| Alternative Tentacles | |
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| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Jello Biafra East Bay Ray |
| Distributor(s) | Revolver USA |
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| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Emeryville, California (current) San Francisco, California (historic) |
| Official website | www |
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent label, they released records for other bands as well. Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray and vocalist Jello Biafra formed Alternative Tentacles, but Biafra became the sole owner in the mid-1980s.[1] Alternative Tentacles no longer owns the rights to Dead Kennedys recordings after a 2000 lawsuit.
- ^ “Dead Kennedys v. Jello Biafra” Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine