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  Name K Records
  Founded 1982
  Founder Calvin Johnson , Candice Pederson
  Genre Indie Rock , Punk Rock
  Country United States
  Location Olympia, Washington
  Url http://wwwkrecscom


K Records is an Independent Record Label in Olympia, Washington , co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson , formerly of the bands Cool Rays , Beat Happening , The Go Team , The Halo Benders and presently in the band Dub Narcotic Sound System . Inspired by Sun , SST , Rough Trade , CJ Records, Bomp! , Dischord , and many others, Johnson started the label originally with the simple intention of making his friends' music available to the world,http://www.adequacy.net/interview.php?InterviewID=28 but over time its reputation grew.

The K motto is "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982 ." The label has been so influential in Anti-corporate Independent Music and Underground DIY Punk Culture , particularly in the Olympia Music Scene , that it was the subject of a documentary directed by Heather Rose Dominic entitled ''The Shield Around the K'', with a Tagline of "Do It Yourself".http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286958/


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INFLUENCE

  • Nothing Painted Blue released a song "K for Karnival" which is partially a tribute to K Records; it repeats "Who put the shield around the K?" several times, referring to the Interstate -style shield around the letter K in the K Records logo.

  • Musician Kurt Cobain had the K Records logo tattooed on his forearm, saying it was to "try and remind me to stay a child." It is mentioned in the song "Lounge Act," which was written about Bikini Kill co-founder, Tobi Vail. ("I'll arrest myself / I'll wear a shield")

  • In 2005, Springfield, Illinois indie band Resident Genius recorded a tribute song called "Calvin J", which contains the line "International pop underground/unknowingly broke fresh new ground"



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