Off Centaur Publications
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| Founded | 1980 United States |
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| Founder | Teri Lee Jordin Kare Catherine Cook |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Website | Library listing |
Off Centaur Publications was the first "commercial" filk label. It was founded in 1980 by Teri Lee, Jordin Kare, and Catherine Cook. For a short time, Off Centaur produced high quality recordings of some of filk's best performers, and changed the course of filk music.[1]
Like some other filk labels the name was a pun, in this case upon the idiom "off center" meaning eccentric, odd, or unusual -- all of which could be considered legitimate characterizations of filk music. (Other filk labels have included , , and , illustrating the style of self-deprecating humor common among these publishers.)
Releases from this label are very difficult to find. At an Interfilk auction at FilKONtario, a copy of was sold for CA$400.00. Admittedly, since these are charity auctions to support the filk community, prices at Interfilk auctions do tend to run higher than typical. However, Off Centaur tapes are commonly considered "unobtainium" since few have been republished or re-created, and the best do tend to command collector prices.
Off Centaur Publications was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 1995.[1]
Notable albums and performers[]
- A Wolfrider's Reflections, Songs Of Elfquest by Cynthia McQuillin, Mercedes Lackey, Leslie Fish, Julia Ecklar (1984) [2][unreliable source?]
- Cold Iron by Leslie Fish (lyrics by Rudyard Kipling) (1983)
- - anthology, recorded live at the 1982 Worldcon
- Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age
- by Julia Ecklar
- by Cynthia McQuillin
- by Meg Davis
- by Michael Longcor
- by Kathy Mar (1984)
- anthology, lyrics by Mercedes Lackey (1985)
- by Bill Sutton (1986)[3]
- —anthology, recorded live at the 1986 Worldcon
- —a collection of Star Trek filk songs (1987)
Books[]
See also[]
- List of record labels
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Off Centaur Publications - 1995". Filk Hall of Fame. FilKONtario. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Various - A Wolfrider's Reflections, Songs Of Elfquest". Discogs.
- ^ "The Listening Room #2: Passing Through by Bill Sutton". www.aphelion-webzine.com.
- ^ "Content listing of the songbook in the FilkDB".
External links[]
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