Founded by Warrick Sony was brought in as partner with the purchase of recording equipment.
(In)famous for having their studio in a caravan hitched to a Ford bakkie and moving to various venues to record music (hence the name of the label - 'Shifting' between places), the label provided a platform for many artists to express themselves politically against the oppressive system of the time. As a result, many of their releases were banned outright and were only available through mail order or "under the counter". When not on the road to record at different venues, Shifty Records consisted of a caravan (the control room) parked in a garage next to a lone house (studio) in a derelict mining village belonging to Rand Mines and situated South West of Johannesburg.
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In the decade of its existence Shifty Records released nearly 60 records and now concentrates on its back catalogue.
