American Laundromat Records
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Joseph H. Spadaro |
| Distributor(s) | Darla Records |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Mystic, CT |
| Official website | ALR-Music.com |
American Laundromat Records (ALR) is an independent record label founded in 2004 by Joe Spadaro. The label also manages the Caulfield Sisters and Tele Novella.
ALR specializes in almost annual indie rock compilation albums, which have included tracks by OK Go, The Dresden Dolls, and The Watson Twins. Compilation tributes have been dedicated to the Pixies, The Cure, Kim Deal, Neil Young, The Smiths, and the 1984 cult film Repo Man. The release of a double-CD tribute album to Wes Anderson, I Saved Latin!, was released in May 2014, and includes covers of artists such as David Bowie and The Kinks.
American Laundromat Records was founded in April 2004 by Joe Spadaro in Huntington Village, New York on Long Island. According to Spadaro, he used a small tax-refund to produce the compilation album Transistor, which featured eight indie bands contributing two original songs each. The bands, including The Atomic Hep Cats and AM, were mostly on the East coast.Transistor had moderate success on college radio.
After several more releases, in the summer of 2006 the label relocated to Mystic, Connecticut. That year the label secured international distribution through Darla Records. Besides releasing debut EPs, LPs, and compilations, in 2007 ALR began a 7" vinyl series of split singles featuring tracks from the label's network of indie bands.
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