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World Cafe: 5 Bands That Got Their Start On Bar/None Records

As the influential New Jersey label celebrates 30 years in the business, World Cafe looks back.
Today, World Cafe looks back at the small but influential Bar/None Records label. Bar/None was formed in Hoboken, N.J., 30 years ago by Tom Prendergast and Glenn Morrow. Prendergast sold the label to Morrow in 2000. They were the first label to record many artists who later jumped to bigger imprints, including They Might Be Giants, Freedy Johnston, Yo La Tengo and others. Here, Morrow joins the show to discuss some great music.

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