Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Profile:
Los Angeles-based independent record label founded in 1992 by entrepreneur and music fan, Brian Perera.
Brian acquired his love for the music business by becoming an active participant in the Los Angeles club scene through the 1980/90's. The label was officially launched with three releases, Pressurehed (a space rock band from the SF bay area), followed by the release of Motörhead's "On Parole". The third release, was actually a series of reissues by electronic pioneers Kraftwerk.
They specialize in all genres, including A Capella, Acid, Adult, Aggro Rock, Ambient, Big Band, Blues, Breakbeat, Breaks, Chill, Drum & Bass, Electronica, Experimental, Gothic, Hardcore, Indie, Industrial, Krautrock, New Wave, Oi!, Punk, Reggae, Synthpop and Techno.
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Contact Info:
1992 address: Cleopatra, 8726 S. Sepulveda, Ste. D-82, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
2000 address: Cleopatra, PMB 251, 13428 Maxella Ave., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

CLEOPATRA RECORDS INC.
11041 Santa Monica Blvd PMB #703
Los Angeles CA 90025
(310) 477-4000
E-mail: [email protected]
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Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
2M057 The Exploited - Don't Forget The Chaos The Exploited Don't Forget The Chaos(CD, Comp, Dig) 2M Producciones, Cleopatra 2M057 Argentina 2011 Sell This Version
0168 Anti-Nowhere League - Road To Rampton Anti-Nowhere League Road To Rampton(LP, Album, RE, TP) Cleopatra 0168 US 2016 Sell This Version
0169 Anti-Nowhere League - Kings & Queens Anti-Nowhere League Kings & Queens(LP, Album, RE, TP) Cleopatra 0169 US 2016 Sell This Version
0437 UK Subs - 4 Ways To The Center UK Subs 4 Ways To The Center(4xCD, Album, Comp + Box) Cleopatra 0437 US 2016 Sell This Version
0527 Anti-Nowhere League League Style(LP, Album, TP) Cleopatra 0527 US 2017 Sell This Version
636-5 Various - Goth Box Various Goth Box(DVD, Comp) Music Video Distributors, Cleopatra, Trama 636-5 Brazil 2002 Sell This Version
0638 Tommy Bolin - Whirlwind Tommy Bolin Whirlwind(2xLP, Comp) Purple Pyramid, Cleopatra 0638 US 2013 Sell This Version
0644 UFO (5) - The Salentino Cuts UFO (5) The Salentino Cuts(LP, Album, TP) Cleopatra 0644 US 2017 Sell This Version
0852 Walter Lure & The Waldos - Wacka Lacka Loom Bop A Loom Bam Boo Walter Lure & The Waldos Walter Lure & The Waldos - Wacka Lacka Loom Bop A Loom Bam Boo(LP, Album, TP) Cleopatra 0852 US 2018 Sell This Version
862-CLP 1937-7 Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire (Live) / Third Uncle (Live) Brian Eno Baby's On Fire (Live) / Third Uncle (Live)(7", Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Gre) Cleopatra 862-CLP 1937-7 US 2007 Sell This Version
862-SAMPLER001-2 Various - Cleopatra 2000 Various Cleopatra 2000(CD, Comp, Smplr) Cleopatra 862-SAMPLER001-2 US 2000 Sell This Version
1016 Nösferätu* - Legend Nösferätu* Legend(Cass, Comp) Cleopatra, Cleopatra 1016 US 1994 Sell This Version
1123 D.I. - Richard Hung Himself D.I. Richard Hung Himself(LP, Comp) Cleopatra 1123 US 2018 Sell This Version
1228-2 Various - A Punk Tribute To Weezer Various A Punk Tribute To Weezer(CD, Comp) Cleopatra, Cleopatra 1228-2 US 2002 Sell This Version
1353-9 Various - Australian Made Various Australian Made(DVD-V, PAL) Cleopatra 1353-9 Unknown Sell This Version
1520 Junior Wells - You're Tuff Enough Junior Wells You're Tuff Enough(LP, Album, RE) Cleopatra 1520 US 2019 Sell This Version
1592-2 The Prophetess - The Prophetess The Prophetess The Prophetess(CD, Album) Not On Label (The Prophetess Self-released) 1592-2 US 1993 Sell This Version
1592-4 The Prophetess - The Prophetess The Prophetess The Prophetess(Cass, Album) Not On Label (The Prophetess Self-released) 1592-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
1593-2 The Prophetess - Dichotomy The Prophetess Dichotomy(CD, Album) Cleopatra 1593-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
1725 Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett I Was Made For Dancin' (7", Single, RE) Cleopatra 1725 US 2014 Sell This Version
1787 Judy Collins - Live In Ireland Judy Collins Live In Ireland(LP, Album, Ltd, Gre) Cleopatra, Wildflower Records (2) 1787 US 2014 Sell This Version
