Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records
Founded1990 (1990)
FounderRay Cappo
Distributor(s)The Orchard (United States)
UNFD (Australia/New Zealand)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationAlbany, New York
Official websitewww.equalvision.com

Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, the singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand.

Initially, the label existed solely to distribute Shelter and other Krishna releases. In 1992, label manager Steve Reddy acquired Equal Vision from Cappo. The focus of the label expanded, bringing a wider variety of bands on board. According to Punk News,[1] the mid-to-late '90s witnessed a renewed emphasis on hardcore efforts at Equal Vision, with notable signings such as One King Down and Ten Yard Fight. By the end of the '90s, Equal Vision Records (EVR) had built a stable of hardcore and punk bands, adding Bane, Trial, Converge, and Saves the Day to its roster in the latter part of the decade.

  1. ^ Punknews.org. "About Equal Vision Records". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.