Crank! A Record Company Explained

crank! A Record Company was an independent record label based in Santa Monica, California, which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label "played a huge role in the spreading of emo in the mid-’90s", according to Alternative Press magazine.^[1] The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor, released under the name Geerhead Records; all subsequent releases were issued as crank! A Record Company.^[2]

Artists

• Acrobat Down
• Boys Life
• Cursive
  • Fireside
• The Get Set
• The Gloria Record
• The Icarus Line
• Jupither
• Last Days of April
• Mineral
• Neva Dinova
• Onelinedrawing
• The Regrets
• Sunday's Best
• The Vehicle Birth
• Vitreous Humor

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official site for crank!

Notes and References

1. https://www.altpress.com/features/13_classic_record_labels_we_really_really_miss/2/ 13 Record Labels We Really, Really Miss
2. https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2003/02/04/interview-jeff-matlow-of-crank-a-record-company/ Interview with Jeff Matlow