Bar-None was one of the first labels I identified with and trusted implicitly. They very rarely let me down and except for a spell in the late 90’s have been one of my favorite labels. Here’s a couple of their key artists as well as an interview with label founder Glenn Morrow.
Glenn Morrow interview
Freddy Johnston “The Lucky One”
They Might Be Giants “Don’t Lets Start”
Yo La Tengo “The Summer”
The Embarrassment “Beautiful Day”
Bob Wiseman “We Got Time”
The Spinto Band – “Mountains”
Here’s a couple Bar-none mp3’s:
Oppenheimer
Straight Out Of Comp’in’
The Individuals
Walk By Your House
Birdie Busch
Go go Gadget Heart
Mystical
Tags: You Tube Label Feature
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