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|style="background: #ececec;"|[[Touch and Go Records|Touch & Go]]||Founded by Tesco Vee & Dave Stimson; Owned by Corey Rusk||1981||[http://www.touchandgorecords.com/ link]||PO Box 25520, Chicago, IL 60625||Punk, hardcore, indie||Ted Leo + Pharmacists, TV On The Radio, Big Black, Don Caballero, Rollins Band, The Jesus Lizard, Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, <nowiki>!!!</nowiki>, Shellac, Pinback, Blonde Redhead |
|style="background: #ececec;"|[[Touch and Go Records|Touch & Go]]||Founded by Tesco Vee & Dave Stimson; Owned by Corey Rusk||1981||[http://www.touchandgorecords.com/ link]||PO Box 25520, Chicago, IL 60625||Punk, hardcore, indie||Ted Leo + Pharmacists, TV On The Radio, Big Black, Don Caballero, Rollins Band, The Jesus Lizard, Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, <nowiki>!!!</nowiki>, Shellac, Pinback, Blonde Redhead |
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|style="background: #ececec;"|Schnauz Records||Josh Gablin||2015||[http://schnauzrecords.com/ link]||||Rock, pop, jazz, alternative, electronic, indie, ska||Meghan & Caitlin, Elysian Green, MO dot JO, Freelance Anesthetists, Matt Petersen, Cole Runge, swesdo, Josh Buche |
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|style="background: #ececec;"|[[Trax Records]]||Founded by Larry Sherman & Screamin’ Rachael Cain; owned by [[Vince Lawrence]]||1983||[http://www.traxrecords.net/ link]||Chicago, IL 60625||House||[[Adonis (musician)|Adonis]], [[Marshall Jefferson]], [[Mr. Lee (rapper)|Mr. Lee]], [[Larry Heard|Mr. Fingers]], [[Farley Keith|Farley "Jackmaster" Funk]], [[Phuture]], [[Frankie Knuckles]], [[Lidell Townsell]], [[Jamie Principle]] |
|style="background: #ececec;"|[[Trax Records]]||Founded by Larry Sherman & Screamin’ Rachael Cain; owned by [[Vince Lawrence]]||1983||[http://www.traxrecords.net/ link]||Chicago, IL 60625||House||[[Adonis (musician)|Adonis]], [[Marshall Jefferson]], [[Mr. Lee (rapper)|Mr. Lee]], [[Larry Heard|Mr. Fingers]], [[Farley Keith|Farley "Jackmaster" Funk]], [[Phuture]], [[Frankie Knuckles]], [[Lidell Townsell]], [[Jamie Principle]] |
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This is a list of notable record labels based in Chicago.
Name | Founder | Founded | Link | Address | Genres | Artists |
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Alligator Records | Bruce Iglauer | 1971 | link | P.O. Box 60234, Chicago, IL 60640 | Blues, roots, folk | Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Luther Allison, Albert Collins, Hound Dog Taylor, Johnny Winter, Shemekia Copeland, Marcia Ball |
Black Patti Records | J. Mayo Williams | 1927 | African American jazz, blues, sermons, spirituals, and skits | |||
Bloodshot Records | Nan Warshaw & Rob Miller | 1994 | link | 3039 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618 | Indie rock with roots inflections | Lydia Loveless, Justin Townes Earle, Wayne Hancock, Scott H. Biram, Bottle Rockets, Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Jon Langford, Dex Romweber Duo, Andre Williams, Cory Branan, Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Robbie Fulks, Bobby Bare Jr., Luke Winslow King, Murder By Death, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Waco Brothers |
Cedille Records | link | 5355 N. Lakewood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 | Classical | |||
Chess Records | Leonard & Phil Chess | 1950 | 2120 S. Michigan Avenue, 320 E. 21st St., Chicago, IL | Blues, jazz, doo-wop, gospel, soul, rock and roll, comedy | See List of Chess Records artists | |
