Bar/None Records
American independent record label
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Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1] It was founded in 1986. As of 2019, there have been over 100 bands that have signed to Bar/None Records.
Glenn Morrow
| 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 |
Early history
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)
As of 2019, there have been over one-hundred and twenty artists signed to Bar/None Records.[5]