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[[Image:Gramm Records (logo).png|right|Gramm Records]]

'''Gramm''' was an [[Iceland]]ic [[record label]] created by Ásmundur Jónsson and [[Einar Örn Benediktsson]] in [[1981 in music|1981]].

Located in [[Reykjavík]], Gramm’s first release was a 10-track 7" vinyl titled ''Tilf'' by Purrkur Pillnikk, a [[Punk rock|punk]] group led by [[Einar Örn Benediktsson|Einar Örn]].

Besides releasing all Purrkur Pillnikk's records, Gramm also issued works of artists like the [[England|English]] experimental group [[Psychic TV]], [[Björk]]'s first band [[Tappi Tíkarrass]] and [[Kukl (band)|Kukl]] (featuring Björk and Einar Örn). Rock band [[Þeyr]] and punk groups such as Vonbrigði were also associated with Gramm.

In [[1987 in music|1987]], Gramm went bankrupt. Ásmundur and some of the musicians who were playing in Kukl created Smekkleysa, which ultimately became [[Bad Taste (record label)|Bad Taste]], known worldwide by [[the Sugarcubes]].

== See also==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[Gramm discography]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.smekkleysa.net Official site]

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[[Category:Icelandic record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1981]]
[[Category:Record labels disestablished in 1987]]
[[Category:Experimental music record labels]]


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