geezfools Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Just saw this: http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/r-i-p-lookout-records/ Lookout! Records, the Berkeley, California-based record label and one-time home of Green Day, Operation Ivy, Rancid, The Donnas, Alkaline Trio, and countless others, is no more, according to the label’s former signee Ted Leo. In a message posted on his website, Leo revealed that while the label had ceased putting out new material in 2006, it was still printing back catalogs until December. Now, however, the label has “sadly, shuttered its windows for good,” explained Leo. Leo, who released four Ted Leo and the Pharmacists records through Lookout! during the early 2000s, went on to note that “these records have reverted to my complete ownership.” The transition has caused these albums to be taken down from digital services, but Leo said that he hopes to have them back online soon. As for the physical releases, Leo said the records are “officially out of print and will likely not be repressed for a while (but I’m sure I’ll get around to it eventually).” He does, however, have a stockpile of old physical albums that he may sell through his own online webstore. It’s unclear what the news means for other former Lookout! artists, though artists like Green Day, Avail, and Screeching Weasels previously reclaimed ownership of their work from the label in the mid-2000s. The label’s website has not been updated since March 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 every time i checked their website during the past few years it's said their web store had been closed, so to me the label died when that happened. unless they still did mail order or something i was unaware of? still a great label that put out some great stuff. they will indeed be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowserhound Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I thought this happened 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 I thought this happened 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 if this forces ted leo to start a label, i would be psyched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 My question is who is going to press Operation Ivy in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 My question is who is going to press Operation Ivy in the future? hellcat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpearin Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 My question is who is going to press Operation Ivy in the future? hellcat. Doesn't Hellcat even already have the rights to it? Who pressed the pic disc of Energy a few years back?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 hellcat. Doesn't Hellcat even already have the rights to it? Who pressed the pic disc of Energy a few years back?? exactly. they could do a 2xLP discography with plea for peace and hectic on disc 2. or maybe even press seedy. wouldn't that just be dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 On the plus side, this probably means that a lot of old Lookout titles will either get reissued with new bells and whistles or will get released on vinyl for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpearin Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Doesn't Hellcat even already have the rights to it? Who pressed the pic disc of Energy a few years back?? exactly. they could do a 2xLP discography with plea for peace and hectic on disc 2. or maybe even press seedy. wouldn't that just be dandy. oooOOOOooooo. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great label. Lots of good music came out on Lookout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 exactly. they could do a 2xLP discography with plea for peace and hectic on disc 2. or maybe even press seedy. wouldn't that just be dandy. oooOOOOooooo. This. If we're dreaming here, it'd be nice if they did a 3xLP with Hedgecore and all the other odds and ends as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpearin Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 oooOOOOooooo. This. If we're dreaming here, it'd be nice if they did a 3xLP with Hedgecore and all the other odds and ends as well. And who'd do the liner notes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 oooOOOOooooo. This. If we're dreaming here, it'd be nice if they did a 3xLP with Hedgecore and all the other odds and ends as well. yeah, thats why we need a pressing of Seedy, or at least all the material on it, possibly under a different name. i understand it's a bootleg that the band and lookout had nothing to do with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleserlington Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 If we're dreaming here, it'd be nice if they did a 3xLP with Hedgecore and all the other odds and ends as well. yeah, thats why we need a pressing of Seedy, or at least all the material on it, possibly under a different name. i understand it's a bootleg that the band and lookout had nothing to do with. this exists. i was at a record store a couple weeks ago and found a bootleg called "the rare shit" and i think side B was the Seedy CD, i'm sure you'll be able to find it on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 i understand it's a bootleg that the band and lookout had nothing to do with. the band and an ex-lookouter actually had everything to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I can't wait for 2XLP versions of all those MTX records! If someone pressed 300 of each, I bet they'd sell... to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 i understand it's a bootleg that the band and lookout had nothing to do with. the band and an ex-lookouter actually had everything to do with it. reeaaally? thats good news. pretty much the whole time i've been aware of the band (since, eh, 98?) i've assumed it was a bootleg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Op Ivy def needs a discography LP box set to come out. Loooong overdue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weck Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.lookoutrecords.com/2012/01/hard-to-say-goodbye.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.lookoutrecords.com/2012/01/hard-to-say-goodbye.html Thanks for posting. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 the band and an ex-lookouter actually had everything to do with it. reeaaally? thats good news. pretty much the whole time i've been aware of the band (since, eh, 98?) i've assumed it was a bootleg. Seedy CD, black pressing of '69 Newport 7", and white pressing of Plea for Peace 7" are all legit releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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