1803 S The Deviants (2) - Ptooff! The Deviants (2) Ptooff!(LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Spl) Underground Impresarios, Cleopatra, Cleopatra 1803 S USA & Canada 2014 Sell This Version
1825 Magic Wands - Warrior  (The XX Remix) Magic Wands Warrior (The XX Remix)(7", Single) Cleopatra 1825 US 2014 Sell This Version
1870 The 69 Cats - Transylvanian Tapes The 69 Cats Transylvanian Tapes (Album) 1870 US 2014 Sell This Version
1878 The New Order (3) Featuring Ron Asheton, Dennis Thompson (2) And Jimmy Recca - The New Order The New Order (3) Featuring Ron Asheton, Dennis Thompson (2) And Jimmy Recca The New Order (3) Featuring Ron Asheton, Dennis Thompson (2) And Jimmy Recca - The New Order(CD, Album, RE) Cleopatra, Cleopatra 1878 US 2014 Sell This Version
1905 The Toy Dolls* - Twenty Tunes Live From Tokyo The Toy Dolls* Twenty Tunes Live From Tokyo(2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE) Cleopatra 1905 US 2020 Sell This Version
1954 Conflict (2) - Increase The Pressure Conflict (2) Increase The Pressure(LP, Album, RP) Cleopatra 1954 US 2020 Sell This Version
2081 Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years Hanoi Rocks All Those Wasted Years(2xLP, S/Sided, Album, RE) Cleopatra 2081 US 2020 Sell This Version
2095 Christian Death* - The Iron Mask Christian Death* The Iron Mask(CD, Album, RE) Cleopatra 2095 US 2015 Sell This Version
2170 Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers (2) - One Track Mind / Pirate Love Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers (2) Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers (2) - One Track Mind / Pirate Love(7", Ltd, Pur) Cleopatra 2170 US 2008 Sell This Version
2178 Leroy Powell And The Messengers The Overlords Of The Cosmic Revelation (CD) Cleopatra 2178 US 2015 Sell This Version
2179 Leroy Powell And The Messengers - The Overlords Of The Cosmic Revelation Leroy Powell And The Messengers The Overlords Of The Cosmic Revelation (LP, Album) Cleopatra 2179 US 2015 Sell This Version
2330 VOWWS - The Great Sun VOWWS The Great Sun(LP, Album) Cleopatra 2330 USA & Canada 2015 Sell This Version
2686 Pat Travers Push Yourself(7", Red) Cleopatra 2686 US 2022 Sell This Version
2758 Buck-O-Nine - 572 Days Later - Live At Earthling Buck-O-Nine 572 Days Later - Live At Earthling (Comp) 2758 US 2022 Sell This Version
2910 Jake E. Lee - Runnin' With The Devil Jake E. Lee Runnin' With The Devil 2910 US 2008 Sell This Version
3552 The Litter - Action Woman: 60's Garage Nuggets The Litter Action Woman: 60's Garage Nuggets(LP, Comp) Cleopatra, Garage Masters 3552 US 2009 Sell This Version
03561 Various - Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure Various Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure(CD, Comp) Cleopatra 03561 US 2023 Sell This Version
8124 New York Dolls - Trashed In Paris ‘73 New York Dolls Trashed In Paris ‘73(LP, Pic) Cleopatra 8124 US 2012 Sell This Version
9333-1 Various - Who Are You An All Star Tribute To The Who Various Who Are You An All Star Tribute To The Who(LP, Red + LP, Blu) Cleopatra 9333-1 US 2012 Sell This Version
10942 Penal Colony - Put Your Hands Down Penal Colony Put Your Hands Down(CD, Album) Cleopatra 10942 US 1994 Sell This Version
19590 Michael Schenker Group* - Markthalle Hamburg, Germany - January 24, 1981 Michael Schenker Group* Markthalle Hamburg, Germany - January 24, 1981(2xLP, Album, Ltd) Cleopatra 19590 US 2020 Sell This Version
20133 Judy Collins - Christmas With Judy Collins Judy Collins Christmas With Judy Collins(LP, Album) Cleopatra 20133 Unknown Sell This Version
20310 Diamond Head (2) - Diamond Head Diamond Head (2) Diamond Head(LP, Album) Cleopatra 20310 UK 2020 Sell This Version
20320 Diamond Head (2) All Will Be Revealed(LP, Album, Ltd) Cleopatra 20320 US 2020 Sell This Version
23626 Die Krupps - Odyssey Of The Mind Die Krupps Odyssey Of The Mind(Cass, Advance) Cleopatra 23626 US 1996 Sell This Version
24187 The Damned Not Of This Earth(Cass, Album, Promo) Cleopatra 24187 US 1996 Sell This Version
59012 Usherhouse - Molting Usherhouse Molting (Album) 59012 US 1993 Sell This Version
725952X Various - Bumps & Rails Various Bumps & Rails(10", EP) Cleopatra 725952X US 2013 Sell This Version
982057 6 The Dead Sexy Inc* - Mix Shake (Mixed By The Dead Sexy Inc) The Dead Sexy Inc* Mix Shake (Mixed By The Dead Sexy Inc)(CD, Comp, Mixed) Polydor, Universal 982057 6 France 2004 Sell This Version
