Alternative Tentacles

Underground punk record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California, USA with sublabel/office in London, UK. It was used by the [a=Dead Kennedys] for the self-produced single "California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent label, they released records for other bands as well. Dead Kennedys guitarist [a=East Bay Ray] and vocalist [a=Jello Biafra] formed Alternative Tentacles, but Biafra became the owner in the mid-1980s. Alternative Tentacles no longer owns the rights to Dead Kennedys recordings after a 2000 lawsuit.

Labelcode: LC 8356