SST Records
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SST Records is a record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Greg Ginn. It was originally an electronics company called SST (Solid State Tuners) Electronics (one of the employees was Black Flag's bassist Chuck Dukowski); Ginn converted it to a record label so he could release Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown EP. The label was a prominent figure in the L.A. punk scene around 1980 and 1981, releasing more albums by Black Flag as well as Minutemen, Descendents, and Stains (3), and has since remained a major symbol of the city's underground culture. SST quickly branched out in its early years to release albums by bands outside of the southern California area, notably Soundgarden, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, and others. December 1992 saw the opening of the SST Superstore situated on the corner of Sunset And Larrabee in West Hollywood. In March 1996, the label moved its operations from the Sunset Strip to Long Beach. In 2007, the label relocated to Taylor, Texas. Label Code: LC 46616
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Cruz Records
Record label founded by Greg Ginn from Black Flag in 1987. The label stopped releasing music in the mid 1990s but some of its titles are still available through its parent label, SST Records.
New Alliance Records
Record label from Lawndale, CA, USA. The label was founded in 1980 by Minutemen members D. Boon and Mike Watt, along with friend Martin Tamburovich. Early releases by the label ...
SST Video
Issues Records
Short-lived spoken word sub-label from SST Records.
Contact Label
2008 - Present: SST Records 406 Talbot St. Taylor, TX 76574 USA 1996 - 2007: SST Records 441 E 4th St Long Beach, CA 90802 USA 1993 - 1996: SST Records 10500 Humbolt St Los Alamitos, CA 90720 USA December 1992 - 1994: SST Superstore 8847 Sunset Blv West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA 1990 P.O. Box 1 Lawndale CA 90260 USA (213) 835 8977 1987 - 1992: SST Records 21176 Alameda St Carson, CA 90810 USA 1985 - 1986: SST Records 13209 S Inglewood Ave Hawthorne, CA 90250 USA 1984: SST Records 14147 Hawthorne Blvd Hawthorne, CA 90250 USA 1984: SST Records 2414 Ralston Ln Redondo Beach, CA 90278 USA March 1982 - 1984: SST Records 1900 Phelan Ln Redondo Beach, CA 90278 USA 1980 - 1981: SST Records 1409 Sartori Ave Torrance, CA 90501 USA 1978 - 1979: SST Records (Creative Craft Center, aka The Church) 1215 Manhattan Ave Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 USA