Anti-Records
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| Parent company | Epitaph Records |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Distributor(s) | Alternative Distribution Alliance, Republic |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Official website | www |
Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Coup), reggae (Michael Franti), soul (Bettye LaVette), indie folk (The Swell Season, Saintseneca), rap rock (One Day as a Lion), indie rock (Islands, Japandroids) and Tom Waits.
Headed by Andy Kaulkin, Anti- first gained attention by releasing Tom Waits's Grammy Award-winning Mule Variations in 1999. Other veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed onto Anti- after leaving other labels.
Kaulkin began working for the Epitaph label. His role he was in was looking after the labels data management system. In 1995, he was head of marketing. He eventually worked his way up to become the president for the label, and worked there until 1998. Later he founded Anti- and put his energy into the label. Under Kaulkin's stewardship, the label began with the release of Mule Variations by Tom Waits which was met with success. The other artists Kaulkin had signed to the label include Jade Jackson who's vivid storytelling attracted him.Mavis Staples came to the label as a result of a meeting between Kaulkin and her manager.
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