American record label
Record label
Drive-Thru Records
Founder
Richard Reines , Stefanie Reines Status Inactive Distributor(s)
Universal ,
Sony ,
RED Genre
Pop punk ,
emo ,
indie rock ,
post-hardcore Country of origin US Location
Sherman Oaks, California ,
Woodland Hills, California ,
Santa Monica, CA Official website
http://www.myspace.com/drivethrurecords
Drive-Thru Records logo used on
Allister 's
You Can't Do that on Vinyl
Drive-Thru Records was a California-based
independent record label owned by siblings
Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the
pop-punk /
emo merger sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financial obstacles in getting their bands' music into stores, Drive-Thru entered into a distribution deal with
MCA /
Universal . In 2003 MCA was dissolved and folded into
Geffen Records . One of the clauses of that agreement was MCA/Geffen being able to sign any band of their choosing from Drive-Thru's roster.
Once the Universal deal ended, they signed a contract with independent label
Sanctuary Records . Starting with a new roster, the label garnered a top 10 platinum hit with "Here In Your Arms" by
Hellogoodbye .
[1] However, Sanctuary was on the verge of bankruptcy, and sold their assets to Universal Music. Drive-Thru Records got trapped in that deal, and were stuck with
UMG , the catalog division of Universal. The label's last release was in 2008, when Richard and Stefanie Reines decided to concentrate on artist management and put Drive-Thru Records on indefinite hiatus.
The independent label sold over 7 million CDs. Bands that achieved notable success during their time with the label include
Hellogoodbye ,
New Found Glory ,
Something Corporate ,
Dashboard Confessional ,
Fenix*TX ,
Finch ,
The Starting Line ,
Steel Train ,
Midtown ,
Rx Bandits ,
The Early November ,
Senses Fail ,
Home Grown ,
Halifax and
Allister .
Love Minus Zero Recordings
Love Minus Zero Recordings was founded as the second subsidiary of Drive-Thru Records in January 2007.
[2] This label was intended to comprise artists of a stronger singer-songwriter genre. Only two acts were ever signed to Love Minus Zero: Roark and
Biirdie . This imprint was soon reabsorbed back into Drive-Thru Records.
Drive-Thru Records have earned several silver, gold, and platinum albums and singles, that have been certified by
RIAA ,
CRIA and
BPI .
* denotes inactive band. † denotes former Rushmore Records signee.
This is the release list of Drive-Thru Records in order of release number.
Cousin Oliver – (818) (1997)
Various Artists – Where's the Beef? (1997)
Riverfenix –
Riverfenix (1997)
Various Artists – A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong (1997)
The Pharmaceutical Bandits –
Those Damn Bandits (1998)
Allister –
You Can't Do that on Vinyl 7" vinyl (1998)
Various Artists – Mulletcore (1998)
Mothermania – The Sound and the Fury (1998)
Caught Inside – Bolts in the Machine EP (1998)
Rx Bandits –
Halfway Between Here and There (1999)
Last Summer – Remember Those Days (1999)
Midtown –
The Sacrifice of Life EP (1999)
New Found Glory –
Nothing Gold Can Stay (1999)
Allister –
Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999)
Less Than Jake –
Hello Rockview picture vinyl (1999)
Not used
Various Artists – You'll Never Eat Fast Food Again (1999)
Midtown –
Save the World, Lose the Girl (2000)
New Found Glory –
From the Screen to Your Stereo EP (2000)
Dashboard Confessional –
The Swiss Army Romance (2000)
The Benjamins –
The Art of Disappointment (2001)
Rx Bandits –
Progress (2001)
The Starting Line –
With Hopes of Starting Over EP (2001)
Finch –
Falling into Place EP (2001)
Something Corporate –
Audioboxer EP (2001)
The Movielife –
The Movielife Has a Gambling Problem EP (2001)
Various Artists –
Welcome to the Family (2001)
Finch –
What It Is to Burn (2002)
Home Grown – 3 Song Sampler (2002)
Home Grown –
Kings of Pop (2002)
The Starting Line – 3 Song Sampler (2002)
The Starting Line –
Say It Like You Mean It (2002)
Allister –
Last Stop Suburbia (2002)
The Early November –
For All of This EP (2002)
The Early November –
The Acoustic EP (2003)
Steel Train –
For You My Dear EP (2003)
Inadvertently, there were two releases with the release number 37:
Senses Fail –
From the Depths of Dreams EP (2003)
Rx Bandits –
The Resignation (2003)
The Starting Line –
The Make Yourself at Home EP (2003)
Various Artists – Drive-Thru Invasion Tour Compilation (2003)
The Early November –
The Room's Too Cold (2003)
Hidden in Plain View –
Hidden in Plain View EP (2003)
Steel Train –
1969 EP (2003)
Jenoah –
Morning Is When Jenoah Wakes Up EP (2004)
Hellogoodbye –
Hellogoodbye EP (2004)
New Found Glory –
Catalyst (2004)
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business –
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business (2004)
Home Grown –
When It All Comes Down EP (2004)
An Angle –
And Take It with a Grain of Salt (2004)
Various Artists –
Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records (2004)
Halifax –
A Writer's Reference EP (2005)
Various Artists –
Drive Thru Records: Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know (2005)
Hidden in Plain View –
Life in Dreaming (2005)
Steel Train – Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun (2005)
An Angle –
We Can Breathe under Alcohol (2005)
Adelphi –
Walking on the Ceiling of the Sky EP (2005)
The Early November /
I Am the Avalanche –
Split (2005)
Various Artists –
Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute (2005)
Socratic –
Lunch for the Sky (2005)
I Am the Avalanche –
I Am the Avalanche (2005)
The Early November –
The Room's Too Cold re-release (2005)
Allister –
Before the Blackout (2005)
Various Artists – Drive-Thru Records Greatest Hits (2005)
Halifax – 3 Song Sampler (2006)
Halifax –
The Inevitability of a Strange World (2006)
Dave Melillo –
Talk Is Cheap EP (2006)
The Early November –
The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path (2006)
Hellogoodbye –
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (2006)
House of Fools – House of Fools EP (2006)
Self Against City –
Telling Secrets to Strangers (2007)
Hidden In Plain View –
Resolution (2007)
House of Fools –
Live and Learn (2007)
Inadvertently, there were two releases with the release number 74:
New Found Glory –
From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II (2007)
Steel Train –
Trampoline (2007)
Inadvertently, there were two releases with the release number 77:
Hellogoodbye – EP/DVD Split (2008)
Hellogoodbye – Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! And More! (2008)
Not used
Socratic –
Spread The Rumors (2008)
Not used
Houston Calls –
The End of an Error (2008)
Various Artists –
Drive-Thru Records Special Edition 26th Anniversary EP Box Set (2023)
Drive-Thru Records DVD Vol.1 (2002)
Drive-Thru Records DVD Vol.2: Spectacular, Spectacular (2003)
[8]
Drive-Thru and Rushmore Records DVD Vol.3 (2005)
Drive-Thru Records DVD Vol.4 (2006)
"Hellogoodbye OMG HGB ROTFL"
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