862-1280-1 Fear Cult - Girls & Boys / Safety Dance Fear Cult Girls & Boys / Safety Dance(12", Maxi, W/Lbl) Cleopatra 862-1280-1 US 2003 Sell This Version
089-26312 Various - Zillo Dark Summer (Best Of Goth Open Airs 2000) Various Zillo Dark Summer (Best Of Goth Open Airs 2000)(2xCD, Comp) Zillo 089-26312 Germany 2000 Sell This Version
2022, 2007 Liquid Trio Experiment - Spontaneous Combustion Liquid Trio Experiment Spontaneous Combustion (Album) 2022, 2007 US 2022 Sell This Version
4115715754 Various - The Whip Various The Whip(Cass, Comp) Cleopatra 4115715754 US 1993 Sell This Version
74321 67598 2 Various - Virgin Voices (A Tribute To Madonna - Volume One) Various Virgin Voices (A Tribute To Madonna - Volume One)(CD, Comp) Eagle Records 74321 67598 2 Europe 1999 Sell This Version
19075801061 Stills* & Collins* - Everybody Knows Stills* & Collins* Stills* & Collins* - Everybody Knows(LP, Album) Cleopatra, Wildflower Records (2), Silvertone Records, Sony Music 19075801061 Europe 2018 Sell This Version
88725497552 Tiffany - The 80's Tiffany The 80's(CD, Comp) Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88725497552 US 2013 Sell This Version
88843088512 Judy Collins - Joy To The World Judy Collins Joy To The World(CD, Album, Comp, RE) Cleopatra 88843088512 US 2014 Sell This Version
741157139112 Bangkok Ka$h - Brown Sugar Bangkok Ka$h Brown Sugar(12") Cleopatra 741157139112 US 2004 Sell This Version
741157193916 LA Guns* / The Gemini Five* / Killingbird / The 69 Eyes - Bumps & Rails LA Guns* / The Gemini Five* / Killingbird / The 69 Eyes LA Guns* / The Gemini Five* / Killingbird / The 69 Eyes - Bumps & Rails(10", Comp, Ltd, Whi) Cleopatra 741157193916 US 2008 Sell This Version
741157201628 Various - Psychobilly Box: Rockabilly Roots And Hootenanny Various Psychobilly Box: Rockabilly Roots And Hootenanny(2xCD, Comp, Box) Cleopatra 741157201628 US 2007 Sell This Version
884385521998 Berlin - Greatest Hits Berlin Greatest Hits(CDr, Comp) Cleopatra 884385521998 US 2009 Sell This Version
886788333925 Sly Stone - Greatest Hits Sly Stone Greatest Hits(CD, Album, RE) Cleopatra 886788333925 US 2012 Sell This Version
0889466021725 Joe Lynn Turner - Street Of Dreams - Boston 1985 Joe Lynn Turner Street Of Dreams - Boston 1985(CD, Album) Cleopatra 0889466021725 US 2016 Sell This Version
889466059674 The Anix - Sideways The Anix Sideways(3xFile, MP3, Single, 320) Cleopatra 889466059674 US 2017
889466139468 Leæther Strip - Æppreciation Leæther Strip Æppreciation(18xFile, AIFF, Album, RE) Cleopatra 889466139468 US 2019
889466141218 Lisa Gerrard, Jules Maxwell - Burn Lisa Gerrard, Jules Maxwell Lisa Gerrard, Jules Maxwell - Burn(LP, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) Cleopatra 889466141218 US 2019 Sell This Version
889466159114 Gun Club* - Moonlight Motel Gun Club* Moonlight Motel(LP, Album, RE) Cleopatra 889466159114 US 2019 Sell This Version
889466160813 Lynch Mob (2) - Smoke And Mirrors Lynch Mob (2) Smoke And Mirrors(LP) Dead Line Music (3) 889466160813 US 2021 Sell This Version
889466169663 Leæther Strip - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Leæther Strip Santa Claus Is Coming To Town(File, AIFF) Cleopatra 889466169663 US 2019
889466179419 Slaughter And The Dogs - Tokyo Dogs Slaughter And The Dogs Tokyo Dogs(LP, Album, Ltd, RE) Cleopatra 889466179419 US 2020 Sell This Version
889466211416 Chrome (8) featuring Damon Edge - The Chronicles II Chrome (8) featuring Damon Edge Chrome (8) featuring Damon Edge - The Chronicles II(LP, Album, RE) Cleopatra 889466211416 US 2020 Sell This Version
889466215322 The Prog Collective - Worlds On Hold The Prog Collective Worlds On Hold (Album) 889466215322 US 2020 Sell This Version
889466249327 Air Supply One Night Only - The 30th Anniversary Show(CD, Album) Cleopatra 889466249327 US 2021 Sell This Version
0889466312519 The Platters - A Classic Christmas The Platters A Classic Christmas(LP, Comp, Ltd) Cleopatra 0889466312519 USA & Europe 2022 Sell This Version
AHOY CD 32 !Action Pact!*, G.B.H., Various - A Triple Dose Of Punk - 60 Tracks !Action Pact!*, G.B.H., Various !Action Pact!*, G.B.H., Various - A Triple Dose Of Punk - 60 Tracks(3xCD, Comp + Box) Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra AHOY CD 32 US 1999 Sell This Version
