Grapefruit Record Club
Grapefruit is an independent record label and distributor. It began in 2011 as a subscription record club, launching the first series with an album by American band Lambchop, which was a collection of juvenilia by Kurt Wagner, titled Turd Goes Back: Essential Tracks from Secret Sourpuss & Hot Tussy.
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Grapefruit Record Club
- Name
- Graefruit Records
- Founded
- 2011
- Founder
- Simon Joyner
- Headquarters
- United States
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Grapefruit is an independent record label and distributor. It began in 2011 as a subscription record club, launching the first series with an album by American band Lambchop, which was a collection of juvenilia by Kurt Wagner, titled Turd Goes Back: Essential Tracks from Secret Sourpuss & Hot Tussy.
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• Name — Graefruit Records • Founded — 2011 • Founder — Simon Joyner, Ben Goldberg • Genre — Rock • Country — United States • Location — Brooklyn, New York • Website — www.grapefruitrecordclub.com
History
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The label switched from being a subscription-only record club to releasing albums individually. Grapefruit distributes other independent labels as well as its own artists.
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Kurt Wagner, Dead C, Jackson C. Frank, Simon Joyner, Marisa Anderson, Bill Direen, Dump.
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2011
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