About:

These Are Not Records is a vinyl-only, independent record label that began in 2005. The label is entirely self-financed and self-distributed.

Our focus is simply to release music we like. It could be music by our friends or just bands we admire. We’re two record nerds with a wide variety of tastes and we hope our releases reflect that. Alot of “blood, sweat and tears” is put into making sure our releases look and sound as good as possible.

When we started out, we had more strict ideas about what we wanted to put out. These days, the only constant with our releases is the small run aspect. Besides the cost, nobody wants to be sitting on boxes of unsold records. If something warrants a re-pressing we’re open to the idea.

I wish we had a funny or charming story of how and why we started this label. Sadly, no. What follows is the lame truth….

Chris: We should start a record label
Kevin: Yeah, that would be cool. We should do it.
Chris: I bet you Kevin Devine would do a 7” with us.
Kevin: Ask him. I’m down.

Seriously, that was it.
I guess it’s true what they say.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Ordering Info:

All payments are made via Paypal.
Shipping prices are for US BUYERS only.
International Buyers – contact us BEFORE paying through Paypal

Rest assured that your order is received the day it is placed and usually shipped within 3-5 business days. We offer Media Mail shipping via the USPS. Media Mail is cheap and dependable. Delivery can take up to 2 weeks. If you want Priority Mail shipping via the USPS, please contact us. Please bear in mind These Are Not Records is a small operation. Two lovely gentlemen who do their best to make you happy.

We take care to package your records correctly for safety. We use real record mailers and fillers to ensure your vinyl arrives in the condition it was meant to. You won’t catch us cutting up a fucking pizza box to pack your records. There are no returns, refunds, or exchanges, unless an item is defective. We are not responsible for loss or damage due to US Postal negligence.If you haven’t received your order within three weeks please let us know! We’re on it!

How to Contact Us:

kevin@thesearenotrecords.com
chris@thesearenotrecords.com

If you are an old-fashioned, brick and mortar record shoppe that would like to carry our records, please email us. We applaud your love of physical media!

Radio inquiries, requests for promotional materials and/or press copies should email us at the above addresses.

If you run a record label and would like to do a trade, please email us, but keep in mind that we’re most interested in other vinyl releases.

These Are Not Records is always happy to receive any unsolicited demos, CDs, vinyl releases, etc. from any band who wants to do something with us. Although we would love to release something for every good band we hear we are financially unable to do so. However, we will guarantee a response and our heartfelt thanks for your efforts and interest. Since we currently concentrate on small-run, vinyl-only singles and ep’s we aren’t going to be perfect for everyone.

Hey, maybe you just want to chat about records. That’s cool. Email us.

We’re happy to hear from you.