CI Records

{{Short description|American independent record label}}

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{{Infobox record label

| name = CI Records

| image = CI Records Logo.jpg

| founded = {{start date|1987}}

| founder = Jeremy Weiss

| distributor = MVD Entertainment Group, The Orchard

| genre = Hard rock, indie rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, emo, punk rock, hip hop

| country = U.S.

| location = Lancaster, Pennsylvania

| website = {{URL|cirecords.com}}

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CI Records is an independent record label in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band.{{cite web |title=CI Records [dot com] |url=http://www.cirecords.com/about/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718065011/http://www.cirecords.com/about/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2010 |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |accessdate=25 June 2018 |date=18 July 2010}} Weiss also operates the physical record store, CI Records & Skates in Downtown Lancaster.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=Lancaster's CI Records and Skates ready to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday |url=https://www.abc27.com/video/lancasters-ci-records-and-skates-ready-to-celebrate-record-store-day-on-saturday/6713754/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}[https://lancasteronline.com/business/ci-records-celebrates-return-to-downtown/article_ecd02482-0ff0-51bc-8479-265adb9f2acd.html CI Records celebrates return to downtown]. Lancaster Online, January 6, 2008.

Albums by Jeff Caudill, Sense Field, The Juliana Theory and Jonah Matranga's (of Far, New End Original, Gratitude, and Onelinedrawing) followed after the initial success. Notable artists to sign with CI have included August Burns Red, Texas In July, The Pink Spiders, Carousel Kings, Sadaharu, Fire Deuce (The side project of Coheed and Cambria's Travis Stever), and Movies with Heroes. CI Records is also the homebase of the LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, held annually in Lancaster and now entering its 16th year.[https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/launch-music-conference-and-festival-is-back-for-a-15th-year-photos/collection_ed2640fc-da17-11ed-b97f-8fea991a5ce4.html 15th Annual LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival]

The label owes its name to a punk rock band once played in founder Jeremy Weiss, called Corrupted Image, from which the initials were used.