Broken Records
Broken Records was an American Christian rock record label founded in 1985. The label closed in the early 1990s. Records became an important label in the development of both the West Coast Christian alternative rock and Christian hip hop scenes.
Broken Records
- Name
- Broken Records
- Founded
- 1985
- Headquarters
- United States
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Broken Records was an American Christian rock record label founded in 1985. The label closed in the early 1990s. Records became an important label in the development of both the West Coast Christian alternative rock and Christian hip hop scenes.
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Overview
It focused primarily on modern rock, punk and new wave music. Artists signed to Broken Records included: Level Heads, The Altar Boys, The Choir, Crumbächer, The 77s, 4-4-1, Riki Michele, Adam Again and Undercover. After having difficulties with its distributor, the label was for a time run successfully as Brainstorm Artists International (by Ojo Taylor and Gene Eugene).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Broken Records • Parent — Calvary Chapel • Distributor — Maranatha! Music • Founded — 1985 • Defunct — 1990s • Status — Defunct • Genre — Christian rock • Country — U.S.
Artists
Artists
• 4-4-1 • The 77s • Adam Again • The Altar Boys • The Choir • The Clergy (see also Yum Yum Children) • Crumbächer • J.C. and the Boyz • Mercy • Riki Michele • S.F.C. • Undercover • Level Heads
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Albums
• Homeboys • Sticks and Stones • Ten Songs by Adam Again • Voices in Shadows
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The following is established of the heading itself. Institutional cataloguing adds that broken Records is associated with United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that broken Records is recorded from 1985.
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- 1.Soup the Chemist. Through My Windows: The History Behind Holy Hip Hop. Dimlights Publishing. 56–58. 2013. 978-0-9853141-2-5.
- 2.Soup the Chemist. Through My Windows: The History Behind Holy Hip Hop. Dimlights Publishing. 97. 2013. 978-0-9853141-2-5.
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