AOPLP 2109 Smack (5) - Live In Helsinki 1986 Smack (5) Live In Helsinki 1986 (Album) AOPLP 2109 Europe 2021 Sell This Version
AOPLP 2307 Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* - Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* - Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B(LP, Album, RSD, Ltd, RE, Blu) Ainoa! AOPLP 2307 Finland 2023 Sell This Version
ApoRek 05-106-93 Christ Death featuring Rozz Williams* - Mandylion Christ Death featuring Rozz Williams* Mandylion(CD) Apollyon ApoRek 05-106-93 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
ARY8080 Sid Vicious - Swindle Sid Vicious Swindle(7", Col) Cleopatra ARY8080 US 2007 Sell This Version
B003AF2C26 Ofra Haza - Open Your Heart Ofra Haza Open Your Heart(CD, Single) Cleopatra B003AF2C26 Israel 2004 Sell This Version
BIG 6535-2 Powerman 5000 - Copies, Clones & Replicants Powerman 5000 Copies, Clones & Replicants(CD, Album) Cleopatra, Cleopatra BIG 6535-2 US 2011 Sell This Version
BLCK-85921 Die Krupps - Rings Of Steel Die Krupps Rings Of Steel(CD, Comp) Digital Uni, Cleopatra BLCK-85921 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
BLCK-85924 Various Covered In Black: An Industrial Tribute To The Kings Of High Voltage AC/DC(CD, Comp) DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT BLCK-85924 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
BLCK-85937 Download - Microscopic Download Microscopic(CD, EP) Digital Uni, Digital Uni BLCK-85937 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
BLCK-85954 Various - Reflections In The Looking Glass (A Tribute To Siouxsie And The Banshees) Various Reflections In The Looking Glass (A Tribute To Siouxsie And The Banshees)(CD, Comp) Cleopatra BLCK-85954 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
BLCK-85980 One Way System - Leave Me Alone One Way System Leave Me Alone(CD, EP) Cleopatra, Digital Uni BLCK-85980 Japan 1998 Sell This Version
BLCK-85994 STEREO The Meteors (2) - Corpse Grinder (The Best Of) The Meteors (2) Corpse Grinder (The Best Of)(CD, Comp) 180 Records/Cleopatra BLCK-85994 STEREO Japan 1998 Sell This Version
BLCK-86025 Various - The Blackest Album / An Industrial Tribute To Metallica - Volume 1 Various The Blackest Album / An Industrial Tribute To Metallica - Volume 1(CD, Comp) Cleopatra BLCK-86025 Japan 1998 Sell This Version
BLCY-1038 Polecats* - The Best Of... Polecats* The Best Of...(CD, Comp) Cleopatra BLCY-1038 Japan 2001 Sell This Version
BLCY-1039 The Meteors (2) - Corpse Grinder (The Best Of) The Meteors (2) Corpse Grinder (The Best Of)(CD, Comp) Two Children Regend BLCY-1039 Japan 2001 Sell This Version
BR04-CD Various - Dark Noise Various Dark Noise(CD, Comp) Cleopatra, Black Rat Recordings BR04-CD US 1998 Sell This Version
BRGR1097 Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers* - L.A.M.F. Live At The Village Gate 1977 Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers* L.A.M.F. Live At The Village Gate 1977(Cass, Album) Burger Records BRGR1097 US Unknown Sell This Version
CD 03-524 Christian Death featuring Rozz Williams - Invocations Christian Death featuring Rozz Williams Invocations(CD, Comp) Irond CD 03-524 Russia 2003 Sell This Version
CD 03-531/DD36 Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* - Rock And Roll Forever Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* Lemmy, Slim Jim* & Danny B* - Rock And Roll Forever(CD, Album, RE) Irond CD 03-531/DD36 Russia 2003 Sell This Version
CD BRED 120 Various - A Saucerful Of Pink - A Tribute To Pink Floyd Various A Saucerful Of Pink - A Tribute To Pink Floyd (Comp) CD BRED 120 UK 1995 Sell This Version
CDCLP0359 Eric Gales - A Night On The Sunset Strip Eric Gales A Night On The Sunset Strip(CD, Album + DVD-V) Cleopatra Blues CDCLP0359 US 2016 Sell This Version
CDLL-57666 Motörhead - On Parole Motörhead On Parole (Album) CDLL-57666 US 1991 Sell This Version
CDMGRAM 122 Brian Connolly's Sweet* - Greatest Hits Remixed (The Glam Goth Techno Mixes) Brian Connolly's Sweet* Greatest Hits Remixed (The Glam Goth Techno Mixes)(CD, Comp) Anagram Records CDMGRAM 122 UK 1999 Sell This Version
CDMGRAM 125 Various - Party O' The Times (A Tribute To Prince) Various Party O' The Times (A Tribute To Prince)(CD, Comp) Anagram Records CDMGRAM 125 UK 2000 Sell This Version

