Scratchie Records

Scratchie Records was an independent record label founded in 1995 by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky (ex-Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy), Kerry Brown (ex-Catherine) and Jeremy Freeman.

Initially, Scratchie was based in Chicago and had distribution through Mercury Records, but a year of legal wrangling ended the pact after Universal merged with Mercury's parent company, Polygram. Scratchie then signed a deal with New Line and moved to New York.

Selected Artists

• Eszter Balint
• The Blank Theory
• Blaze
• Dan Bryk
• Catherine
• Chainsaw Kittens
• DJ Nabee Swift
• Eugene, a.k.a. Brandon Owens
• Fondly
• Fountains of Wayne
• The Frogs
• Fulflej
• Albert Hammond Jr.
• Mike Ladd
• Lava and The Hot Rocks
• Midnight Movies
• Monkey Paw
• Office
• Pancho Kryztal
• Phoenix Thunderstone
• Robbers on High Street
• The Sights
• The Sounds

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official Scratchie Records site