Adeline Records was an American

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that was formed in

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in late 1997 and closed in August 2017.

History

In 1997, Adeline Records was founded by

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, lead singer of

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, Screw 32's Doug Sangalang, Green Day guitarist Jason White, and professional skateboarder

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. It was named after a street (Adeline Street) that runs from The Port of Oakland through West Oakland and Emeryville, terminating at Ward St and Shattuck Ave in Berkeley. Green Day's management company, Pat Magnarella Management, took over ownership of the label and ran it from the company's office in San Diego for many years. The label was closed in 2017. In July 2017, Pat Magnarella split from Green Day having managed them for over 21 years. Shortly thereafter Adeline Records abruptly closed down.

Merchandise

Adeline Records also sold clothing for men and women as well as other clothing, providing advertising for the label. The range was called ''Adeline Street'' and included clothes (skirts, tops, underwear, dresses, hats, hoodies, jackets), accessories and jewellery for men, women, and children. The Adeline street logo is a skull and crossbones with a heart in the center of the crossed bones in pink for women and khaki for men. The clothing line ceased trading in 2008. The company posted the following statement at the time: "Adeline Street has decided not to move forward with future designs while Billie Joe and the guys are working hard on their follow up to 'American Idiot.'"

Bands

The Frustrators The Frustrators are an American punk rock band with Jason Chandler (lead vocals), Terry Linehan (guitar, vocals), Art Tedeschi (drums), and Mike Dirnt (bass, vocals). All are members of other bands, Terry Linehan from Waterdog, Jason Chandler a ...

(vinyl releases only) *

Stickup Kid Stickup Kid is an American Rock band from San Jose, California that formed in January 2009. The band consists of vocalist Tony Geravesh, guitarist Bo McDowell, bassist Jonathan McMaster, drummer Cameron MacBain, and guitarist Curtis Wallace. ...

* Jesse Malin * Living with Lions *

Look Mexico Look Mexico is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The band is composed of Matt Agrella, Ryan Slate, Ryan Smith, Josh Mikel and Gary Battreall. Since their inception in 2004, Look Mexico have released three full-lengt ...

* One Time Angels *

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* Pinhead Gunpowder *

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White Wives White Wives is an American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, composed of members from other Pittsburgh bands including Anti-Flag, The Code, Dandelion Snow and American Armada, was created in the summer of 2010. The band re ...

* AFI *

Agent 51 Agent 51 was an American punk rock band from Poway, California, formed in 1995. They released three albums on various record labels before going on indefinite hiatus in 2005. Over the course of their career their music evolved from straightforw ...

Broadway Calls Broadway Calls is an American punk rock band from Rainier, Oregon. The band has released four records and toured the United States and Canada extensively and often. More recently the band has completed tours in Europe. Broadway Calls have toured ...

* Fetish * Fleshies *

The Frisk The Frisk was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed by Jesse Luscious, Mike Sexxx and Zach Attack, all former members of The Criminals, along with AFI member Hunter Burgan, following The Criminals 2000 breakup. The Frisk ...

* The Hours *

The Influents The Influents were an American punk rock band formed in 1999 by Jason White and Bill Schneider. Both were members of the seminal East Bay punk band Pinhead Gunpowder, which featured White on guitar and Schneider on bass, but due to the sporad ...

* The Living End *

The Network The Network was an American six-piece new wave band. they released their debut album '' Money Money 2020'' on Adeline Records on September 30, 2003. After a 15-year hiatus, the band became active again in 2020, releasing a follow-up album tit ...

The Soviettes The Soviettes were a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2001. The group is composed of Annie (guitar), Sturgeon (guitar), Susy (bass guitar), and Danny (Drum kit, drums), all of whom share singing and songwriting duties. Histo ...

* The Thumbs * Emily's Army

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