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Music Rock

Fresh at Twenty

The Oral History of Mint Records

by (author) Kaitlin Fontana

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
Rock
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770410046
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $22.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770900523
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $13.95

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Description

A tribute to an independent record label and the people who helped build it, this story encapsulates the zeitgeist in popular music that washed through Vancouver in the 1990s and 2000s. As a label, Mint Records helped launch the careers of the New Pornographers, Neko Case, the Evaporators, the Smugglers, the Sadies, the Pack A. D., and countless other acts and in doing so, not only shaped the sound of Vancouver at the end of the 20th century, but helped usher in a golden age of Canadian popular music that still thrives today. Filled with rare and never-before-seen memorabilia from Mint bands and their tours, including photographs that cover the last 20 years,this chronicle embodies Vancouver pop music followers and hears Mint Records insiders speak for the first time about the label they love — and that truly loves them back.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Kaitlin Fontana is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including Exclaim!, Rolling Stone, SPIN, and the Walrus and Maisonneuve. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.