Bar/None Records
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| Bar/None Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Tom Prendergast Glenn Morrow |
| Distributor(s) | Alternative Distribution Alliance, Secretly Distribution |
| Genre | Alternative rock Indie rock Folk |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Official website | www |
Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1]
Early history
[edit]Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Having previously worked in *** radio, booking and promoting bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982.
The first release on Bar/None was by Rage to Live, whose leader, Glenn Morrow, soon became a partner in the label. Morrow had already built a network of contacts in the alternative music community having toured nationally with his previous band, The Individuals, and had also worked in the A&R department of Warner Bros. and as the managing editor of New York Rocker magazine. In 2000, Prendergast left New Jersey and moved back to Ireland, sold his shares to Morrow.[2]
The Bar/None debut album of They Might Be Giants sold more than 100,000 copies and their follow-up, Lincoln, more than doubled those sales.[citation needed]
Other artists that started on Bar/None and went on to the major record labels include Luka Bloom, Yo La Tengo (Atlantic/Matador), Freedy Johnston, They Might Be Giants (Elektra), and Tindersticks (London/PolyGram).
Artists (past and present)
[edit]As of 2019, there have been over one-hundred and twenty artists signed to Bar/None Records.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Darren Paltrowitz (November 8, 2015). "Still rockin' - Bar/None Records owner talks about 30 years of music business survival". The Hudson Reporter. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Jim Testa (September 22, 2015). "Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help to debut Sunday at the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Bar/None Records Staff 2019.
Sources
[edit]- Bar/None Records Staff (2019), "Full Catalog", Bar/None Records, retrieved April 7, 2019