Lame-O Records is an

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based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Eric Osman to release Modern Baseball's ''

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'', the label has been hailed as one of Philadelphia's best indie labels.

History

Lame-O Records was founded in 2012 by Eric Osman, manager of the band Modern Baseball, to release the band's debut LP ''

''. Osman funded the 300-copy pressing with savings earned working at

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. Though ''Sports'' earned the label no profit, it quickly sold out and has subsequently been repressed four times. The label was not originally supposed to continue beyond ''Sports'', but Osman decided to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the success of the first album. Lame-O began signing

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-area acts including Ma Jolie,

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, the Hundred Acre Woods,

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, and

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. Osman enlisted fellow

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student Emily Hakes during the planning stages of the Hundred Acre Woods' ''Cold in the Morning'' 7" single, shortly before the label expanded beyond Philly in 2014, signing the

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-based group Johnny Foreigner. The label earned acclaim in 2015 for their successful ''Strength in Weakness''

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. The six-way split (featuring Lame-O's Modern Baseball and The Superweaks as well as Spraynard,

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, Hurry, and Beach Slang) was sold to raise money for

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in honor of

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managing editor James Cassar. The 500-copy pressing sold out immediately. The EP also served as Hakes' senior project for her music industry degree, while the accompanying shows at First Unitarian and Saint Vitus was Osman's for his entertainment & artist management degree. Lame-O has earned praise for their DIY ethic and commitment; Ma Jolie frontman Kirk Malosh commented, "It’s like they’re in the band... Any time anyone puts that much of an investment into your music, it’s unbelievable."

Artists

An Horse An Horse is an Australian indie rock band, originally from Brisbane, Australia. The band is a duo, composed of Kate Cooper on guitar/vocals and Damon Cox on drums/backing vocals. To date, An Horse has released three full-length albums: ''Rearr ...

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Big Nothing ''Big Nothing'' is a 2006 black comedy crime film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, starring David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg and Alice Eve. It had its world premiere at the Cardiff Film Festival on 18 November 2006, and was released in the United K ...

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* Gladie * Golden Apples *

Great Cynics Great Cynics were a punk rock group based in London, England. History Formation and debut album Great Cynics initially started out as a solo project for Brighton based singer-songwriter Giles Bidder under the name Cynics. After relocating t ...

* The Hundred Acre Woods * Hurry * Johnny Foreigner *

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* Ma Jolie *

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* Mike Bell & The Movies *

Mo Troper Mo Troper is an American power pop musician from Portland, Oregon. Career Troper played in the bands Your Rival and Sancho in the early 2010s and released his debut album ''Beloved'' in 2016 through the record label Good Cheer. In 2017, Troper ...

* Modern Baseball * No Thank You * The Obsessives *

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* Provide *

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Slaughter Beach, Dog Slaughter Beach, Dog is a rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania formed by Jake Ewald in 2014. Initially starting as one of Ewald's solo projects away from Modern Baseball, the group was realized after an indefinite hiatus of Modern Baseball w ...

* superviolet *

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Thin Lips Thin Lips are an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History Thin Lips released their debut full-length album in 2016 titled ''Riff Hard'', named for Chrissy Tashjian's knuckle tattoos that feature on the cover, on Lame-O ...

Trace Mountains Trace Mountains is the musical project of American indie rock musician Dave Benton. Benton was formerly the lead singer of lo-fi band LVL UP LVL UP was an American lo-fi band from Purchase, New York, United States. History LVL UP formed in 201 ...

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* Walter Etc. *

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* Year of Glad * Yours Are The Only Ears

Compilations

References

External links

Official website

Bandcamp
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