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Record label
| Bar/None Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 (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.
Early history
Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Having previously worked in pirate 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.
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.
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)
Main article: List of Bar/None Records artistsAs of 2019, there have been over one-hundred and twenty artists signed to Bar/None Records.
See also
References
- 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
- Bar/None Records Staff (2019), "Full Catalog", Bar/None Records, retrieved April 7, 2019