Lobster Records is an

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based in

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. It was founded by Stevan Lubarsky in

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. The label started with Bad Neighbor, a Montecito-based rock band, with a huge local following featuring Alan Duncan and Mark Bennett on guitars, Sean Murphy on drums, Todd Roll on Bass and Zak Remington on lead vocals. Former members include Lynn Strait on bass and Bobby Champagne on drums. Steve went on to develop

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, featuring

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guitarist Shawn Dewey, and has since released records from marquee

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acts such as

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and Over It. They have also started a new label title Oort Records which has signed bands such as Faster Faster and

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Signed Acts

Bad Neighbor (Cito)

Current

* Lorene Drive 2005-2009 Currently on hiatus

Former

* Days Like These * First to Leave *

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* Mock Orange * Over It *

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* A Small Victory * Staring Back (band) *

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Through Oort

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* Anchors for Arms *

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* Faster Faster *

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* Rosematter * TGL *

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Release history

* 001 - Various Artists - "Greetings" * 003 - Buck Wild - "Beat Me Silly" * 005 - Joystick - "Heavy Chevy" * 006 - Whippersnapper - "America's Favorite Pastime" * 007 - Jargon - "Jargon" LP * 008 - Mock Orange - "Nines & Sixes" LP * 009 - Buck Wild - "Full Metal Overdrive" * 010 - Staring Back - "The Mean Streets of Goleta" * 011 - Whippersnapper - "The Long Walk" * 012 - Staring Back - "Many Will Play" * 014 - Mock Orange - "The Record Play" LP * 015 - Yellowcard - "One for the Kids" * 016 - Park - "No Signal" LP * 017 - Staring Back - "On" LP * 018 - Over It - "Timing is Everything" * 019 - A Small Victory - "The Pieces We Keep" EP * 020 - Park - "It Won't Snow Where You're Going" LP * 021 - Days Like These - "Charity Burns Green" LP * 022 - A Small Victory - "El Camino" LP * 023 - Over It - "Silverstrand" LP * 024 - Lorene Drive - "Romantic Wealth" LP * 025 - Days Like This "Inventure" LP * 026 - Park - "Building a Better ..." LP

References

External links

Official site
American independent record labels Record labels established in 1996 Punk record labels Alternative rock record labels Companies based in Santa Barbara County, California {{US-independent-record-label-stub