Inside Recordings is a Los Angeles, California based

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

founded by singer-songwriter

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

in 1999. Browne has stated that the mission of the label is to "create a haven for music that might not find a home in the mainstream." In 2005, Inside Recordings signed a nationwide direct distribution deal with independent music distributor

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. The label's inaugural release under the agreement was Browne's own '' Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1'', which was released in the U.S. on October 11, 2005. It was nominated for a

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soon afterward, just as '' Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2'' was released. Artists with works previously released on the label include the

Joel Rafael Band Joel Rafael is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician from San Diego County, California. Rafael's second volume to celebrate the songs of Woody Guthrie, was released on Appleseed in 2005. The first volume, ''Woodeye'', was released o ...

and Native American activist and

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artist

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. In 2008, Browne released his first studio recording in five years; ''

Time the Conqueror ''Time the Conqueror'' is the 13th studio album by rock musician Jackson Browne. It was released on September 23, 2008, by Inside Recordings and was his first album of new material in six years. It peaked at number 2 on the Top Independent Albums ...

'' on Inside Recordings.

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