crank! A Record Company was an

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based in Santa Monica, California, which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label "played a huge role in the spreading of emo in the mid-’90s", according to ''

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'' magazine. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor, released under the name Geerhead Records; all subsequent releases were issued as crank! A Record Company.Interview with Jeff Matlow
Verbicide Magazine, February 4, 2003.

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* Errortype:11 * Fireside * The Get Set * The Gloria Record * The Icarus Line * Jupither * Last Days of April *

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* Neva Dinova * Onelinedrawing * The Regrets * Sunday's Best * The Vehicle Birth * Vitreous Humor

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{{Authority control American independent record labels Record labels established in 1994 Indie rock record labels Alternative rock record labels 1994 establishments in California

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