Delmark Records | Bob Koester | 1958 | link | 4121 North Rockwell St., Chicago, IL | Blues, jazz, doo-wop, gospel | |
Drag City | Dan Koretzky & Dan Osborn | 1989 | link | 2000 West Carroll Ave #201, Chicago, IL 60612 | Experimental, folk | Joanna Newsom, Pavement, Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy), Papa M, Jim O'Rourke, Silver Jews, Smog, Royal Trux, Chestnut Station, Mantis, Palace, Plush, Edith Frost, Azita |
Earwig Music Company | Michael Frank | 1978 | link | 2054 W. Farwell Ave., Garden Unit, Chicago, IL 60645 | Blues, roots, storytelling, jazz | David Honeyboy Edwards, The Jelly Roll Kings, Big Jack Johnson, Louisiana Red, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins, Frank Frost, Homesick James, John Primer |
Johann's Face Records | Marc Ruvolo & Gar Brandt | link | P.O. Box 479164, Chicago, IL, 60647 | Melodic punk and pop | ||
Lengua Armada Discos | Martin Sorrondeguy | Pilsen | Hardcore | Los Crudos, Limp Wrist, Charles Bronson, Severed Head of State, MK-Ultra | ||
Minty Fresh | link | P.O. Box 577400, Chicago, IL 60657 | Upbeat and poppy | Kahimi Karie | ||
Mutant League Records | Nate Steinheimer | 2012 | link | 1006 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 | Punk, hardcore, indie | |
Red Scare Industries | Tobias Jeg & Brendan Kelly | link | P.O Box 13285, Chicago, IL 60613 | Punk | ||
Thick Records | link | Punk | ||||
Thrill Jockey Records | Bettina Richards | 1992 | link | P.O. Box 08038, Chicago, IL 60608 | Indie, post-rock | Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Tom Verlaine, Califone, Fiery Furnaces, Archer Prewitt, Eleventh Dream Day |
Touch & Go | Founded by Tesco Vee & Dave Stimson; Owned by Corey Rusk | 1981 | link | PO Box 25520, Chicago, IL 60625 | Punk, hardcore, indie | Ted Leo + Pharmacists, TV On The Radio, Big Black, Don Caballero, Rollins Band, The Jesus Lizard, Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, Shellac, Pinback, Blonde Redhead |
Schnauz Records | Josh Gablin | 2015 | link | Rock, pop, jazz, alternative, electronic, indie, ska | Meghan & Caitlin, Elysian Green, MO dot JO, Freelance Anesthetists, Matt Petersen, Cole Runge, swesdo, Josh Buche | |
Trax Records | Founded by Larry Sherman & Screamin’ Rachael Cain; owned by Vince Lawrence | 1983 | link | Chicago, IL 60625 | House | Adonis, Marshall Jefferson, Mr. Lee, Mr. Fingers, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Phuture, Frankie Knuckles, Lidell Townsell, Jamie Principle |
Underground Communique Records | Justin Schwier | 2004 | link | 2441 W. Gunnison St. #2, Chicago, IL 60625 | Punk, hardcore, indie | Shot Baker, Big D and the Kids Table, The Copyrights, Hellmouth, The Heat Tape, The Methadones, Reel Big Fish, Mustard Plug |
Vee-Jay Records | Vivian Carter & James C. Bracken | 1953 | Chicago, IL | R&B, Soul | John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Jimmy Reed | |
Wax Trax! Records | Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher | 1980 | link | Chicago, IL | Industrial, punk, hardcore, indie | KMFDM, Ministry, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Minimal Compact, Braindead Soundmachine, Revolting Cocks, Pailhead, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult |
WTII Records | Bart Pfanenstiel and David Schock | 2001 | link | Chicago, IL | EBM, synthpop, industrial, electronic | Acumen Nation, Beborn Beton, Blume, In Strict Confidence, Klutæ, Melotron, Sister Machine Gun |
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