OKra Records

OKra Records was a Columbus, Ohio-based independent record label established in the late 1980s.[1] It was founded by Dan Dow, the former guitarist for the Gibson Bros.[2] and the former owner of Used Kids Records, which he “co-founded” with Ron House (of Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments and Great Plains) in 1986.[3] According to Cordelia's Dad drummer Peter Irvine, OKra was run almost entirely by Dow himself.[4] The label stopped putting out records in 1993.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Metzger, John. "The Okra All-Stars - The Okra All-Stars / self-titled (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira. "The Gibson Bros". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  3. ^ Oliphint, Joel (2016-08-03). "What It Takes for an Independent Record Store to Survive Now". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. ^ Soulsby, Nick (2015-03-31). I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana. Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 9781250061522.
  5. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1999. p. 41.