Sheeba Records

Sheeba Records is a Canadian independent record label founded and operated by singer-songwriter Jane Siberry. Siberry established the label after her recording contract with Reprise Records ended in 1996, creating an outlet through which she could continue releasing her own music independently. The label's first release was Teenager, a collection of songs Siberry had written during her teenage years but had not previously issued as a recording. Sheeba Records subsequently became the principal home for Siberry's recorded output, with the artist releasing her albums through the label after its creation. The label is therefore closely identified with Siberry rather than functioning as a broad, multi-artist commercial label. Its business scope is centered on the production, release, and distribution of Jane Siberry recordings. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about the label's corporate structure, staff, office location, distribution arrangements, catalogue size, and activities beyond Siberry's releases. No separate parent company, public listing, ticker, or independently documented roster is identified in the available sources. Sheeba Records is best understood as an artist-led Canadian imprint created to provide control over the continuation and presentation of Siberry's work following her departure from a major-label arrangement.

Sheeba Records was created by Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry in 1996. Its formation followed the end of Siberry's contract with Reprise Records, giving her an independent vehicle for issuing subsequent work. The label's first release was Teenager, a collection drawn from songs Siberry had written in her teenage years that had not previously appeared on record. This debut established the imprint's role as a means of bringing archival and newly issued Siberry material to listeners under the artist's own direction. After establishing Sheeba Records, Siberry released all of her albums through the label, making it a continuing home for her catalogue rather than a short-lived one-release imprint. The label's identity is consequently inseparable from Siberry's career and artistic output. Available reference material characterizes Sheeba as a Canadian independent record label owned and operated by Siberry, but does not provide a detailed account of its distribution partners, personnel, financial performance, physical facilities, or activities involving other artists. There is also insufficient public information to establish a fuller corporate chronology or a complete release catalogue. Within the documented history, the central turning point is the 1996 transition from a Reprise arrangement to artist-controlled publishing and release activity through Sheeba Records.

• 1996

  Sheeba Records is established

  [1]Sheeba Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Jane Siberry founded the Canadian independent label after the conclusion of her contract with Reprise Records.

• 1996

  Teenager becomes the label's first release

  [1]Sheeba Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  The label issued Teenager, a collection of songs Siberry had written during her teenage years but had not previously released on record.

• Sheeba becomes the home for Siberry's albums

  [1]Sheeba Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Following its establishment, the label released all of Jane Siberry's albums according to the available reference account.

Artist-led independent record label focused on releasing Jane Siberry's recorded work outside her former major-label contract.

• Album · 1996

  Teenager

  The first release issued by Sheeba Records. It collects songs Jane Siberry wrote during her teenage years that had not previously been released on record, giving the newly established imprint an archival and artist-controlled debut.

• Recorded music catalogue

  Jane Siberry album catalogue

  Sheeba Records has served as the release label for Jane Siberry's albums after its creation. The available source confirms the catalogue relationship but does not provide a complete list of individual albums or their release dates.

• 1996

  Creation of an artist-controlled labelStrategy

  Background

  Jane Siberry's recording contract with Reprise Records had ended, creating the context for an independent release platform.

  Action taken

  Siberry established Sheeba Records and used it to release her subsequent albums.

  Aftermath

  The label became the continuing home for Siberry's recorded album output, beginning with Teenager.

  Source

1. 1Sheeba Recordsen.wikipedia.org