School Bell / Tree House – RSD 2025

Buy in-store on Record Store Day (12/04/2025). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order. Remaining stock available online from: US – 08:00 ET (13/04/2025) EU – 21:00 CEST (14/04/2025) UK – 20:00 BST (14/04/2025) Some titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specified regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Arthur Russell aka Indian Ocean needs little introduction in the vinyl world…but we’ll try. He was a celebrated experimental jazz cellist who co-founded the independent label Sleeping Bag Records with Will Socolov in 1981. Prior to that, Russell served as the musical director at The Kitchen, an avant-garde venue in New York, during 1974 and 1975. He later shifted his focus to dance music, producing or co-producing several underground club hits under various names such as Dinosaur L, Loose Joints, and Indian Ocean between 1978 and 1988. Throughout his career, Russell collaborated with a diverse range of artists, including musicians Peter Gordon, Peter Zummo, and Talking Heads, as well as DJs like Nicky Siano, Steve D’Aquisto, and Walter Gibbons. Here is the re-release of the intriguing single “School Bell / Tree House,” created in collaboration with Walter Gibbons, a true slight of NYC dancefloor in their typical “Proto House” style. This single is reissued in the Sleeping Bag’s iconic sleeve and limited-edition yellow vinyl.