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Favorite record label...

jshinjshin Posts: 1,759
edited November 2011 in Other Music
The label is usually one of the first things I look at when checking out a band. A lot of the times I get into a band by searching through a record labels catalog... There are a lot of really good labels out there that truly care about the music and product they are putting out.. My current favorite would have to be, Temporary Residence Limited, with bands like, Young Widows, Dreamers of The Ghetto, Pinback/Rob Crow and Coliseum, they have a lot to offer.....Do you have a current or long time favorite?...Do you even notice or care what label a band or album is released on?
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  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    I do it backwards, if I see a band is on a certain label that I can't stand (for instance Victory Records), then I don't bother checking them out.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I really love Motown, Capitol, Columbia, Island, and Epic records.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    SubPop, Arts and Crafts.
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    First one that came to mind is the now-defunct I.R.S. records. They were always my go-to label in the 80's.

    Rhino and Anti- are up there too.
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  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,759
    keeponrockin wrote:
    SubPop, Arts and Crafts.

    I'll second that. :)
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    Sub Pop, Fat Possum, ATO, Monkeywrench ;)
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Subpop, Matador, Silver Arrow, ATO, Monkeywrench, Stax, Dischord, Epic...

    For metal, I think Relapse and Roadrunner are most dominant in my collection.

    Elektra, Warner Bros, Columbia, Atlantic, holy cow... a lot of record labels are good.

    these are probably the ain labels that distribute a lot of what I listen to and a lot of artists I like. Subpop is great though. They have a lot of great bands on their label, and they sell awesome merch. I love that all their band shirts are on American Apparel shirts. THose t-shirts are amazingly comfortable and they always fit me so damn well.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    I remember when PJ did their self-titled on J Records, and I looked up their roster of artists at the time. Man, PJ really stood out like a sore thumb.
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  • jshinjshin Posts: 1,759
    dcfaithful wrote:
    I remember when PJ did their self-titled on J Records, and I looked up their roster of artists at the time. Man, PJ really stood out like a sore thumb.

    Yeah, that was a strange choice... I really like Sub Pop also, the last Sub Pop album I bought was , J Mascis, Several Shades of Why, the packaging is top notch and the vinyl sounds and looks (translucent purple) awesome.
    I ain't got no fly'n shoes..




  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    jshin wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    I remember when PJ did their self-titled on J Records, and I looked up their roster of artists at the time. Man, PJ really stood out like a sore thumb.

    Yeah, that was a strange choice... I really like Sub Pop also, the last Sub Pop album I bought was , J Mascis, Several Shades of Why, the packaging is top notch and the vinyl sounds and looks (translucent purple) awesome.

    That's a great album. I recently bought a shirt from them and they sent some awesome stickers along with it.
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    Subpop
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Newch91 wrote:
    I really love Motown, Capitol, Columbia, Island, and Epic records.

    These plus monkeywrench and Roadrunner.
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    wow did someone seriously list the majors on here? wow.

    anyways, sub pop is amazing. def jux for hip hop. anticon. arts and crafts. dischord. southern lord.
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    Beggars Banquet group is pretty darn good.
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,911
    Subpop...you mean that record label that's 49% owned by Warner Music Group? Seriously...wow.
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Subpop...you mean that record label that's 49% owned by Warner Music Group? Seriously...wow.


    yep, cause comparing sub pop, to a major label makes alot of sense, even given the company. after all, sub pop puts out the same type of stuff as the majors. britney, gaga, bieber, beyonce, kelly clarkson. sub pop puts out music by those artists and by bands who sound like them. yep, agree totally.

    wow,
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,911
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Subpop...you mean that record label that's 49% owned by Warner Music Group? Seriously...wow.


    yep, cause comparing sub pop, to a major label makes alot of sense, even given the company. after all, sub pop puts out the same type of stuff as the majors. britney, gaga, bieber, beyonce, kelly clarkson. sub pop puts out music by those artists and by bands who sound like them. yep, agree totally.

    wow,

    A major label is a major label...just one demographic versus another.
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    mookeywrench wrote:
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Subpop...you mean that record label that's 49% owned by Warner Music Group? Seriously...wow.


    yep, cause comparing sub pop, to a major label makes alot of sense, even given the company. after all, sub pop puts out the same type of stuff as the majors. britney, gaga, bieber, beyonce, kelly clarkson. sub pop puts out music by those artists and by bands who sound like them. yep, agree totally.

    wow,

    A major label is a major label...just one demographic versus another.

    yep, and an indie label is an indie label

    if you dont see the difference between the bands sub pop puts out and the bands that sony music puts out.... well, just sayin....
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    wow did someone seriously list the majors on here? wow.
    Yes I did. Is that a problem?
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Yep Roc is pretty good too.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    wow did someone seriously list the majors on here? wow.

    Why not? There is music to be liked on bigger name labels.
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  • pennylane106pennylane106 Posts: 135
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    dcfaithful wrote:
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    wow did someone seriously list the majors on here? wow.

    Why not? There is music to be liked on bigger name labels.


    i agree, and im pop musics biggest supporter. im a huge fan of kelly clarkson and justin timberlake and timbaland and the neptunes and r kelly, beyonce etc...

    but its like someone asking "whats your favorite tv network" and responding "abc and nbc", when we have mad men, breaking bad, arrested development, the wire, and the sopranos all on other networks.. or someone asking who your favorite book publisher is and someone saying "random house" when their are so many small publishers who put out risky, edgy and amazing books. of course their are great shows on nbc and abc and random house puts out great books, but i dont know, seems a little hollow to me.
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    wow did someone seriously list the majors on here? wow.

    Why not? There is music to be liked on bigger name labels.


    i agree, and im pop musics biggest supporter. im a huge fan of kelly clarkson and justin timberlake and timbaland and the neptunes and r kelly, beyonce etc...

    but its like someone asking "whats your favorite tv network" and responding "abc and nbc", when we have mad men, breaking bad, arrested development, the wire, and the sopranos all on other networks.. or someone asking who your favorite book publisher is and someone saying "random house" when their are so many small publishers who put out risky, edgy and amazing books. of course their are great shows on nbc and abc and random house puts out great books, but i dont know, seems a little hollow to me.
    Those shows, except Arrested Development, were on cable, not network TV.
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  • frazbafrazba Posts: 601
    I love Fence Records, truly independent, some great bands on there, check them out.

    http://www.fencerecords.com/
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