Fresh Sounds Records (also known as Fresh Sounds Inc) was an independent record label from
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70 in Kansas, Interstate 70, between the Kansas River ...
, run by local music promoter Bill Rich. Acts that have been on the label include
Get Smart!,
the Embarrassment
The Embarrassment was an American rock band formed in 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, that was initially active from 1979 to 1983 and has reunited several times since then. The band consisted of guitarist Bill Goffrier, lead singer and organist John N ...
,
the Mortal Micronotz, Start,
SPK, the Homestead Grays and
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major Postmodern literature, postmodern author who influen ...
.
History
The label was founded in 1981 and its first releases were flexi discs that were issued with Rich's ''Talk Talk'' magazine. The first four albums issued by the label were issued on cassette only before the label started issuing its releases on vinyl.
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''Fresh Sounds from Middle America''
The ''Fresh Sounds from Middle America'' series of compilation albums was organized by Bill Rich as a way to promote regional bands on a national level.[
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Discography
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American record labels
Rock record labels
Companies based in Kansas