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Initial Records was formed in the mid 1990s by label owner Andy Rich while he was in college in Michigan. Until he graduated, the label was run out of his dorm room. Upon moving to Louisville, the label greatly expanded, had their legendary band roster sign stolen, started Krazy Fest, and many other things.

The label folded in late 2004 immediately after releasing the last By The Grace Of God CD, and after Ryan resigned his label manager position to concentrate on touring with his bands, Auxiliary, and numerous freelance design gigs.

Staff over the years:

Andy Rich - owner
Scott Ritcher - label manager/design
Mark Brickey - design
Ron Jasin - webmaster
Ryan Patterson - label manager/design
Kelly Cox - Lots of stuff
Matt Wieder - shipping
Terry Campbell - shipping
Jason Irvine - shipping
Thommy Browne - A+R

Louisville records they've put out:

Guilt - Empty 7"
Falling Forward - Hand Me Down 12"/CD
Guilt - Synesthesia 10"/CD
Enkindel - Enkindel 7"/CD
Enkindel - Some Assembly Required CD
The Enkindels - Buzzclip 2000 CD
The Enkindels - Can't stop... CD
Black Widows - Stops A Beating Heart CD
Black Widows - Widows Bloody Widows CD
Lords - The House That Lords Built CD
The National Acrobat - The Complete Recordings CD
Metroschifter w/ Shipping News split - Metroschifter w/ Shipping News split
By The Grace Of God - 3 Steps Anthology CD

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