Homestead Records
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Homestead Records was a United States based record label of the 1920s. Apparently the records were pressed by the Scranton Button Company.
Homestead Records is also the name of a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1983 as a venue for experimental music and is considered instrumental in launching the noise rock genre. For a long time the label was managed by Gerard Cosloy, who signed many of the notable acts. He was succeeded by Ken Katkin and later by Steven Joerg.
Notable artists include:
- Bastro
- Big Black
- Breaking Circus
- Cakekitchen
- David S. Ware
- Daniel Johnston
- Death Of Samantha
- Dinosaur Jr
- Einstürzende Neubauten
- Elliott Sharp
- The Frogs
- GG Allin
- Green River
- Happy Flowers
- Honor Role
- Ivo Perelman
- King Kong
- Live Skull
- My Dad Is Dead
- Naked Raygun
- New Radiant Storm King
- Nice Strong Arm
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Phantom Tollbooth
- Pony
- Seam
- Sebadoh
- Sleepyhead
- Sonic Youth
- Soul-Junk
- Squirrel Bait
- Supreme Dicks
- Swans
- Trumans Water
- Uzi
- Volcano Suns
- Weird Paul
- William Hooker
- William Parker
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