Vermiform Records was an American
independent record label
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that specialized in releasing
punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Vermiform released 58 albums and relocated many times,
being headquartered in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
New Jersey
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,
Virginia
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,
Rhode Island
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and
California
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at different times. The label was run by
Sam McPheeters
Sam McPheeters (born 1969) is an American artist, journalist, novelist, and performer. Early life
Raised in Albany, New York, Albany, New York (state), New York, he became a published author at age 12, with ''Travelers' Tales'', a collection of r ...
, the singer from
Born Against
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.
Roster
*Amps For Christ
*
Bastard Noise
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to the trio's previous group Man Is The Bastard. While Man Is the Bastard broke-up in l ...
*
Born Against
Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989 and 1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as being a problem within the p ...
*
Bullet In The Head
*Citizens Arrest
*
Econochrist
*
Fast Forward
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*
The Great Unraveling
*Hail Mary
*
Heroin
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*Landed
*
Life's Blood
Life's Blood was an American hardcore punk band formed by four first-year college students in New York City in 1987. It consisted of Adam Nathanson on guitars, Neil Burke on bass, John Kriksciun on drums, and Combined Effort all ages shows pro ...
*Manacled
*
Man Is The Bastard
Man Is the Bastard was an American hardcore punk band based in Claremont, California. The band existed from 1990 to 1997, releasing mostly vinyl splits, extended plays, and albums on obscure labels from around the world. By 1997, the group ended ...
*
Men's Recovery Project
Men's Recovery Project was an American experimental noise rock band formed by Sam McPheeters and Neil Burke in Richmond, Virginia, active from 1993–2002. The group's post-modern absurdist musical attitude resulted in a diverse and consistent ...
*
Moss Icon
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*Mr. Brinkman
*Pleasurehorse
*
Rah Bras
*
Rorschach Rorschach may refer to:
* Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist
** Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots
* Rorschach (character), a character from the comics ''Watchmen''
* Rorschach (comic book), a 2020 comic
* ...
*
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums). Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago subur ...
*Towel
*Witchypoo
*
Worst Case Scenario
*
(Young) Pioneers
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Releases
Note that there is no release with the catalog number of 54. This is because originally that catalog number was going to belong to a Man Is The Bastard live album, however the release was scrapped last minute.
See also
*
List of record labels
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References
External links
Vermiform Recordso
SamMcPheeters.com
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American record labels
Punk record labels