Editing Asian Man Records

{{Short description|American record label}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2009}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Asian Man Records
| image =
| parent = 
| founded = 1996
| founder = [[Mike Park]]
| distributor = 
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Punk rock]]
* [[ska punk]]
* [[pop punk]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[emo]]
}}
| country = [[United States|US]]
| location = [[Monte Sereno, California]]
| url = [http://www.asianmanrecords.com/ AsianManRecords.com]
| image_bg = 
}}

'''Asian Man Records''' is a DIY [[record label]] run by [[Mike Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-park-mn0000492442/biography|title=Mike Park - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> in [[Monte Sereno, California]]. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name [[Dill Records]], with the Asian Man label established in May 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/1407/asian-man-records-celebrates-5-years-in-business-by-giving-away-posters|title=Asian Man Records celebrates 5 years in business by giving away posters!|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=May 5, 2001|accessdate=February 10, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Asian Man Records were distributed by [[Mordam Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/mike-park-diy-ethics-have-kept-asian-man-records-b-237320|title=Mike Park on the DIY ethics that have kept Asian Man Records in business for 20 years|first=David|last=Anthony}}</ref>

==Sublabels==
In 2011, Park established the '''Fun Fun Records''' sublabel, which released children's music.<ref name=Zooglobble>{{cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Stefan|title=Zooblobble|url=http://www.zooglobble.com/blog/2012/9/6/interview-greg-attonito-shanti-wintergate-play-date.html|access-date=6 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701054905/http://www.zooglobble.com/blog/2012/9/6/interview-greg-attonito-shanti-wintergate-play-date.html|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2015, artists on the Fun Fun label included Mike Park, [[Dan Potthast]], [[Play Date (band)|Play Date]], [[Kepi Ghoulie]], [[Happy Wags]], and [[Koo Koo Kanga Roo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://funfunrecords.com/artists/|title=Artists « Fun Fun Records|website=funfunrecords.com|access-date=2015-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128220720/http://funfunrecords.com/artists/|archive-date=2018-11-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Artists==
The label specializes in mostly [[ska]] and [[Punk rock|punk]]. The first proper release by the label was [[Link 80]]'s [[17 Reasons]] and the label has since gone on to release recordings by punk heavyweights such as [[Alkaline Trio]]<ref name="sacher">{{cite web|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|title=Asian Man Records turns 25: Mike Park picks 10 of his favorite AMR releases of the past 5 years|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/asian-man-records-turns-25-mike-park-picks-10-of-his-favorite-amr-releases-of-the-past-5-years/|work=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref> and [[Less Than Jake]]. Other artists released include:

