Dr. Strange Records

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Dr. Strange Records
Founded1988
StatusActive
Genre
Country of origin United States
Location Alta Loma, California

Dr. Strange Records is a record label and record store located in Alta Loma, California. It started out as an apartment-based distro in 1988 and became a record label in 1989, run out of the "Doc's" apartment until 1997, when the store was first opened.

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The company is located in the historic Alta Loma post office, built in 1906, at 7136 Amethyst Street (at the northwest corner of the intersection with Lomita Drive; 34°07′28″N117°35′54″W / 34.12441°N 117.59847°W / 34.12441; -117.59847 (Old Alta Loma post office) ). [1]

The label features many well known punk bands.

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References

  1. Solomon, Marcus. "Dr. Strange Interview". Spontaneous Combustion. Retrieved 2013-03-16.