Outpost Recordings
American record label (1996–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Outpost Recordings was an American record label, founded in January 1996 by Scott Litt, Mark Williams and Andy Gershon. The label was launched as a joint venture with Geffen Records, who originally handled the label's marketing, promotion and distribution.
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Founded | January 26, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-01-26) |
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Defunct | January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01) |
Status | Defunct |
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Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | outpostrec.com (Archived on January 11, 1998) |
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Outpost Recordings achieved its greatest commercial successes with Days of the New and The Crystal Method, but never became a financially profitable operation. After an unsuccessful pairing with Interscope Records in 1999 following Geffen's closure, the label closed down in January 2000.