Manifesto Records is the name of an independent record label

Independent record label

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 based in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California that has released records by The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...

, Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys

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, Tom Waits

Tom Waits

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, Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley

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, Lilys

Lilys

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, Concrete Blonde

Concrete Blonde

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, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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 and others. Manifesto released the entire catalogue of Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys

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 in 2001 after the band obtained the rights from Alternative Tentacles

Alternative Tentacles

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. Manifesto is also the home of an imprint of Mark Volman

Mark Volman

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 and Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan

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 of The Turtles

The Turtles

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, called FloEdCo; this imprint has released albums by The Turtles

The Turtles

The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...

 and Flo & Eddie

Flo & Eddie

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Manifesto Records, an independent label, is completely unaffiliated with the Manifesto Records in the United Kingdom, which is the name of an inactive dance imprint of Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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