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Bar/None Records is an independent record label based out of Hoboken, New Jersey. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

The label was founded by Tom Prendergast in early 1986 as a logical progression from Pier Platters, an indie record shop in Hoboken. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous A record shop (or record store) is an outlet that sells recorded Music. The first release on the label was by Rage To Live, whose leader, Glenn Morrow, quickly became a partner in the label.

Bar/None's most notable signing may be They Might Be Giants (Bar/None released their their first two albums (They Might Be Giants and Lincoln) in 1986 and 1988, respectively, as well as several singles and EPs, prior to the band's signing with Elektra Records in 1989). They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John They Might Be Giants is the Eponymous first album from They Might Be Giants, also known as the " Pink Album " Lincoln is the second album by the band They Might Be Giants. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 Other current and former artists include :

Artists (past and present)

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