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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.

   • Founded: 1982

   • Location: Olympia, Washington

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   K Records was an independent record label based in Olympia, Washington. It was co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson. The label launched in 1982 with the great bulk of its early releases on the cassette tape format, making the label one of the longest lasting reflections of the cassette culture of the 1970s and early 1980s.

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   What is K Records?

   • 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.

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   Who owns Johnson's K Records?

   • 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 became associated with cassette culture, a practice of amateur production and distribution of music.

   Examining the story of K Records, indie’s most celebrated label

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   Why does K Records have a 'twee' label?

   • Critics have suggested that the "twee" label for K Records acts reflects its rejection of the hardcore punk ethos popular in the 1980s, and that K Records acts were subverting "punk" through confronting and threatening masculine sensibilities within the punk scene.

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   Does K Records deserve recognition?

   • K Records also deserves recognition for supporting archival work and collaborative efforts between various artists.

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4. olympiahistory.org › temple-beth-hatfilohTemple Beth Hatfiloh/K records – Olympia Historical Society ...

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   Location: 802 Jefferson St. SE. Religious communities, Diversity: Jewish heritage, Popular culture. Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 1985, Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. K Records today (2013) photo by Deb Ross.

5. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › books‘Love Rock Revolution’ tells the story of Olympia’s K Records

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   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...

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   Apr 6, 2022 · K Records, located in Olympia, Washington, is one such case; they earned the respect of many by upholding a unique creative philosophy, releasing classic independent music, and serving as a site for archival work and collaborative projects.

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   Nov 5, 2015 · Founded in 1982 while Johnson was a student at Evergreen State College in his hometown of Olympia, Washington, K was initially a cassette-only label; by the early ’90s, it had grown into ...

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   Record labels like K Records and Kill Rock Stars championed a feminist movement known as Riot Grrrl and introduced new sounds, including experimental, punk, lo-fi, and early grunge.