Important Records

Important Records
Important Records
Founded	2001
Founder	John Brien
Distributors	Forced Exposure, Cargo
Genre	Contemporary classical, experimental, electronic, rock, folk, jazz
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Groveland, Massachusetts
Official website	www.importantrecords.com
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Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts.^[2]^[3]

History

John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his Newburyport, Massachusetts apartment, initially as an online store. Important's first two releases were Impossible Love by the American songwriter Daniel Johnston and Amlux by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2003, Important released A Is for Accident, the debut album of The Dresden Dolls.^[7]

Important also operates two sublabels: Cassauna, started in 2011, which releases cassettes in letterpress packaging; and Saltern, started in September 2014, curated by Tashi Wada.^[8]

Partial roster of artists

References

^ "Distribution". Important Records. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "Contact". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jeanne O'Brien Coffey (August 27, 2012). "Important Records". Northshore Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ Mike Miliard (July 2002). "State of the art". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ TJ Norris (April 29, 2004). "MICROVIEW :: Important Records". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "Important Records – 10 Years on…". Behind the Wall of Sleep. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "imprec015 The Dresden Dolls, A is for Accident". Important Records. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
^ "Tashi Wada debuts new label Saltern with a duets record featuring Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann". Tiny Mix Tapes. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] "Distribution". Important Records. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[2] "Contact". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Jeanne O'Brien Coffey (August 27, 2012). "Important Records". Northshore Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[4] Mike Miliard (July 2002). "State of the art". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[5] TJ Norris (April 29, 2004). "MICROVIEW :: Important Records". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[6] "Important Records – 10 Years on…". Behind the Wall of Sleep. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[7] "imprec015 The Dresden Dolls, A is for Accident". Important Records. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

[8] "Tashi Wada debuts new label Saltern with a duets record featuring Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann". Tiny Mix Tapes. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

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Founded	2001 (2001)
Founder	John Brien
Distributors	Forced Exposure, Cargo^[1]
Genre	Contemporary classical, experimental, electronic, rock, folk, jazz
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Groveland, Massachusetts
Official website	www.importantrecords.com