ʃˈuːz fˈɔːɹmd ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ɹˈɛkɚd lˈeɪbəl, blˈæk vˈaɪnəl ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd θɹˈiː ˈælbəmz fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz.
Shoes formed their own record label, Black Vinyl Records in 1977, and later recorded three albums for Elektra Records.