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LOCATION: Olympia, WA RECORDING PERSONNEL: RECORDING STUDIO: Yo Yo Studios RECORDING ENGINEER: Tim Olsen, Calvin Johnson, Patrick Maley [A side only] FORMAT: disc SIZE: 7" SPEED: 45 rpm DISC NOTES: black vinyl, released with picture sleeve. A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: BLACK ..K L28201 A-SIDE COMPOSER: Girl Trouble. B-SIDE MATRIX:
May 25, 2012 · Love Rock Revolution. by Mark Baumgarten May 25, 2012. In its 30 year history, Olympia’s K Records has fostered some of independent music’s greatest artists, including Beat Happening, Built to Spill, Beck, Modest Mouse, and Gossip. It has also galvanized the international pop underground, helped create the grunge scene that took over pop ...
Apr 6, 2022 · K Records’ founder Calvin Johnson had set out to work in creating essential foundations for the city’s indie scene. Since 1982, Johnson’s K Records had been operating as an independent record label in Olympia, providing underground artists with a platform for the publication of their work. Later co-owned and managed by Candice Pedersen, K ...
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Olympia, Washington. Official website. www .krecs .com. K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music" since the 1980s.
Jul 7, 2012 · "Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music," a new book by Mark Baumgarten about the influential popular-music scene in Olympia in the '80s and '90s, is crammed with facts ...
This leads us to the venerable K Records. Founded in 1982 by Calvin Johnson, it embodies much of what the city of Olympia reflects: a strong work ethic and a cold-shoulder to outside influence. In a time when authenticity is rare, K oozes it. Which is exactly why we wanted to stop by their offices; I like to think Impose also evinces ...
Sep 9, 2016 · The exhibit focuses on Olympia’s radical music scene, ranging from the late 1980s to mid ’90s. Visitors will learn about local record labels that emerged during this period, such as K Records and Kill Rock Stars, and the origins of the Riot Grrrl movement.
