PopLlama Records is an
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
founded by record producer
Conrad Uno
Conrad Uno is an American record producer and founder of the independent record label PopLlama Records. Uno began his career making his own music as a teenager in his makeshift basement studio. At the request of his friends, the Young Fresh Fellow ...
in Seattle, Washington, in 1984.
After making several of his own demos in his basement studio, Uno would produce
The Young Fresh Fellows' debut album ''
The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest'' at the band's request.
When the band decided to release their own albums, Uno founded PopLlama Records to help,
releasing their debut album as well as the follow-up ''
Topsy Turvy''. Uno would continue to produce, usually for friends, and release albums through PopLlama throughout the 1980s.
PopLlama has been credited as the "label
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helped start the
Seattle scene",
along with other Pacific Northwest labels such as
C/Z Records, Regal Select Records,
Estrus Records and EMpTy Records,
[Pray, D., Helvey-Pray Productions (1996). '' Hype!'' Republic Pictures.] due to the release of albums by the Young Fresh Fellows and
The Posies
The Posies were an American rock band. The band was formed in 1986 in Bellingham, Washington, United States, by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.
Their music has its origins in Merseybeat and the Hollies. They are influ ...
in the 1980s.
The label has also released albums by groups such as
Dharma Bums,
Nevada Bachelors,
,
and
the Smugglers among others.
Roster
* Capping Day
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Dharma Bums
*
Fastbacks
*
Girl Trouble
* Jimmy Silva
*
Nevada Bachelors
* The Pickets
*
PK Dwyer
*
The Posies
The Posies were an American rock band. The band was formed in 1986 in Bellingham, Washington, United States, by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.
Their music has its origins in Merseybeat and the Hollies. They are influ ...
*
The Presidents of the United States of America
* Pure Joy
* Rally Go!
* Red Dress
* Richard Peterson
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The Smugglers
*
The Squirrels
*
The Walkabouts
*
The Young Fresh Fellows
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
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Alternative rock record labels
American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1984
Companies based in Seattle
Mass media in Seattle
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