Man's Ruin Records
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Man's Ruin Records was an independent record label owned and founded by San Francisco Bay Area artist Frank Kozik.[1][2] In total, the record label released over 200 singles and albums, with most of the artwork designed by Kozik.[3][4]
Man's Ruin Records | |
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Founded | 1994 (1994) |
Founder | Frank Kozik |
Defunct | 2001 (2001) |
Status | Defunct |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | San Francisco, California |
After the 1995 release of Man's Ruin's first record, Experimental Audio Research (EAR): Delta 6,[5] Kozik worked with artists whom he wanted to release. He also designed all of the sleeve-art for the releases.[6] The catalog of Man's Ruin is vast, including relatively famous bands such as the Hellacopters,[7] Nebula,[8] Kyuss,[9] High on Fire,[10] Entombed, Turbonegro,[11] 13eaver, Queens of the Stone Age,[12] and the Sex Pistols;[13] and also lesser known bands such as FuckEmos,[14] Soulpreacher, Angel Rot, and the Cowslingers.[15] The last record released was from Begotten.[15][16] The label was officially closed by 2002. The label's slogan was "Empty Pleasures and Desperate Measures since 1994".[17]