Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989. Irwin's skill at restoring old vinyl records for the (then new) [[CD]] format attracted the attention of [[major label]]s, who increasingly solicited him to help them [[re-issue]] material from their back catalogs. He helped [[Sony Music]] release their archival [[Legacy Records]] label. Later, his restoration work included early material by the likes of [[Bob Dylan]], [[Nancy Sinatra]], and [[the Byrds]]. Irwin also worked at [[Arista Records|Arista]] for a time.
The first Sundazed releasereleases waswere [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knickerbockers#Albums|The Great Lost Knickerbockers Album!]] by [[The Knickerbockers|KnickerbockersKickerbockers]] Albumand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Americans#Discography|Westrn andUnion]] by [[the Five Americans]], and reflected Irwin's personal preference for [[garage rock]] and [[surf music]]. Later releases included the albums of [[the Turtles]], [[The Challengers (band)|the Challengers]], [[Liverpool Five]], and [[Jan and Dean]]'s long-lost album ''Save for a Rainy Day''. The company reissued the complete catalog of [[LP album|LPs]] by [[New Orleans]] [[funk]] pioneers [[the Meters]] on vinyl and CD. The label later ventured into country music, including extensive reissues of [[Capitol Records]] albums by [[Buck Owens]] and other acts including [[Jimmy Bryant]]. Sundazed also issued vintage jazz guitar albums through their Euphoria label.
