Slash Records

Slash Records
Parent companyPolyGram (1996–2000)
Warner Music Group (2000-present)
Founded1978
FounderBob Biggs
Defunct2000
StatusDormant
Distributor(s)Reprise/Warner Records (United States/Canada)
London Records (1986–2000; international)
Rhino Entertainment Company (reissues)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California

Slash Records was an American record label originally specializing in local punk rock bands, active from 1978 to 2000. It was notable as one of the first and most successful independent record labels in alternative music,[1] before its eventual acquisition by Warner Music Group.

  1. ^ "SLASH RECORDS : After the Punk Revolution". Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1987.