Topshelf Records

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{{short description|American independent record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Topshelf Records

| image = Topshelf Records small logo.png

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| founded = {{start date|2006}}

| founder = Seth Decoteau, Kevin Duquette, Dan Sullivan

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| genre = Indie rock, emo, punk rock, {{nowrap|post-rock}}

| country = United States

| location = Portland, Oregon

| url = {{URL|topshelfrecords.com}}

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Topshelf Records is an American independent record label. Started in Peabody, Massachusetts and formerly located in San Diego, California,{{cite web|title=Interviews: Seth Decoteau (Topshelf Records)|date=June 26, 2014 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/55231/interviews-seth-decoteau-topshelf-records|publisher=Punk News|access-date=October 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141006075532/https://www.punknews.org/article/55231/interviews-seth-decoteau-topshelf-records |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Minton|first1=Kyle |date=July 24, 2011 |title=An Interview: Seth Decoteau [Topshelf Records]|url=http://nothingsoundsbetter.com/post/8009839052/an-interview-seth-decoteau-topshelf-records|publisher=Nothing Sounds Better|access-date=October 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141006071836/http://nothingsoundsbetter.com/post/8009839052/an-interview-seth-decoteau-topshelf-records |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Terich|first1=Jeff|title=Topshelf Records moves to San Diego|url=http://sdcitybeat.com/article-13842-topshelf-records-moves-to-san-diego.html|publisher=San Diego CityBeat|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=June 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160813134830/http://sdcitybeat.com/article-13842-topshelf-records-moves-to-san-diego.html |archive-date=August 13, 2016}} the label is based in Portland, Oregon as of 2022.{{cite web|title=Topshelf Records Launches Kickstarter After Distribution Partner Abruptly Shutters |date=September 15, 2022 |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/topshelf-records-launches-kickstarter-after-distribution-partner-abruptly-shutters/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=May 14, 2024}}

Topshelf Records has been profiled in the Pittsburgh City Paper,{{cite web|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/topshelf-records-showcase-tour-of-slingshot-dakota-prawn-queen-moo-and-people-like-you-perform-at-mr-smalls-dec-19/Content?oid=5761172|title=Topshelf Records Showcase Tour of Slingshot Dakota, Prawn, Queen Moo and People Like You perform at Mr. Smalls Dec. 19|first=Eli|last=Enis|website=Pittsburgh City Paper}} San Diego Reader,{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/jul/19/blurt-topshelf-label-absence-diy-infrastructure/|title=Topshelf label notes absence of DIY infrastructure|first1=Ken|last1=Leighton|date=July 19, 2017|website=www.sandiegoreader.com}} San Diego CityBeat,{{cite web|url=http://sdcitybeat.com/p50.us/tKq/|title=Topshelf Records moves to San Diego|first=Jeff|last=Terich|date=January 27, 2015|website=San Diego CityBeat}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citybeat.com/music/live-music/article/20984774/sound-advice-topshelf-records-tour-featuring-prawn-people-like-you-slingshot-dakota-and-us-and-only-us-dec-12|title=Sound Advice: Topshelf Records Tour featuring Prawn, People Like You, Slingshot Dakota and Us and Only Us (Dec. 13)|website=CityBeat Cincinnati}} and Pitchfork.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/86-your-new-favorite-emo-bands-the-best-of-topshelf-records-2013-sampler/|title=Your New Favorite Emo Bands: The Best of Topshelf Records' 2013 Sampler|website=Pitchfork|date=October 2013 }}