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SuperEgo Records is a record label co-founded by Aimee Mann and her manager Michael Hausman in 1999, after Mann negotiated a release from her contract with Geffen Records. [1] [2] Mann has released all of her solo albums since 1999 on SuperEgo. The first of these albums was Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo , which she released in 2000 after buying back the rights to its music from Interscope Records. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Van Meter, Jonathan (11 July 1999). "What's a Record Exec To Do With Aimee Mann?". New York Times Magazine.
  2. Nagy, Evie (2008-05-31). "Still Her Own Mann". Billboard. Vol. 120 no. 22. p. 33.
  3. Ward, Colm. "Bachelor No. 2 Review". PopMatters.
  4. Bessman, Jim (1999-11-03). "With Her SuperEgo Label's Solo Set, Mann Does It Herself". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 46. p. 102.