Izumi Records

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Izumi Records
Founder Dave Lynch
Genre Indie rock
Country of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Location Brighton, England
Official website

Izumi Records is an independent record label based in Brighton, England. It was founded by record producer Dave Lynch. Originally a vinyl-only label, Izumi was one of the first record labels to include artist-specific comic books with its releases.

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