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New Underground Records

New Underground Records was an American independent record label founded by Danny Phillips and Gary Kail. Phillips and Kail were influenced by D. Boon and Mike Watt's New Alliance Records label and decided to create their own to promote bands they knew. Alongside New Alliance, New Underground was one of the first DIY labels in the South Bay punk scene of the 1980s.

Albums
Their compilitation album, Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself, featured songs by Red Cross ("Rich Brat" from Red Cross), Descendents ("I Wanna Be a Bear" from Milo Goes to College), and Ill Will ("Paranoid Midnight Deposit".) Kail came up with the title for the compilation. • Defy The System (1983) • Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself (1982) ==Legacy==
Legacy
Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself was re-released by Delerium Records in 2001. ==References==
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