Spare Me Records was an

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based in

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, active between

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. It specialized in supporting and internationally releasing albums by local (i.e.,

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) talent, but released work by non-locals, as well. Spare Me released music by such artists as M Coast,

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, Gem w/ Jenny Mae, Sinkcharmer,

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, and

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. It also released the ''

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'' compilation album.

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