Triple X Records: Difference between revisions

The label was known for "a fearlessly eclectic catalogue that broke away from not just the [[mainstream]], but the equally rigid guidelines of [[punk rock]] as well," according to [[Phoenix New Times]] writer Anita Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/various-artists-6416469|title=Various Artists |first=Anita|last=Jackson|work=Phoenix New Times|date=June 22, 2000 |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> The label's roster included such artists as [[Jane's Addiction]], Acrophet, [[The Selecter]], [[The Dickies]], [[Psi Com]], [[The Miracle Workers]], [[L.A.P.D. (band)|L.A.P.D.]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[D.I. (band)|D.I.]], [[the Adolescents]], [[the Vandals]], [[Mind Over Four]], [[Nocturne (band)|Nocturne]], [[Social Distortion]], [[Human Drama]], [[Of Cabbages and Kings (band)|Of Cabbages and Kings]], [[Angry Samoans]], [[Bad Manners]], [[Mojo Nixon]], [[Fish Karma]], Benign Rebellion, [[Stephen Pearcy]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Doggy Style (band)|Doggy Style]], [[Spice 1]], [[South Central Cartel]], [[Slow Pain]], [[Nino Brown]], [[Gaza Strippers]], [[Brownside]] and [[Mr. Shadow]].

In 1987, Triple X released the debut album by [[Jane's Addiction]]. The live recording was titled ''[[Jane's Addiction (album)|Jane's Addiction]]'' and included the acoustic song "[[Jane Says]]". The release resulted in a [[bidding war]] among major labels that led to the band signing to [[Warner Bros.]].<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/janes-addiction/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180331/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/janes-addiction/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2011|title=Jane's Addiction biography|first=Evan|last=Serpick|workmagazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>