the re-issue on the 1982 Los Angeles punk rock classic compilation, Life Is Ugly.

Artists on Delirium Records

• The Globe
• The Hoodlumz
• Organized Crime
• Velvet
• Danny Dean and The Homewreckers
• The Relatives
• Statica
• Chris Cruz

Releases by Delirium Records

• A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil – Tribute to Neil Diamond
• The Immaculate Deception – Tribute to the music of Madonna
• Even Better Than The Real Thing – Tribute to U2
• Isn’t She Still… The Pretty in Pink Soundtrack Revisited
• Life Is Ugly – Various Artists
• Move It by Danny Dean & the Homewreckers
• Growl by Danny Dean & the Homewreckers
• The Rockabilly Lover by Danny Dean & the Homewreckers
• Meet… The Relatives – The Relatives
• Dirty Little Secret – The Relatives
• In My Heart by Chris Cruz
• On My Mind by Chris Cruz
• Statica by Statica
• Cyberspace Cowboy by Velvet
• Tales from the Crime by Organized Crime
• Skin Of The Soul by The Hoodlumz
• Hi-Fidelity Garage Pop by The Globe