Sympathy for the Record Industry

Sympathy for the Record Industry
Founded1988 (1988)
FounderLong Gone John
GenrePunk, garage rock, indie rock, noise rock
Country of originUnited States
Official websitesympathyrecords.com

Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by John Mermis, known as Long Gone John. Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went on to gain mainstream success include The White Stripes, Hole, and The Electrocutes (the first Donnas incarnation).[1]

  1. ^ "Turn It Down: Sympathy For The Record Industry's Long Gone John..the Interview". Turnit-down.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.