Recess 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 and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

founded in 1988. Label founder Todd Congelliere (frontman for F.Y.P and Toys That Kill) initially made 100 cassettes of F.Y.P's songs and sold them at skateboard contests. Two years later, Congelliere released a vinyl record, F.Y.P's ''Extra Credit'', an 11-song 7-inch record, and the label took off from there. In between touring the U.S., Europe, and Japan, Congelliere began releasing records for fellow

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and DIY bands, eventually having a roster of close to 20 artists on his label.

Pinhead Gunpowder Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band that formed in East Bay, California, in 1991. The band currently consists of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, ...

, fronted by

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frontman

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, announced in April 2008 that a new 7" single from the band would be released on Recess Records in late May 2008.

History

*Recess started in a bedroom in

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in 1988. *In 1995 Recess was moved out of the apartment into a warehouse. *In 1997 Recess relocated to

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(15 minutes away) and has been there ever since. *In 2008, Recess launched the Recess Japan branch of the label

Artists

Recess Records

* The Arrivals * Audacity *The Bananas * Beatnik Termites *

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born April 8, 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heigh ...

* Bent Outta Shape * Berzerk * Civic Minded Five * The Criminals * The Crumbs * The Dwarves * F.Y.P *

Fleshies Fleshies is an American punk rock band from Oakland, California, United States, that released three albums on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles, ''Kill the Dreamer's Dream'', ''The Sicilian'', and ''Scrape the Walls''. Fleshies have also rel ...

* Four Deadly Questions * Four Letter Words * Furious George * The Grumpies * I Spy * Jag Offs * Japanther * Jon Cougar Concentration Camp * Jumpstarted Plowhards * The Modern Machines * Off With Their Heads * Propagandhi *

* Quincy Punx *

The Riverdales The Riverdales were an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, made up of Screeching Weasel members. Bassist Dan Vapid (Dan Schafer) and guitarist Ben Weasel (Ben Foster) are heavily influenced by the Ramones' sound and b ...

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums) founded in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Pierson (music ...

* Sharkpants *

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Screaming Females Screaming Females were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey comprising Marissa Paternoster on vocals and guitar, Jarrett Dougherty on drums, and Mike Abbate on bass. They released their debut album ''Baby Teeth (Screaming Females a ...

* Swing Ding Amigos * Toys That Kill * Treasure Fleet *

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* The Underground Railroad to Candyland

Recess Japan

* Audacity * Belly Button * Brazil UFO * Bust! * The Cistems * The Doodles * Ffeeco Woman *

* Heart Shaped Hate * The Mapes * Nope Ople *

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* The Nowheres * Peach Kelli Pop * San Hose * Seventeen Again * Sharkpants * The Sleeping Aides and Razorblades * The Steadys * Teenage Slang Session * What The Kids Want * The Underground Railroad to Candyland

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