Up Records

Up Records is a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. Some of the label's best known artists are 764-Hero, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi and Tad. Chris Takino died of leukemia in 2000. The label is owned and managed by his companion, Pete Ritchey.

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