Ep259: Bruce Licher of Independent Project Records
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
After starting Independent Project Records as a University project, Bruce Licher, leveraging his music, design and letterpress background, grew the label into a highly influential artistic destination for post-punk and alternative musicians. Today Bruce shares the history of the label, the special pressings, the challenges incurred and the future of the relaunch of IPR.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:31.7 | audiophileusa.com. Well, hey everyone, it's Nate here. Welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide. This |
| 0:41.4 | week we are honored to have as our guest, Mr. Bruce Leichier of Independent Project Records. |
| 0:47.9 | Now, Bruce is an extreme innovator in the field of vinyl records, collecting, and cover art. |
| 0:53.4 | The records that he made are incredibly unique, leveraging his talent in operating printing |
| 0:59.4 | presses and creativity in design. |
| 1:02.3 | Bruce was a member of the post-punk band Savage Republic, however, he not only made the music, |
| 1:08.4 | but designed and hand-printed much of the packaging, which led him to |
| 1:13.0 | bring on other bands onto his label, Independent Project Records. The IPR label then gained |
| 1:19.6 | widespread notoriety for their presentation of music, garnering design and manufacturing work |
| 1:25.1 | from other labels, and earning Bruce a few Grammy nominations |
| 1:28.7 | along the way. The story of independent project records is absolutely fascinating and featured |
| 1:34.8 | in the beautiful new book, Savage Impressions, an aesthetic expedition through the archives of |
| 1:40.7 | independent project records and press, available at IPParchive.com, and a new |
| 1:46.8 | vinyl compilation from independent project records called tape excavation is available at |
| 1:52.9 | independent project records.bancamp.com. |
| 1:58.2 | Now, this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide is brought to you in part by groove washer.com, |
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