===Current===
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* [[Agung Gede]]
* [[The Abruptors]]
* Akiakane 
* [[The Apers]]
* [[The Atom Age]]
* [[Bagheera (band)|Bagheera]]
* [[Buck-O-Nine]]
* [[Chotto Ghetto]]
* [[Classics Of Love]]
* [[Coquettish (band)|Coquettish]]
* [[Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room]]
* [[Dan P & The Bricks]]
* [[Dogbreth]]
* [[Dog Party (band)|Dog Party]]
* [[Dowsing (band)|Dowsing]]
* Duvall
* [[Grant Olney]]
* Great Apes
* Grumpster
* [[Guerilla Poubelle]]
* Hard Girls
* [[The Hot Toddies]]
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* [[Kepi Ghoulie]]
* [[Kevin Seconds]]
* Lektron<ref name="Sacher 2023">{{cite web | last=Sacher | first=Andrew | title=Matt Skiba, Atom Willard, AFI's Hunter Burgan meet up in new band Lektron (listen) | website=BrooklynVegan | date=2023-05-30 | url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/matt-skiba-atom-willard-afis-hunter-burgan-meet-up-in-new-band-lektron-listen/ | access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref>
* [[Matt Skiba]]
* [[Mike Park]]
* [[Monkey (band)|Monkey]]
* [[Murderburgers]]
* Nicotine
* Pacing
* [[The Queers]]
* Short Round
* Small Crush
* [[Smoking Popes]]
* [[Spraynard]]
* [[Sundowner (band)|Sundowner]]
* Sweet Gloom
* Teens in Trouble
* [[The Smith Street Band]]
* The Taxpayers
* [[Unsteady (band)|Unsteady]]
* The Wild 
* [[Wild Moth]] 
* [[Yoko Utsumi]]
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===Former===
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* [[Ahiro]]
* [[AJJ (band)|AJJ]] (active with [[Hopeless Records]])
* [[Alkaline Trio]]<ref name="sacher"/> (active with [[Rise Records]])
* [[Angelo Moore]]
* [[Astropop 3]]
* [[Ben Weasel]] 
* [[Big D and the Kids Table]]<ref name="sacher"/> (active with [[SideOneDummy Records]])
* [[Blue Meanies (Illinois band)|Blue Meanies]] (disbanded)
* [[Bomb The Music Industry!]]<ref name="sacher"/> (disbanded)
* [[Boom Boom Satellites]]
* [[The Broadways]] (disbanded)
* [[The Bruce Lee Band]] 
* [[The Chinkees]] 
* [[Chris Murray (musician)|Chris Murray]]
* [[Colossal (band)|Colossal]] (disbanded)
* [[Dan Potthast]] (active with [[Pentimento Music Company]])
* [[Ee (band)|Ee]] (active with Actually Records)
* [[Five Iron Frenzy]]
* [[Good for Cows]]
* [[The Honor System (band)|The Honor System]]
* [[Johnny Socko]]
* [[Just a Fire]]
* [[Joyce Manor]]<ref name="sacher"/> (active with [[Epitaph Records]])
* [[King Apparatus]]
* [[Knowledge (band)|Knowledge]]
* Korea Girl
* [[Laura Stevenson|Laura Stevenson & The Cans]] (re-release only)
* [[The Lawrence Arms]]<ref name="sacher"/> (active with [[Epitaph Records]])
* [[Lemuria (American band)|Lemuria]]<ref name="sacher"/>
* [[Less Than Jake]]<ref name="sacher"/> (re-releases only)
* [[Let's Go Bowling]]
* [[Link 80]]<ref name="sacher"/>
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* [[Little Jeans]]
* [[Mealticket]]
* [[The Methadones]]
* [[MU330]]<ref name="sacher"/>
* [[Noise By Numbers]]
* [[No Torso]]
* [[O Pioneers!!!]] 
* [[Pama International]]
* The Peacocks
* [[The Plus Ones]]
* [[Polysics]]
* [[Potshot (band)|Potshot]] (disbanded)
* [[Pushover (band)|Pushover]]
* The Riptides
* [[Riverdales]]
* [[The Rudiments]]
* [[Satori (band)|Satori]]
* [[Screeching Weasel]] (re-releases only)
* [[Shinobu (band)|Shinobu]]
* [[Skankin' Pickle]]
* [[Slapstick (band)|Slapstick]]<ref name="sacher"/>
* [[Slow Gherkin]]
* [[Softball (band)|Softball]]
* [[Squirtgun]]
* [[Teen Idols]]
* [[Ten in the Swear Jar]]
* [[The Toasters]]
* [[Toys That Kill]]
* [[Tuesday (band)|Tuesday]]
* [[WARDOGS]]

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==Compilation CDs==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Notable Artists
|-
| 1997?
| "Anti-Racist Action: Stop Racism" Benefit CD
| [[Napalm Death]], [[Less Than Jake]], [[Alkaline Trio]]
|-
| 2001
| "[[Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra]]"
| [[Saves the Day]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[New Found Glory]]
|-
| 1997
| "Misfits of Ska"
| [[Less Than Jake]], [[Reel Big Fish]], [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]
|-
| 1997
| "Misfits of Ska II"
| [[Link 80]], [[The Aquabats]]
|-
| 1998
| "Mailorder is Fun!"
| [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Less Than Jake]], [[Mike Park]]
|-
| 1999
| "Mailorder is Still Fun!"
| [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Less Than Jake]], [[Mike Park]]
|-
| 2000
| "Plea For Peace"
| [[Link 80]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Mike Park]]
|-
| 2001
| "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour I"
| [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Thrice]], [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[At the Drive-In]]
|-
| 2001?
| "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour II"
| [[Anti Flag]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[Yellowcard]]
|-
| 2001?
| "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour III"
| [[Rise Against]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Yellowcard]], [[Fall Out Boy]]
|-
| 2002
| "Mailorder for the Masses"
| [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Matt Skiba]], [[Mike Park]]
|-
| 2003
| "Underground Screams"
| (new artists)
|- 
| 2003
| Version City Sessions"
| [[Westbound Train]]
|-
| 2007
| "Plea For Peace Volume 2 "
| [[Big D and the Kids Table]], [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]], [[Alkaline Trio]]. [[Throwdown (band)|Throwdown]], [[Rx Bandits]]
|-
| 2007
| "Ten Years of Blood, Sweat, and Tears"
| [[Slapstick (band)|Slapstick]], [[The Queers]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[The Broadways]], [[The Bruce Lee Band]], [[The Chinkees]], [[Potshot (band)|Potshot]], [[The Toasters]], The Peacocks, [[The Rudiments]]
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.asianmanrecords.com official site]

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