Fingerprint Records is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

formed in 1990 by

Mark Heard John Mark Heard III (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer and songwriter from Macon, Georgia. Heard released sixteen albums, and produced or performed with many artists, including: Sam Ph ...

, Dan Russell, and Chuck Long. The label released Heard's albums and albums by The Call,

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, Ramona Silver, bob., and two tribute albums to Heard after his death in 1992. Heard also owned a studio, which he called

Fingerprint Recorders ''Fingerprint Recorders'' was a recording studio owned by Mark Heard, where he recorded most of his own records. The studio was located in Montrose, California. Many other artists also recorded there from time to time, including those that were ...

Selected discography

- '' Dry Bones Dance'' (1990) #

- ''Jugular'' (1990) # Mark Heard - ''

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'' (1991) # Mark Heard - ''

Satellite Sky ''Satellite Sky'' is the final album by Mark Heard, released in 1992, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records, shortly before his death. The album, which was almost entirely written on a mandolin, prominently features Heard's own 1939 National Steel ...

'' (1992) # Vigilantes of Love - ''Killing Floor'' (1992) # Mark Heard - ''

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'' (1993) # Various Artists - '' Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard'' (1994) # bob. - ''Tales from the House of the Wholly Bobble'' (1995) # Ramona Silver - ''You and Me and Hell'' (1995) # Ramona Silver - ''Trailers'' (1996) # Ramona Silver - ''Ultrasound'' (1998) # Ramona Silver - ''Death By Candy'' (2001) # Various Artists - ''

Orphans of God ''Orphans of God'' is a 1996 two-CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard. Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds from the album benefit the Heard Family Fund. This album was li ...

'' Tribute to Mark Heard (1996) # The Call - ''To Heaven and Back'' (1997) # The Call - '' The Best of The Call'' (1997) # Mark Heard - '' On Turning to Dust'' Limited edition CD reissue (1998) # Mark Heard / Infinity Plus Three - '' Setting Yesterday Free'' Limited edition CD reissue (1998) # Mark Heard - ''Mystery Mind'' (2000)

Selected discography

See also