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{{Infobox record label
{{Infobox record label
| name = Initial Records
| name = Initial Records
| image = [[Image:Initial logo.png]]
| image = Initial logo.png
| parent =
| founded = {{start date|1992}}
| founded = 1992
| founder = Andy Rich
| founder = Andy Rich
| defunct =
| defunct = {{end date|2004}}
| distributor =<br/>[[Mordam]]
| distributor =[[Mordam]]
| genre = [[Hardcore punk]]<br/>[[Metalcore]]<br/>[[Pop punk]]<br/>[[Post-hardcore]]<br/>[[Indie rock]]<br/>[[Emo]]
| genre = [[Hardcore punk]], [[metalcore]], [[pop punk]], [[post-hardcore]], [[indie rock]], [[emo]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| location = [[Louisville, KY]]
| location = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
}}
}}


'''Initial Records''' was an iconic Louisville based [[independent record label]] during the Nineties and early part of the new millennium. Initial released records from hardcore punk to indie rock over its 12-year span. Initial was well known for releasing genre defining records from [[Falling Forward]], [[Boysetsfire]] and [[Ink & Dagger]], and creating the annual weekend long music festival, [[Krazy Fest]].
'''Initial Records''' was an [[independent record label]] in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, [[Boysetsfire]] and [[Ink & Dagger]], and created the annual weekend long music festival, [[Krazy Fest]].


==History==
Initial was founded in 1992 in a [[Dunkin' Donuts]] in suburban [[Detroit]] by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. That evening the three banded together over coffee and doughnuts to re-release the 7” single from local Detroit based hardcore heroes Pittbull.
Initial was founded in 1992 in a [[Dunkin' Donuts]] in suburban [[Detroit]] by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. Their first issue was a re-release of the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore band Pittbull.


Carolyn’s interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at [[Western Michigan University]] and commuted back to suburbia to work on the label on weekends. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to [[Louisville, KY]] and took the still fledgling label with him. Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music’s most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of [[Playboy]] magazine declared Initial one of the country’s ten hottest record labels alongside other notable labels such as [[P-Diddy]] owned [[Bad Boy Entertainment]], DE based [[Jade Tree Records]] and legendary CA punk label [[Epitaph Records]]. The May 1998 issue of [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] Magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."
Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at [[Western Michigan University]]. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to [[Louisville, KY]] and took the label with him.


Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music's most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of [[Playboy]] magazine declared Initial one of the country's ten hottest record labels. The May 1998 issue of ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."
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Initial’s last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore legends By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a well attended reunion show in conjunction with the release to help raise funds for Adele, who suffers from a rare ocular disease called Pseudotumor Cerebri.


==Krazy Fest==
Longtime Initial Records label chief Andy Rich now resides in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]] where he works for [[Caesars Entertainment]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}} running several of their Poker Rooms.
{{Main|Krazy Fest}}
[[Krazy Fest]] was founded by several Initial Records employees. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003, with a reprisal in 2011.


== Bands ==
==Final release==
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Initial's last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore band By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a reunion show in conjunction with the release.

==Epilogue==
Longtime Initial Records label chief Andy Rich now resides in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] where he is the Director of Poker Operations at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino.<ref>[https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/06/industry-insiders-andy-rich-golden-nugget-41479.htm Industry Insiders: Andy Rich Brings PokerNews Cup to Golden Nugget Las Vegas]. ''PokerNews.com'', June 24, 2022.</ref>

The label's impact was described by ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' in 2013: "While largely associated with Louisville, Kentucky, hardcore, Initial did more than just (exhaustively) cover that scene—it focused on the Midwest, covering bands from Detroit, Chicago, Omaha and more."<ref>[https://www.altpress.com/features/13_classic_record_labels_we_really_really_miss/2/ 13 Classic Record Labels We Really, Really Miss]. ''Alternative Press'', October 17, 2013.</ref>

