Country of origin United States Founder Nicky Garratt | Official website www.newredarchives.com Founded 1987 | |
Distributor(s) Lumberjack Mordam Music Group Location San Francisco, California Artists Albums Die for the Government, Don't Miss the Train, Incognito, Volume 1, The Streets of San Francisco | ||
New Red Archives is an independent record label based in California's San Francisco Bay Area, mainly home to punk rock bands. Started in 1987, the label began by releasing punk and hardcore punk records on coloured vinyl. Starting in summer 1990 after a re-location from Brooklyn, the label was based out of Hollywood. In 1996 The label signed an exclusive distribution deal with Dutch East India Trading. By 1998 the label had moved to San Francisco. Starting in the early 2000s the label released CDs as well as vinyl, through the distribution company Lumberjack Mordam Music Group.
In 2012 Cleopatra acquired New Red Archives entire catalog of releases. The catalog includes politically charged punk band Anti-Flag, early 1980s NY-based hardcore group Kraut, hardcore punk band Hogan's Heroes, and an early project featuring Sunny Day Real Estate / Foo Fighters bassist, Nate Mendel called Christ On A Crutch. As of 2013, New Red Archives is a division of Cleopatra Records.