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99 Records (pronounced Nine Nine) was an American independent record label, active from 1980 to 1984. The label was home to several seminal musical artists in the no wave, post-punk, post-disco and avant-garde scenes in New York City. ==History== British designer Gina Franklyn sold British fashions out of her shop 99, located at 99 MacDougal Street in New York's Greenwich Village. She began dating Ed Bahlman, who sold independent singles out of the store. During trips to England, he and Franklyn brought back suitcases of music, particularly from Rough Trade. They focused on independent and punk music, becoming a successful rival to Bleecker Bob's in the West Village. They also had a selection of funk and reggae. The store's arty appeal stood in contrast to many of the local businesses, which Bush Tetras member Dee Pop called "real Bob Dylan territory". Vivien Goldman described the store as "a milieu...() a very creative atmosphere."〔 Musician Glenn Branca approached Bahlman to see if he would be interested in starting a label and releasing a record by Branca. Bahlman knew little about recording, pressing, and distributing records, but Branca had some experience with Theoretical Records. Bahlman agreed and made ''Lesson No. 1'' the first release by 99 Records.〔〔Savage and Baker 2013, p. 213.〕 The label distributed primarily through its own store but also through Jem, Important, and Sky Disk. In 1980 and 1981 the label released several records for local bands, some of which had crossover success in dance clubs.〔 Bush Tetras and ESG appeared on the disco charts, and 99 had its most successful releases with ESG and Liquid Liquid.〔〔Reynolds 2006, p. 271.〕 Terry Tolkin, who ran the label No.6 Records, also worked at 99 before becoming a VP of A&R at Elektra Records.〔 Bahlman mentored Def Jam founder Rick Rubin and helped distribute the label's first releases.〔 In 1981 the relationship between Bahlman and Branca became strained, especially after Bahlman's refusal to sign a fledgling Sonic Youth. Branca went to start his own label Neutral Records, and 99's roster was reduced to ESG and Liquid Liquid. Bahlman stated that over a hundred acts had asked about releasing music through 99 but that growing too fast would damage the label's "sense of identity."〔 99 had only one release the following year.〔 In 1983 Grandmaster Melle Mel released "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)", which used elements of "Cavern" from Liquid Liquid's ''Optimo'' EP. 99 sued Sugar Hill Records for the similarities between the two tracks.〔McLeod and DiCola 2011, pp. 111–3.〕 Tolkin and Liquid Liquid member Richard McGuire have both accused Sugar Hill of retaliating through scare tactics, including hiring someone to scare 99's customers with a machete.〔〔McLeod and DiCola 2011, p. 113.〕 Tolkin stated that Bahlman refused to visit the store for a year and a half and alleged that Bahlman had received threats regularly. Franklyn has dismissed these accounts as "complete exaggeration".〔 Sugar Hill was ordered to pay $660,000 but instead declared bankruptcy shortly after.〔 Bahlman shut down 99, in part because of the case's legal costs. In early 1986, Bahlman sold off 99's inventory and went into seclusion.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「99 Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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