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ckt1138

ckt1138

October 2, 2022
Cleopatra Records is a frustrating label.
They will REGULARLY get access to something historically significant or in dire need of re-release, and they'll promise the world to you thrown in as a bonus.
Maybe a holy grail album, something that hasn't seen the light of day in decades, or a rare and usually overpriced release that will finally be available on the cheap again, or the entire main catalog of one of your favorite artists in a convenient box set.

And then you start to examine the quality of the release, and EVERYTHING falls apart.
Often, the artwork is replaced or altered for the worse, the typesetting is ugly and out of place, the bonus tracks are from the wrong recording sessions/year/decade, maybe there's a straight up error (a song replaced with a different one that isn't labeled), the audio quality is inconsistent or subpar (like it was ripped from YouTube, or sourced from a rough vinyl record), the mastering is bad (brickwall limited, bad EQ, heavy handed noise reduction).
It's such a terrible shame, because they'll essentially ruin the first impression many will have for the music they release. Recently, they've done this with Front Line Assembly's "Nerve War", and before that, with Chrome's discography, etc, etc.
I really wish the ownership of the label would get their acts together and actually do these releases right the first time.
Hazumuchan

Hazumuchan

September 30, 2021
Back in the 90's, electronic, goth and underground industrial music were all hard to find, especially if you lived in rural areas of the US. Cleopatra was one of a small handful of labels - along with WaxTrax! and TVT - that were able to change that. They capitalized on the popularity of the Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson / KMFDM camps to introduce the world to lesser-known bands with similar styles. Sometimes they would take bands who had recently been released from their major labels - Information Society comes to mind - and allowed them to make music that they wanted to make, but hadn't been able to because of major label interference.

Their "jump the shark" moment for me came with the plethora of tribute albums that started off in the late-90's and (sadly) continue to this day. I've heard that they had offered $1,000 back in the late-90's for a name artist to do a cover version for a compilation, which even in those days wasn't a lot of money, but maybe enough to pay the bills and/or rent.

After that era, it seemed that they wised up (on the business acumen, at least) and expanded their repertoire. I have little-to-no interest in prog rock, late 90's hip-hop, or most of the bands they've signed since the turn of the millennium. But I'm definitely glad they did, because it gives those artists a home to put out what they want to, and at least we still have something of a chance of seeing some of the good stuff from the 1990's re-released in some form.

