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Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California, and later in Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having released Operation Ivy ’s only album, Energy, and Green Day 's first two albums, 39/Smooth and Kerplunk .
- Larry Livermore, David Hayes
Lookout! Records was founded by Lawrence Livermore and David Hayes (2) in 1987. The label was named after both Livermore's band, the Lookouts, and his fanzine, Lookout Magazine. To this day, Livermore insists that the label name was simply supposed to be "Lookout Records" and not "Lookout! Records".
Jan 31, 2021 · As the singer of Vancouver punk outfit the Smugglers, Lawrence spent eight years signed to the legendary East Bay record label. Co-founded by Larry Livermore and David Hayes in 1986, Lookout Records is remembered for being an early champion of local punk acts like Green Day and Operation Ivy. Though the label would ultimately dissolve in 2012 ...
- Zack Ruskin
Feb 16, 2016 · You left Lookout Records in 1997, handing over control to Chris Appelgren, who took the label in a new direction that eventually became a dead end. By 2005, Lookout wasn't releasing new albums ...
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Apr 4, 2021 · Enter Lookout Records. The local record label nourished and encouraged the burgeoning pop-punk scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s and had some incredible early successes. Unfortunately, despite being instrumental in the US pop-punk movement, dwindling sales and financial mismanagement meant that come 2012, this once-successful punk ...
Jan 17, 2017 · Larry Livermore, who signed Green Day to his DIY label Lookout Records, recalls the making of their breakthrough album Kerplunk and its impact on their career. He also reflects on the band's evolution and their live show in this interview.
Oct 7, 2016 · To celebrate the 30th anniversary of 924 Gilman, a venue closely linked with Lookout Records, a four-day festival features over 22 bands that disbanded years ago and are reuniting for the event. The Lookouting showcases the weirder, more obscure roots of the label that launched Green Day and Screeching Weasel.
