Due to the response to this first track, Rosenstock launched the first online donation-based record label, Quote Unquote Records in 2006; the label’s inaugural release was the first full-length Bomb the Music Industry full-length record, Album Minus Band . Eschewing traditional music merchandising, the band encouraged fans to bring blank T-shirts to shows, which the band would spray paint for using custom stencils, as well as blank CDs, onto which the band would burn copies of their album; Rosenstock and his collaborators provided these services for free, accepting donations when offered. While the band would eventually decide to engage in traditional merchandise sales as well, the free options remained available, maintaining their reputation for DIY ethics.
launched Quote Unquote Records
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