Up Records | |
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Founded | 1994 |
Founder | Chris Takino Rich Jensen |
Defunct | 2008 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Indie rock |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
Up Records was a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. Some of the label's best-known artists were Duster, 764-HERO, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi and Tad.
Chris Takino died of leukemia in 2000.[1] The label was owned and managed by his partner Pete Ritchey until it was licensed to Sub Pop about 2018. The last update to the Up Records website was in 2007.[2]