New Underground Records
| New Underground Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980[1] |
| Founder | Danny Phillips Gary Kail |
| Genre | Punk rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | San Pedro, Los Angeles |
New Underground Records was an American independent record label founded by Danny Phillips (a.k.a. Danny Dean[1]) and Gary Kail.[2] Phillips and Kail were influenced by D. Boon and Mike Watt's New Alliance Records label and decided to create their own to promote bands they knew.[2] Alongside New Alliance, New Underground was one of the first DIY labels in the South Bay punk scene of the 1980s.[1]
Albums[edit]
Their compilitation album, Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself, featured songs by Red Cross ("Rich Brat" from Red Cross),[3] Descendents ("I Wanna Be a Bear" from Milo Goes to College),[3] Minutemen ("Shit You Hear At Parties" from The Politics of Time),[3] Saccharine Trust (Disillusion Fool),[3] Mood of Defiance ("Empty Me" from Now),[3][4] and Ill Will ("Paranoid Midnight Deposit".)[5] Kail came up with the title for the compilation.[2]
Other compilations were entitled Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Food? and Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record?,[2] with the latter featuring artwork by Raymond Pettibon.[2] Phillips named these albums.[2] A fourth was planned but never completed.[2]
Discography[edit]
- Now (1982)[2]
- Anti
- Zurich 1916
- Creative Nihilism (1984)[2]
- Compilations
- Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Food? (1981)[7]
- Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself (1982)[3]
- Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record? (1983)[8]
Legacy[edit]
Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself was re-released by Delerium Records in 2001.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Dean, Danny. "About New Underground Records/Nu Underground Records". DannyDean.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985. END FWY. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-0-9860971-0-2.
- ^ a b c d e f Blush, Steve (2010). American Hardcore: A Tribal History (second ed.). Feral House. p. 396. ISBN 9781932595987.
- ^ "Thurston Moore: The Six-Pack Q&A". Rolling Stone. August 6, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "From the Vaults: Made in South Bay". Maximumrocknroll. May 25, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Anti discography". Discogs. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Blush, Steve (2010). American Hardcore: A Tribal History (second ed.). Feral House. p. 395. ISBN 9781932595987.
- ^ Blush, Steve (2010). American Hardcore: A Tribal History (second ed.). Feral House. p. 398. ISBN 9781932595987.
- ^ "Life Is Ugly – LA Punk Compilation". Delerium Records. Retrieved October 21, 2019.