No.6 Records

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No.6 Records was an influential independent record label, started in 1989 as a subsidiary of Rough Trade Records by A&R representative and booking agent Terry Tolkin. Highly influenced by Factory Records, 99 Records, and Touch and Go Records, their early releases of note include The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young, featuring Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Soul Asylum, and The Pixies, and Guitarrorists featuring members of Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, and Big Black. No.6 Records later became associated with Caroline Records, and then Elektra Records, continuing to release albums and EPs by alternative rock bands including Luna, Vegetarian Meat, Afghan Whigs, Tindersticks, Charles Douglas, Unrest, and Nada Surf. The label was disbanded in 1999 after ten years and fifty releases.