Blind Pig Records

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Blind Pig Records
Parent company Sony Music Entertainment [1]
Founded1977 (1977)
FounderJerry Del Giudice, Edward Chmelewski
Distributor(s) The Orchard
Genre Blues, soul, zydeco
Country of originUnited States
LocationSan Francisco, California
Official website blindpigrecords.com

Blind Pig Records is an American blues independent record label.

Blind Pig was formed in 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Jerry Del Giudice, owner of the Blind Pig Cafe, and his friend Edward Chmelewski. [2] The label is now based in San Francisco. In the late 2000s the label started a reissue vinyl series, featuring reissues from its back catalog on 180-gram high quality vinyl.

As of 2015, Blind Pig's catalogue is owned by The Orchard, a division of Sony Music. [3]

In 2017, a double compilation album, Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection, was released featuring tracks by many artists who recorded for the label over the years. [4]

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