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Sub Pop

Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 in Seattle by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often credited with helping popularize grunge music. The label's roster includes Fleet…

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Genre
Various; primarily alternative rock · punk rock · indie pop · hip hop · comedy
Founded
1986 (1986)
Location
Seattle, Washington
Country of origin
United States
Distributors
ADA (US) Outside Music (Canada) Merlin Network (digital)
Founder
Bruce Pavitt, Jonathan Poneman

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Sub Pop

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Edges129
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related to Formation · 37
Sub Pop → Also, American, Bone, Bone EP, Both, Bruce Pavitt, By, Dry, EP Screaming Life, Evergreen State College, Green River, Hunted Down, In, Jonathan Poneman, July, June, Naked Raygun, Nothing, October, Olympia
related to Commercial success · 31
Sub Pop → America, Band, Beach House, Begin, Bleach, Cease, Chutes Too Narrow, Conchords, Depression Cherry, Domestically, Eight, Everything All, Fleet Foxes, Flight, Give Up, Heart, Horses, Inverted World, Iron, Night Away
related to Bibliography · 22
Sub Pop → Azerrad, BMG, Brown, Company, Generation, Gillian, Goth, Grunge, Heroin, ISBN, Little, Maxim, Michael, Our Band Could Be, RPM Series, Self-Fulfilling Prophesy, Story, The Death Proclamation, The Sub Pop Records, Universe
related to The "Seattle sound" · 18
Sub Pop → April, Endino, EPs, Green River, In, Jack Endino, Motown, Mudhoney, Of, Pavitt, Poneman, Raising, Seattle, SST Records, That August Sub Pop, The, Touch Me I'm Sick, We
related to Deluxe editions · 11
Sub Pop → Deluxe Editions, Gets Paid, Jason Loewenstein's Codes, Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff, Nirvana’s Bleach, Red Red Meat's Bunny, Sebadoh's Bakesale, Starting, The, The Postal Service's Give, Up
Genre · 5
Sub Pop → comedy, hip hop, indie pop, punk rock, Various; primarily alternative rock
related to In popular culture · 5
Sub Pop → Grunge, High Fidelity, In, Seattle Sound, Vice Media's Dark Side
related to External links · 2
Sub Pop → Channel, Official Sub Pop
Country of origin · 1
Sub Pop → United States
Distributors · 1
Sub Pop → ADA (US) Outside Music (Canada) Merlin Network (digital)

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Sub PopCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Sub PopDistributorsADA (US) Outside Music (Canada) Merlin Network (digital)1.00infobox
Sub PopFounded1986 (1986)1.00infobox
Sub PopFounderBruce Pavitt, Jonathan Poneman1.00infobox
Sub PopGenreVarious; primarily alternative rock1.00infobox
Sub PopGenrepunk rock1.00infobox
Sub PopGenreindie pop1.00infobox
Sub PopGenrehip hop1.00infobox
Sub PopGenrecomedy1.00infobox
Sub PopLocationSeattle, Washington1.00infobox
Sub PopOfficial websitewww.subpop.com1.00infobox
Sub PopParent companyWarner Music Group (49%)1.00infobox
Sub PopStatusActive1.00infobox
Sub Popis aindependent record label founded in 1986 in Seattle by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman0.90text

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