==Bands==
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*[[Blood Red (band)|Blood Red]]
*[[Blood Red (band)|Blood Red]]
*[[Boysetsfire]]
*[[Boysetsfire]]
*[[Blue Sky Mile (band)|Blue Sky Mile]]
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]]
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]]
*[[Despair (band)|Despair]]
*[[Despair (band)|Despair]]
*[[Elliott (band)|Elliott]]
*[[Elliott (band)|Elliott]]
*[[The Enkindels (band)|The Enkindels]]
*[[The Enkindels (band)|The Enkindels]]
*[[Falling Forward]]
*[[Falling Forward (band)|Falling Forward]]
*[[Guilt (band)|Guilt]]
*[[Guilt (band)|Guilt]]
*[[Harkonen (band)|Harkonen]]
*[[Harkonen (band)|Harkonen]]
*[[Helicopter Helicopter (band)|Helicopter Helicopter]]
*[[Helicopter Helicopter (band)|Helicopter Helicopter]]
*[[Ink & Dagger]]
*[[Ink & Dagger]]
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*[[The Jazz June]]
*[[The Jazz June]]
*[[Lords]]
*[[Lords (band)|Lords]]
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*[[Blue Sky Mile]]
*[[Blue Sky Mile]]
*[[The Movielife]]
*[[The Movielife]]
*[[The National Acrobat]]
*[[Pittbull]]
*[[Pittbull]]
*[[Planes Mistaken for Stars]]
*[[Planes Mistaken for Stars]]
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*[[Roy (band)|Roy]]
*[[Roy (band)|Roy]]
*[[Peter Searcy]]
*[[Peter Searcy]]
*[[Shipping News (band)|Shipping News]]
*[[Shipping News]]
*[[Silent Majority (band)|Silent Majority]]
*[[Silent Majority (band)|Silent Majority]]
*[[Slugfest (band)|Slugfest]]
*[[Slugfest (band)|Slugfest]]
*[[Ultimate Fakebook (band)|Ultimate Fakebook]]
*[[Ultimate Fakebook]]
*[[The White Octave]]
*[[The White Octave]]
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* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of record labels]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 26 June 2022

Initial Records
Founded1992 (1992)
FounderAndy Rich
Defunct2004 (2004)
Distributor(s)Mordam
GenreHardcore punk, metalcore, pop punk, post-hardcore, indie rock, emo
Country of originUnited States
LocationLouisville, Kentucky

Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, Boysetsfire and Ink & Dagger, and created the annual weekend long music festival, Krazy Fest.

History[edit]

Initial was founded in 1992 in a Dunkin' Donuts in suburban Detroit by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. Their first issue was a re-release of the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore band Pittbull.

Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to Louisville, KY and took the label with him.

Over the next few years Initial would blossom into one of independent music's most well known labels. The April 1998 issue of Playboy magazine declared Initial one of the country's ten hottest record labels. The May 1998 issue of Alternative Press magazine named Initial as one of "Ten independent labels that have helped to change not only the way hardcore sounds, but the way it does business."

Krazy Fest[edit]

Main article: Krazy Fest

Krazy Fest was founded by several Initial Records employees. It was a weekend long music and lifestyle festival that ran annually for six years from 1998 through 2003, with a reprisal in 2011.

Final release[edit]

Initial's last release to date was a posthumous CD from Louisville hardcore band By The Grace Of God in 2004. It was a benefit to help pay medical bills for local Louisville scenester Adele Collins. The band also played a reunion show in conjunction with the release.

Epilogue[edit]

Longtime Initial Records label chief Andy Rich now resides in Las Vegas where he is the Director of Poker Operations at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino.[1]

The label's impact was described by Alternative Press in 2013: "While largely associated with Louisville, Kentucky, hardcore, Initial did more than just (exhaustively) cover that scene—it focused on the Midwest, covering bands from Detroit, Chicago, Omaha and more."[2]

Bands[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Industry Insiders: Andy Rich Brings PokerNews Cup to Golden Nugget Las Vegas. PokerNews.com, June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ 13 Classic Record Labels We Really, Really Miss. Alternative Press, October 17, 2013.
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