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Artists. See also. References. Further reading. Articles. Books. External links. Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California, and later in Berkeley, focusing on punk rock.
- Larry Livermore, David Hayes
Mar 26, 2015 · Within a year a new label started by Larry Livermore (who was in The Lookouts and was a columnist for MRR) and David Hayes called Lookout Records started releasing 7″ EPs by many of the Gilman St. regulars. The early records all had paper covers and had a similar look to them in the art style and each one of them was great in its own way.
Lookout! Records. Independent punk rock label based in Berkeley, California, USA. Lookout! has released early work from a number of punk rock giants including Green Day, Rancid, & Operation Ivy as well as steadily releasing music from other punk rock favorites such as Avail, Screeching Weasel, Tilt, The Queers, Ted Leo and a ton of others. Lookout!
Apr 4, 2021 · By Molly Tie April 4, 2021. How did one of the best and most successful independent labels in the history of punk rock come crashing down in 2012? Molly Tie investigates.
- Operation Ivy - Energy (1989) Kerplunk may have been Lookout! 's biggest album, but its best album was by Green Day's old pals (who Green Day have famously covered at least 500 times) Operation Ivy.
- Green Day - Kerplunk (1992) Green Day may be a full-on arena rock band with a Broadway show who haven't released great music in years, but their first four albums were some of the best -- and certainly some of the most influential -- to come out of the entire '90s pop punk boom.
- The Queers - Don't Back Down (1996) Tons of bands on Lookout! channelled the Ramones, but The Queers took it a step further and simultaneously channelled a band the Ramones themselves were influenced by, The Beach Boys.
- The Donnas - Turn 21 (2001) Like Green Day, The Donnas honed their sound on Lookout! before signing to a major and getting majorly popular. They started out, like a lot of Lookout!
Oct 7, 2016 · A Celebration of Lookout Records' Weirder, More Obscure Roots. Gabe Meline. Oct 7, 2016. Save Article. Ask Alex Botkin which band from Lookout Records’ roster he most wishes would get back together, and you won’t hear familiar names like Operation Ivy, Crimpshrine, or the Donnas.
Jan 17, 2017 · Lookout Records Founder Larry Livermore Looks Back On 25 Years Of Green Day’s ‘Kerplunk’. Zac Gelfand Indie Music Writer Twitter. January 17, 2017. Green Day haven’t always been the stars ...
