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Lookout! Records is a record company based in Berkeley, California. The label was formed in 1988 by Lawrence Livermore, who sold it in 1997 to former mailroom assistant Chris Appelgren.

From the start they mainly promoted punk bands but gradually expanded to include various types of pop punk, hardcore and indie rock.

Former Lookout! bands who have gone on to major label success include Green Day and The Donnas.

Other bands include:

Operation Ivy
Rancid
Screeching Weasel
The Queers
Samiam
Pinhead Gunpowder
The Mr. T Experience
Groovie Ghoulies
The Go-Nuts
The Pattern
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Bratmobile

External link

Lookout! Records (http://www.lookoutrecords.com)

Categories: Record labels | Independent record labels

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Lookout! Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (260 words)
	Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California.
	In recent years, many of the key creators of Lookout's back catalog have been rescinding their master rights from the label, citing breach of contract over unpaid royalties.
	act to rescind their masters from Lookout!, forcing the label to lay off two-thirds of its staff and halt new releases for the remainder of the year.

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