Recess Records

{{Short description|US independent record label}}

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Recess Records is an independent record label founded in 1988.{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Sarah|title=Long Beach Is Home to the World's Most Punk-Rock Wine Bar|url=https://www.laweekly.com/long-beach-is-home-to-the-worlds-most-punk-rock-wine-bar/|work=LA Weekly|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} Label founder Todd Congelliere (frontman for F.Y.P and Toys That Kill) initially made 100 cassettes of F.Y.P's songs and sold them at skateboard contests. Two years later, Congelliere released a vinyl record, F.Y.P's Extra Credit, an 11-song 7-inch record,{{cite web|last=Zargari|first=Shahab|title=Interview: Todd Congelliere of Underground Railroad to Candyland|url=https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2011/04/18/interview-todd-congelliere-of-underground-railroad-to-candyland/|work=Verbicide Magazine|date=April 18, 2011|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} and the label took off from there.

In between touring the U.S., Europe, and Japan, Congelliere began releasing records for fellow punk rock and DIY bands, eventually having a roster of close to 20 artists on his label. Pinhead Gunpowder, fronted by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, announced in April 2008 that a new 7" single from the band would be released on Recess Records in late May 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vinylcollective.com/po-pinhead-gunpowder-7-bananas-lp-new-from-recess/|title=PO: Pinhead Gunpowder 7", Bananas LP (new from Recess) - Vinyl Collective|website=Vinyl Collective|date=30 July 2008 |language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-06}}