Independent Project Records is an American

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currently based in

Bishop, California Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is a city in California, United States. It is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of . The city was ...

. IPR was founded by

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in 1980 in Los Angeles, then moved to Sedona, AZ between 1992-2009. The label started when the Project 197 7” EP was released. 1982 was when the first

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covers were made. IPR is a partner entity to Independent Project Press. The label is significant for its use

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as an artistic element in packaging and helping to launch the careers of bands such as

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and

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History

Licher received a

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nomination for the artwork for

For Against For Against is an American post-punk/dream pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Despite numerous lineup shuffles and some periods of dormancy, the band has produced material steadily since 1984. History Something of an anomaly in Midw ...

's debut album on IPR, '' Echelons'' (1987).

Discography

As listed on Esophagus.com and

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References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control American independent record labels Record labels based in California Record labels established in 1982 Companies based in Inyo County, California Bishop, California