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Grapefruit (music label)

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Graefruit Records
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderSimon Joyner, Ben Goldberg
GenreRock
Country of originUnited States
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Official websitewww.grapefruitrecordclub.com

Grapefruit is an independent record label and distributor. It began in 2011[1] 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.[2]

History

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The label switched from being a subscription-only record club[3] to releasing albums individually. Grapefruit distributes other independent labels as well as its own artists.

Artists

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Kurt Wagner, Dead C, Jackson C. Frank, Simon Joyner, Marisa Anderson, Bill Direen, Dump.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Simon Joyner on Nebraska and His Songs - Q&A - Hear Nebraska". June 2012.
  2. ^ "Lambchop Kicks Off Grapefruit Record Club - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. 30 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Grapefruit Record Club to Release New Albums by Lambchop, Richard Youngs, L. Eugene Methe and 200 Years via Subscription".
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