Record label: Sub Pop Records
Origin: Seattle, Washington
Founded: 1986
Sub Pop Records is an independent record label with acts from the indie, alternative, and rock genres. The label was founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. They rose to fame when they signed Nirvana and Soundgarden. Nirvana's album Bleach, the band's first album, has gone platinum gaining the label commercial success.
Since then a number of their artists have had successful records. Flight Of The Conchord's self-titled album has gone platinum and The Postal Service's Give Up and The Shins Wincing The Night Away have both gone gold.
The label started as a fanzine called Subterranean Pop by Pavitt while has was attending Evergreen State College in Olympia,Washington. The fanzine was shortened to Sub Pop on it's fourth issue. After the ninth issue Pavitt stopped publishing the fanzine. In1986 when the record label started he started releasing compilations from underground rock bands.
In 1996 Pavitt and Poneman had disagreements about the future direction of the record label resulting in Pavitt leaving and being able to spend more time with his family. Pavitt and Poneman did not speak for seven years after the disagreements.
2006 marked the year Sub Pop became the first Green-e certified record label. The following year the label started a sister label Hardly Art. The imprint label's unofficial motto is "Quality records for quality people since very recently."
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I love this record label. I listen to many of the artists that are signed to the label. Sometimes I will find new music I like through the label and other times I will find new music and realize they are signed to Sub Pop. I find the artists to be an eclectic group of independent artists.
Some of my favorites from this label are: Iron & Wine, The Shins, Band Of Horses, Vetiver, The Album Leaf, and Fleet Foxes.
Origin: Seattle, Washington
Founded: 1986
Sub Pop Records is an independent record label with acts from the indie, alternative, and rock genres. The label was founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. They rose to fame when they signed Nirvana and Soundgarden. Nirvana's album Bleach, the band's first album, has gone platinum gaining the label commercial success.
Since then a number of their artists have had successful records. Flight Of The Conchord's self-titled album has gone platinum and The Postal Service's Give Up and The Shins Wincing The Night Away have both gone gold.
The label started as a fanzine called Subterranean Pop by Pavitt while has was attending Evergreen State College in Olympia,Washington. The fanzine was shortened to Sub Pop on it's fourth issue. After the ninth issue Pavitt stopped publishing the fanzine. In1986 when the record label started he started releasing compilations from underground rock bands.
In 1996 Pavitt and Poneman had disagreements about the future direction of the record label resulting in Pavitt leaving and being able to spend more time with his family. Pavitt and Poneman did not speak for seven years after the disagreements.
2006 marked the year Sub Pop became the first Green-e certified record label. The following year the label started a sister label Hardly Art. The imprint label's unofficial motto is "Quality records for quality people since very recently."
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I love this record label. I listen to many of the artists that are signed to the label. Sometimes I will find new music I like through the label and other times I will find new music and realize they are signed to Sub Pop. I find the artists to be an eclectic group of independent artists.
Some of my favorites from this label are: Iron & Wine, The Shins, Band Of Horses, Vetiver, The Album Leaf, and Fleet Foxes.
1 comments:
Great to finally put a name to the label behind Nirvana's early work and The Postal Service!
RIP fanzines, an old tradition that worked for its time before the Internet and the proliferation of information.
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