Runt Distribution

Runt Distribution is an American record company that owns the a number of record labels, mainly reissue labels.

• 4 Men With Beards - a vinyl reissue label
• DBK Works - a reissues and new music label on CD and LP
• Plain Recordings - CD and LP reissues of 1980s and later indie-rock and alternative music
• Water - CD reissue label specializing in obscure music worldwide
• Smithsonian Folkways - vinyl reissues
• Sutro Park - vinyl reissues of classic and contemporary music

Runt also partners with the UK indie label Fire Records to release albums on vinyl in North America.

DBK Works artists

DBK artists are:

• Absolute Grey
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Air
• Eric Andersen
• Archie Bell & the Drells
• Terry Callier
• Canned Heat
• James Chance
• Guy Clark
• Patsy Cline
• The Cuts
• Barbara Dane and The Chambers Brothers
• Dr. John
• Epic Soundtracks
• The Fabulous Counts
• Flamin' Groovies
• Grandmaster Flash
• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
• David Grisman / Peter Rowan / Clarence White / Richard Greene
• Doug with Caroleen Beatty Hilsinger
• The Happy Eggs
• Jolie Holland
• Penelope Houston
• Waylon Jennings
• Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Elton John
• Pat Johnson
• Ben E. King
• Tami Lynn
• Thomas Mapfumo
• Bob Marley
• The Memphis Horns
• Mink DeVille
• Tracy Nelson
• Willie Nelson
• Buck Owens
• Wilson Pickett
• The Rezillos
• Mitch Ryder
• Percy Sledge
• The Sugarhill Gang
• Ike Turner and Tina Turner
• Patty Waters
• Mary Wells
• Tony Joe White
• Steve Wynn