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While Sundazed does license many of their releases from labels including [[Universal Music Group]], [[Sony]], and [[Rhino]], they do a large amount of licenses direct with the artists or the artists' estates.
Additionally, Sundazed Music has purchased catalogs over the years. These catalog purchases include the 1995 purchase of the 1966 [[Jan And Dean]] concept album ''Save For A Rainy Day'' from [[Dean Torrence]], the 1996 purchase of The [[Golden State Recorders]] studio masters, the 2000 acquisition of both the Edison International label (home to The [[Music Emporium]] and the recordings of [[Abnak Records]], the home to [[The Five Americans]], [[Bobby Patterson (musician)|Bobby Patterson]] and [[Jon and Robin]]. In 2002, they purchased the Best Records, United International, Cedwicke and Wickwire catalogs, including the recordings of [[The Pyramids (band)|The Pyramids]] and [[The Daisy Chain (band)|The Daisy Chain]]. In 2019, they purchased Salem, Oregon-based Garland Records. In 2021, they acquired the exclusive rights to the Shiloh Records (''[[Safe At Home]]'' by The [[International Submarine Band]], [[The Kentucky Colonels]]) catalog. In 2021, they also purchased an extensive tape archive of the [[Kay Bank Studios]] to strengthen their partnership with [[The Trashmen]].
In 1995, Sundazed released a 20-track CD by The Pyramids, ''Penetration! The Best of the Pyramids''. Bob Irwin worked closely with [[John Hodge (music producer)|John Hodge]], the manager and producer for the Pyramids. Hodge owned the masters for the original recordings, which included the unissued music. Hodge also had a strong love of the music. Irwin was also planning a second release of their work. It was to be a "Lost Pyramids" album of unreleased material.<ref name="auto">''Billboard'', August 10, 1995 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=xgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22The+Pyramids%22Penetration+Billboard&pg=PA87 Page 87 REVERSE TAKEOFF: SURF'N'ROD MUSIC REVIVALS INTENSIFIES]</ref> He also did the same for [[The Revels]], the [[Impact Records (California)|Impact Records]] recording artists who had a hit with "[[Church Key]]."<ref>''Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014'', By Greil Marcus - [https://books.google.com/books?id=0XWhCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22The+Revels%22Church+Key%22Hit&pg=PA403 Page 403]</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>''Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963'', By James B. Murphy - [https://books.google.com/books?id=iYneCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22The+Revels%22Impact+Records%22&pg=PA260 Page 260]</ref> Working with The Revels' original [[music director]] [[Tony Hilder]] and band members Sam Eddy and [[Norman Knowles]], he had their work which was recorded years before re-released.<ref name="auto"/>
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