SKENE! RECORDS
Skene! Records was a DIY punk rock record label founded in Connecticut in 1988 by Jeff Spiegel then later based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (More from Wikipedia)
In early 1990, the label released Green Day’s first full album, 39/Smooth, with two other EP’s following later in the year, Slappy and Sweet Children; the latter disc features early recordings by Sweet Children for another label, Skene! Records. The following year, Lookout! Records combined the band’s previous releases (except Sweet Children) as 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. Later that year saw the release of Green Day’s second album, Kerplunk, which sold 50,000 copies.
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