Lovepump United Records

Infobox record label
name = Lovepump United


parent =
founded = 2004
founders = Jake Friedman, Mookie Singerman
defunct =
distributor =
genres = Noise rock
country = United States
location = New York City, New York
url = http://www.lpurecords.com

Lovepump United is an independent record label founded in 2004 by then - Vassar College students Jake Friedman and Mookie Singerman in Poughkeepsie, New York. The label is currently based in New York City. Friedman and Singerman were the only members of a duo; Glitter Pals whose EP was Lovepump's first release; the band has since disbanded. Singerman is also the vocalist for Philadelphia based, "cybergrind" band Genghis Tron whose "Cloak of Love" EP was the second Lovepump release. Lovepump first gained attention in indie music circles by releasing the debut album by the much buzzed about Montreal based noise rock band AIDS Wolf in January of 2006.

List of Lovepump United releases

* LPU 001 - Glitter Pals, "Unleash The Compassion" CD EP (January 10, 2005)
* LPU 002 - Genghis Tron, "Cloak of Love" 10" picture EP (March 29, 2005)
* LPU 003 - Pre / AIDS Wolf / Dmonstrations / Crack Und Ultra Eczema, 2 x 7" Split (November 2005)
* LPU 004 - Doesn't exist
* LPU 005 - AIDS Wolf, "The Lovvers" LP / CD (January 24, 2006)
* LPU 006 - Genghis Tron, "Dead Mountain Mouth" LP (June 27, 2006)
* LPU 007 - Child Abuse / Miracle Of Birth, CD Split (September 12, 2006)
* LPU 008 - Indian Jewelry, "Invasive Exotics" LP (September 12, 2006)
* LPU 009 - Dynasty Handbag, "Foo Foo Yik Yik" CD (October 24, 2006)
* LPU 010 - USAISAMONSTER, picture 7" (April 10, 2007)
* LPU 011 - Child Abuse, "Child Abuse" CD (June 26, 2007)
* LPU 012 - Pre, "Epic Fits" LP (September 4, 2007)
* LPU 013 - Crystal Castles / HEALTH, 7" Split (September 18, 2007)
* LPU 014 - HEALTH, "Health" CD (September 18, 2007)
* LPU 015 - Clipd Beaks, "Hoarse Lords" CD (November 6, 2007)
* LPU 016 - Genghis Tron, "Board Up The House" LP (March 25, 2008)
* LPU 017 - Doesn't exist
* LPU 018 - AIDS Wolf, "Cities of Glass" LP (September 9, 2008)
* LPU 019 - HEALTH, "//DISCO" CD (May 27, 2008)
* LPU 020 - Genghis Tron, "Board Up The House Remixes Volume 2" LP (October 14, 2008)

See also

* List of record labels

References

* [http://www.insound.com/label/labels.php?id=lovepump Insound.com Interview]
* [http://misc.vassar.edu/archives/2005/09/students_record.html Student's showcase featured at CMJ]
* [http://detour-mag.com/assets/2007/12/21/meet-greet-lovepump-united/ Interview for Detour Magazine]

External links

* [http://www.lpurecords.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lovepumpunited Myspace site]
* [http://www.last.fm/label/Lovepump+United/ Last.fm site]