Vitamin Records is a Los Angeles-based

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founded in

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as a subsidiary of

CMH Records CMH Records is a Los Angeles-based, independent country and bluegrass label with several subsidiary labels, including Vitamin Records, Crosscheck, Dwell, and Rockabye Baby!. The label release diverse styles of music including string quartet tribu ...

. The label was formerly home to the

Vitamin String Quartet Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is an American musical group from Los Angeles known for its series of tribute albums to rock and pop acts. VSQ is a series of string quartet projects developed and produced by CMH Label Group, an independent reco ...

, who are best known for performing string quartet tributes to popular rock and metal acts such as

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, Nine Inch Nails, and Radiohead. Vitamin Records has also produced tribute albums in several other styles including

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, electronica,

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, and dub music. The label's first release was ''The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin'' in 1999. Since then, Vitamin Records has released over 185 albums in a variety of genres. Vitamin Records has also released an album honoring songs from the popular video game series ''

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''.

Media

* The Vitamin String Quartet contributed a recording of "Jack and Sally Montage" to ''

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'', which was released on September 30, 2008 by

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and also included tracks by Marilyn Manson, Korn and

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. * Three songs from Vitamin Records have been featured on the

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television show ''

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'', including "Control", from Vitamin String Quartet's tribute to Janet Jackson in July 2008, "Hallelujah" from Vitamin String Quartet's tribute to Paramore (July 2008), and "Yellow" from Vitamin String Quartet's tribute to Coldplay (December 2009).

Releases

* Partial discography

References

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