Sympathy for the Record Industry

US

Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I. ) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by John Mermis, known as Long Gone John . Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went on to gain mainstream success include The White Stripes , Hole , and The Electrocutes (the first Donnas incarnation).