How To Ru(i)n A Record Label: The Story of Lookout Records

Paperback, 291 pages

English language

Published by Don Giovanni Records.

ISBN:
978-0-9891963-4-5
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5 stars (1 review)

In 1987, off-the-grid punk agitator Larry Livermore began documenting the burgeoning DIY East Bay punk rock scene with the newly founded Lookout Records. He had no idea this little label, first run out of his solar powered cabin in the Northern California mountains, then a cramped room in the backstreets of Berkeley, would rise to international prominence, introducing the world to the likes of Green Day, Operation Ivy, and a host of other artists. How To Ru(i)n A Record Label documents the author's experiences from Gilman Street to Bialystok, Poland, as he built Lookout from the ground up, only to find himself losing control of the label a mere ten years later, and abruptly walking away from the multi-million dollar company when it was at its peak of success.

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The amazing (and sad) story of Lookout Records

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My first experience with Lookout Records was mail ordering the first bunch of 7" records they released, and through the years bought more (and more!) records from Lookout. I got to know (and become friends with) David Hayes, and a few other people and bands involved with Lookout over the years, but I never really knew Larry. This book helped me get to know Larry as well as I could through the written word, and I finally found out what the hell happened at Lookout Records... at least according to Larry's side of the story.

Subjects

  • Music