Give them hate for their covers albums and whatever it is they're doing now, but the world was truly better for them releasing Switchblade Symphony, Razed In Black, The Wake, and that one goth Information Society album!
eboethrasher

eboethrasher

February 10, 2021
Cleopatra gets a lot of hate. and for sure some of it is justified, but they also used to be a reliable place for a good slice of goth and industrial artists back in the late 90s up to early 2000s. They would also try to help new or smaller bands with their Unquiet Grave comps, or putting smaller bands on the Tribute albums. Now they seem to have expanded in 6 billion directions and lost their identity along the way, but to simply write them off is to not look at the positives they have had over the years. They are also releasing things from older artists who cannot find a home with larger labels anymore. That is important too, for the fans of those bands. I just think they are trying to keep up with the times, and while they are not the label I once liked, they are doing what they need to do.
Maxknuckles

Maxknuckles

August 23, 2020
How did they get Humble Pie "live at Winterland" ?
DoctorMachete

DoctorMachete

May 3, 2020
The complaints about this Labels' business practices are hardly unique in the realm of the music industry. A quick dive in the Discogs database will tell you that there are labels who are worse at at least one item of this companies long list of sins.

But Cleopatra seems to have an edge and I think it's the frustration based on the things they did get right: They have legitimate releases that are relatively important and they have been somewhat instrumental in making music accessible that would otherwise not be.

It's just that they're really, really, really sloppy about it and you're left with this feeling of disappointed frustration because of it.
It could've been good, but they didn't pay attention to the parts that would've made it good.
pyenapple

pyenapple

March 14, 2019
If you were to create a list of everything this label does correctly, the list would definitely not include: art/design, typography, proofreading, or taking care with audio fidelity of source material. Honestly, I'm not sure what's left to be good at. Rakin' in the dollars? I guess.
thezovietdada

thezovietdada

July 24, 2018
Never realized how bad this label was until I found out that they're releasing Brokencyde's next album. Let that sink in for a moment: A Brokencyde album. In 2018. (as a side note, they seem to be pretty much directly ripping off $uicideboy$ now, which is hilarious because Brokencyde makes $uicideboy$ look like Run the Jewels or something). Anyways, I just knew them as an odd label that made a very random assortment of the many, many industrial albums I bought in questionable used condition as a teenager, so I was fine with their existence. I can imagine this being rather helpful in the pre-internet days for someone into some of this music. So props to that. But looking now, boy is this a messy discography. I kind of had a feeling about this when the releases I saw back in the day seemed to have absolutely no overarching aesthetic or purpose (other than being vaguely "spooky gawth music"), and the more you look into that that theme becomes clear as ice. Like it's vastly less coherent than Metropolis, even. I kind of remember the Tribute To... albums and how trash they were but looking at them now they are really a laugh, and the misspelled artists/titles and wrong track lists are the cherry on top.
fodderstompf

fodderstompf

November 2, 2017
Bootleg company just look at the horrible Joy Division releases
Svet_9

Svet_9

October 29, 2016
It's not a label run by passionate people, it's run by Capitalist businessmen, just money is important for them, not the artist or the music ...
poneromusikologist

poneromusikologist

July 26, 2014
edited over 9 years ago
Super unethical sleazebag art theft in such profusion.
I feel like I have a cocaine hangover and I just woke up on a leather couch and am squinting painfully at the too-bright shards of sunlight filtering in regular shafts through the venetian blinds over the sliding glass door, my clothes rank with the stench of menthol cigarrettes as I try to remember whose beach condo I am at; this is what Cleopatra Records brings to mind.
I once bought a CD "by" this label in Amoeba Record's Hollywood store, OSTENSIBLY a goth compilation of some sort, only to discover that the contents of the disc were all recorded by one person aimlessly noodling on some synths without even stopping for individual track entries, ALL THE BANDS LISTED WERE FAKE (didn't exist).
I tried to find this fake comp on this discography (it had a black and white picture of Dracula, maybe Bela Lugosi) but I soon realized it's probably not even accounted for.
The word "ostensible" will be useful in attempting to understand the difference between what Cleopatra claims and what she offers. This coffin-crawler's cocaine-financing operation exists to victimize music fans willing to take a chance and it does this with cynical reliability.
They can't be trusted to care about the accuracy of the printed information on their releases;
Cleopatra can be trusted to act like a criminal parasite because music is for suckers who can spell.