INTREPID RECORDS
Intrepid Records was a Canadian independent record label founded in Toronto, Ontario. People associated with the label included founder Stuart Ravenhill and A&R rep Graham Stairs. The label was best known for two tribute albums: the 1991 Bruce Cockburn tribute Kick at the Darkness, featuring Barenaked Ladies’ version of Cockburn’s “Lovers in a Dangerous Time”, and the 1992 Joni Mitchell tribute Back to the Garden. The label also released the soundtrack album for Bruce McDonald’s film Highway 61. (More from Wikipedia)
A tribute album to Bruce Cockburn was released on Intrepid Records in 1991, called Kick at the Darkness. The opening track is a cover of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” by Barenaked Ladies and was their first major hit in their home country of Canada, helping to launch their career.
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