DEF AMERICAN
RECORDS

Def American Recordings was Formed in 1988 and Closed in 1993. founded by Rick Rubin in 1988 after splitting with then-partner Russell Simmons and Def Jam Recordings because of the former’s increasingly eclectic tastes. The first-ever Def American release was Slayer’s Reign in Blood, which, ironically, had a Def Jam logo on its first pressing. However, because Simmons felt that it was not in line with Def Jam, and because Def Jam’s then-distributor, Columbia/CBS Records, refused to release it, it was released through Geffen and Warner Bros., and Rubin took the rights of the release to the new label with him after the split. Initially, it was distributed by Geffen Records through Warner Bros. Records, but when Geffen refused to distribute the self-titled album by the Geto Boys and the controversy it caused, Rubin switched distribution to Warner Bros. proper, which released all subsequent Def American titles. Distributed by Geffen Records (1988-90), Warner Bros. Records (1990-93) Also Known As American Recordings [1993 to the present]

89 Masters Of Reality The Candy Song DEF AMERICAN DEFA 1

89 Wolfsbane Shakin DEF AMERICAN DEFA 2

90 Wolfsbane Í Like It Hot DEF AMERICAN DEFA 3

90 Black Crowes Jealous Again DEF AMERICAN DEFA 4

90 Not Issued DEF AMERICAN DEFA 5

90 Black Crowes Hard To Handle DEF AMERICAN DEFA 6

91 Black Crowes Twice As Hard DEF AMERICAN DEFA 7

91 Black Crowes Jealous Again DEF AMERICAN DEFA 8

91 Slayer Seasons In The Abyss DEF AMERICAN DEFA 9

91 Black Crowes Hard To Handle [Re-Issue] DEF AMERICAN DEFA 10

91 Wolfsbane Ezy DEF AMERICAN DEFA 11

91 Four Horsemen Nobody Said It Was Easy DEF AMERICAN DEFA 12

91 Black Crowes Seeing Things DEF AMERICAN DEFA 13

91 Wolfsbane After Midnight DEF AMERICAN DEFA 14

91 Four Horsemen Rockin Is Ma Business DEF AMERICAN DEFA 15

92 Black Crowes Remedy DEF AMERICAN DEFA 16

92 Danzig Dirty Black Summer DEF AMERICAN DEFA 17

92 Not Issued DEF AMERICAN DEFA 18

92 The Black Crowes Sting Me DEF AMERICAN DEFA 19

92 Sir Mix-A-Lot Baby Got Back DEF AMERICAN DEFA 20

92 Black Crowes Sting Me DEF AMERICAN DEFA 21

92 Dan Baird I Love You Period DEF AMERICAN DEFA 22

92 Black Crowes Hotel Illness DEF AMERICAN DEFA 23

92 Not Issued DEF AMERICAN DEFA 24

92 The Jayhawks Waiting For The Sun DEF AMERICAN DEFA 25

92 Raging Slab Take A Hold DEF AMERICAN DEFA 26

92 The Black Crowes Thorn In My Pride (Edit) DEF AMERICAN DEFA 27

92 The Jayhawks Settled Down Like Rain DEF AMERICAN DEFA 28

89	Masters Of Reality	The Candy Song	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	1
89	Wolfsbane	Shakin	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	2
90	Wolfsbane	Í Like It Hot	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	3
90	Black Crowes	Jealous Again	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	4
90	Not Issued		DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	5
90	Black Crowes	Hard To Handle	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	6
91	Black Crowes	Twice As Hard	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	7
91	Black Crowes	Jealous Again	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	8
91	Slayer	Seasons In The Abyss	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	9
91	Black Crowes	Hard To Handle [Re-Issue]	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	10
91	Wolfsbane	Ezy	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	11
91	Four Horsemen	Nobody Said It Was Easy	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	12
91	Black Crowes	Seeing Things	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	13
91	Wolfsbane	After Midnight	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	14
91	Four Horsemen	Rockin Is Ma Business	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	15
92	Black Crowes	Remedy	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	16
92	Danzig	Dirty Black Summer	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	17
92	Not Issued		DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	18
92	The Black Crowes	Sting Me	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	19
92	Sir Mix-A-Lot	Baby Got Back	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	20
92	Black Crowes	Sting Me	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	21
92	Dan Baird	I Love You Period	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	22
92	Black Crowes	Hotel Illness	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	23
92	Not Issued		DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	24
92	The Jayhawks	Waiting For The Sun	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	25
92	Raging Slab	Take A Hold	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	26
92	The Black Crowes	Thorn In My Pride (Edit)	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	27
92	The Jayhawks	Settled Down Like Rain	DEF AMERICAN	DEFA	28