Limp Records was an

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in Rockville, Maryland, that operated from 1978 to 1982. Run by

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out of his Yesterday and Today Records store, Limp was one of the first labels releasing music from the nascent D.C.

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scene. The label's more notable output includes the first

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release (a song on ''

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''), the second

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record (a split release with

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), and the first record by

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. The label's first release was

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second EP. Much like

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had

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's "Be Stiff," a song entitled "Stay Limp" by the Raisinets was included on Limp's '' :30 Over DC'' compilation.

Slogans

On the '':30 Over DC'' album, there are slogans next to the logos on each side of the record. Next to the square logo it says "Limp Records—our business is fitting squares onto round holes." Next to the round logo it says "Limp Records hang a round on spindles all day."

Run-out groove messages

The following records have messages etched onto its run-out grooves:
LIMP 005 a-side: "Slickee delic." b-side: "We try to play it you try to like it"
LIMP 007 both sides: "It shoulda been mono"
LIMP 011 a-side: "Read Discords" b-side: "Still only 10¢"
LIMP 030 a-side: "This side's for Rusty" b-side: "This side's for Skip"
LIMP 035 a-side: "Remember Snitch" b-side: "Who's Snitch?"
LIMP 041 a-side: "Hi Henry. Hi Lyle. Never forget" b-side: "There's no place like home"
LIMP 1005 a-side: "You can't always get what you want, so send money!" b-side: "Six on one, half dozen on the other, plus two to go"
INT01 a-side: "Limp Records 'Ideologically sound'" b-side: "Limp Records 'Idea logically sound'"

Discography

External links

:30 Under DC
– Annotated discography with comments from label owner Skip Groff.

Slogans

Run-out groove messages

Discography

External links

See also