IRS Records

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IRS Records was an independent record label best known for promoting influential alternative and new wave bands in the late 1970s and 1980s.

All labels observed (1)

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IRS Records canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent record label
record label
activePeriod 1980s
late 1970s
country United States
distributedBy A&M Records
EMI
MCA Records
focus college radio market
underground rock scene
foundedBy Jay Boberg
Miles Copeland III
genre alternative rock
new wave
post-punk
hasImprint I.R.S. Americana
linked to: I.R.S. No Speak

I.R.S. No Speak
knownFor developing early career of R.E.M.
developing early career of The Go-Go's
influencing 1980s alternative rock
mediaProject I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge
mediaProjectType MTV music program
notableFor promoting alternative rock bands
promoting new wave bands
parentCompany A&M Records
EMI
MCA Records
signedArtist Concrete Blonde
Fine Young Cannibals
General Public
Oingo Boingo
R.E.M.
The Alarm
The Bangles
The Cramps
The English Beat
The Go-Go's
linked to: The Go-Go’s

The Police
Wall of Voodoo
status defunct

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Police recordLabel IRS Records
Buzzcocks recordLabel IRS Records
Headless Cross label IRS Records
Henry Padovani employer IRS Records
Midnight Man recordLabel IRS Records
Howard Devoto recordLabel IRS Records