Bar/None Records
| Bar/None Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Tom Prendergast Glenn Morrow |
| Distributors | Alternative Distribution Alliance, Secretly Distribution |
| Genre | Alternative rock Indie rock Folk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Official website | www |
Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey,[1]and founded in 1986. As of 2019, there have been over 100 bands that have signed to the label.
Early history
[edit]Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986 in Hoboken, New Jersey.[2][3] 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.[4]
Artists that started on Bar/None and went on to the major record labels include They Might Be Giants (Elektra), Yo La Tengo (Atlantic/Matador), Freedy Johnston,[2] Luka Bloom, and Tindersticks (London/PolyGram).[citation needed]
Artists (past and present)
[edit]As of 2019, there have been over 120 artists signed to Bar/None Records.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 X; P; N (July 21, 2016). "World Cafe: 5 Bands That Got Their Start On Bar/None Records". NPR. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
- ↑ Moynihan, Michael (July 18, 2016). "Limerick native Tom Prendergast went from illegal alien in New York to record producer". Irish Examiner. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
- ↑ 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
[edit]- Bar/None Records Staff (2019), "Full Catalog", Bar/None Records, retrieved April 7, 2019