Flawless Records

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Flawless Records
Parent company Interscope-Geffen-A&M
Founded1999
Founder Fred Durst
Defunct2010
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s) Geffen Records
(In the US)
Polydor Records
(Outside of the US)
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States

Flawless Records was a record label formed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst as a division of Geffen Records. [1] [2] It has signed such bands as Puddle of Mudd, The Revolution Smile, and Ringside.

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