Comedy Minus One

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Comedy Minus One
Founded2007 (2007)
Founder Jon Solomon
Genre
Country of originU.S.
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey
Official website www.comedyminusone.com

Comedy Minus One is an independent record label based in Princeton, New Jersey. It was founded in 2007 by Jon Solomon. Comedy Minus One picks up where an earlier Solomon label - My Pal God Records - left off, but with a more focused remit. The label, which takes its name from the 1973 Albert Brooks record of the same name, has so far concentrated on the output of a small group of post-hardcore and noise rock bands, but has also provided a distribution outlet for some previous releases.

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Releases

Release NumberArtistTitleFormat
001 Bottomless Pit Hammer of the GodsCD
002 The Karl Hendricks Trio The World SaysDownload
003 The Karl Hendricks Rock Band Buick ElectraDownload
004 Oxford Collapse The Hann-Byrd EP12" vinyl EP
005 Bottomless Pit CongressDownload
006 Silkworm LibertineDownload
007 Silkworm Chokes!LP/Download
008Tim MidgettIt Goes Like ThisDownload
009Ein HeitThe Lightning and The SunDownload
010 The Crust Brothers Marquee MarkDownload
011 The Karl Hendricks Trio A Gesture of KindnessDownload
012 Obits One Cross Apiece/Put It In WritingDownload
013 Obits I Can't Lose/Military MadnessDownload
014 Rebecca Gates Reissuer By: Ruby Series RevisitedCD
015 Bottomless Pit Blood Under The BridgeCD/Download
016Tre OrsiDevices + EmblemsDownloads
017 Edsel The Everlasting Belt Co.Download
018 Edsel Detroit FollyDownload
019 Silkworm Libertine2x12"+CD/Download
020 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio 3Download
021 The Karl Hendricks Trio The Adult Section12" vinyl LP+CD/Download
022 Bottomless Pit Lottery 2005-2012Download
023 Edsel The Techniques of Speed HypnosisDownload
024 Joel RL Phelps Warm Springs NightDownload
025 Eleventh Dream Day New Moodio12" Vinyl LP/Download
026 Bottomless Pit Shade Perennial12" Vinyl LP+CD/Download
027MinutesRolandLP/Download
028TV ColoursPurple Skies, Toxic RiverLP/Download
029Mint MileIn Season & Ripe12"/Download
030 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio The Downer TrioDownload
031 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio BlackbirdDownload
032 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio Inland EmpiresDownload
033 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio TraditionDownload
034 Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio CustomsDownload
035 SAVAK Best of Luck In Future EndeavorsLp/Cd/Download
036The RutabegaUnreliable NarratorLp/Download
037Mint MileThe Bliss Point12"/Download
038SilkwormIn The West2x12"+CD/Download
040OUTSwim BuddiesLp/Download
041Andrew Cohen & Light ComaUnrealityLp/Download
042The GotobedsFucking in the Future +5Lp/Download
043Mint MileHeartroller12"/Download
044OUTBillieLp/Download
046Hurry UpDismal NitchLp/Download
047The RutabegaLeading Up ToLp/Download
048Deep Tunnel ProjectS/TLp/Cd/Download
050Mint MileAmbertron2xLp/Download
051Eleventh Dream DaySince Grazed2xLp/Download
054Mint MileRoughriderLp/Download
055KinskiStumbledown TerraceLP/Download
057SilkwormDeveloper2xLp+CD

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