New Underground Records

New Underground Records is an American DIY punk record label founded in 1980, based out of South Bay, Los Angeles California. It was founded by Danny Dean Phillips and the late Gary Kail. New Underground Records is one of the first DIY punk record labels to come out of the South Bay punk scene of the 1980's. In 1990, Gary Kail signed over his shares of New Underground Records leaving Danny the sole owner. The label was one of the three main (New Underground Records, SST Records, and New Alliance) DIY punk labels originally distributed through Greenworld Distribution, which later became Enigma Records.