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| Founded | 1978 (1978) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Howie Klein Chris Knab Butch Bridges |
| Status | Inactive |
| Distributor(s) | Columbia MCA |
| Genre | New Wave Post-punk Alternative |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
415 Records, later renamed Popular Metaphysics, is a San Francisco record label created in 1978. The label focused its efforts on local punk and new wave acts of the late seventies through the early nineties. Its name, pronounced four-one-five (not four-fifteen), was a play on both the telephone area code for the San Francisco area and the law enforcement scanner code for a disturbance. The label was active until 1991, when it released its first recording as Popular Metaphysics, a self titled album by World Entertainment War, which turned out to be its final release. A reunion concert of 415 recording label artists was held at Slim's in San Francisco in September 2009.
History
415 Records was the first North American record label to focus on light punk rock and new wave music. The British label Stiff Records had done similarly with punk, two years earlier, with their first release in August of 1976. 415 was founded in San Francisco by entrepreneurs Howie Klein, Chris Knab, and Butch Bridges, in 1978, to feature primarily punk and new wave musicians from the San Francisco region, though it eventually also included artists from other areas. Klein was a writer and entertainment promoter; Knab owned the eclectic San Francisco record store Aquarius Records, and Bridges was a music collector and retailer. Queenie Taylor, long an employee of Bill Graham Presents, purchased Butch Bridges' share in 1979.
Artists released on 415
Although closely associated with new wave and light punk rock, 415 Records hosted a diverse group of artists, including:
See also
References
- ^ Levitin, Daniel. "A Brief History of 415 Records". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- Selvin, Joel (September 4, 2009). "S.F. concert in honor of 415 Records". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- "The spirit of Stiff Records lives on". The Independent. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
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