Lookout! Records
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Lookout! Records was an influential independent punk rock record label based in California, known for releasing early recordings by bands like Green Day and Operation Ivy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lookout! Records canonical | 90 |
| Lookout Records | 9 |
| Lookout! Records discography | 1 |
| Lookout! Records era Green Day | 1 |
| Lookout! Records fanzine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T975911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lookout! Records Context triple: [Green Day, recordLabel, Lookout! Records]
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A.
Brushfire Records
Brushfire Records is an independent record label closely associated with Jack Johnson that focuses on surf-inspired, acoustic, and folk-rock music.
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B.
So What the Fuss Records
So What the Fuss Records is an independent music label founded by legendary soul and R&B artist Stevie Wonder.
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C.
Lava Records
Lava Records is an American record label known for signing and developing successful rock and pop artists, operating as an imprint under the larger Republic Records umbrella.
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D.
Blue Rock Records
Blue Rock Records was a 1960s American soul and R&B record label known for releasing music by artists such as Dee Dee Warwick.
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E.
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 and known for signing prominent rock and singer-songwriter artists in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lookout! Records Target entity description: Lookout! Records was an influential independent punk rock record label based in California, known for releasing early recordings by bands like Green Day and Operation Ivy.
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A.
Brushfire Records
Brushfire Records is an independent record label closely associated with Jack Johnson that focuses on surf-inspired, acoustic, and folk-rock music.
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B.
So What the Fuss Records
So What the Fuss Records is an independent music label founded by legendary soul and R&B artist Stevie Wonder.
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C.
Lava Records
Lava Records is an American record label known for signing and developing successful rock and pop artists, operating as an imprint under the larger Republic Records umbrella.
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D.
Blue Rock Records
Blue Rock Records was a 1960s American soul and R&B record label known for releasing music by artists such as Dee Dee Warwick.
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E.
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 and known for signing prominent rock and singer-songwriter artists in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
ⓘ
punk rock record label ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 924 Gilman Street ⓘ |
| basedIn |
East Bay, California
ⓘ
linked to:
East Bay
|
| businessModel | independent DIY label ⓘ |
| catalogIncluded |
7-inch singles
ⓘ
CD releases ⓘ LP albums ⓘ |
| ceasedOperations | 2012 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributed | punk rock records ⓘ |
| focus | local East Bay punk bands ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David Hayes
ⓘ
Larry Livermore ⓘ |
| genre |
hardcore punk
ⓘ
pop punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hadImprint | Panic Button Records ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| influenced |
1990s pop punk movement
ⓘ
independent punk labels ⓘ |
| knownFor |
DIY aesthetic
ⓘ
East Bay pop punk sound ⓘ supporting emerging punk bands ⓘ |
| location |
Berkeley, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| lostKeyArtist |
Green Day
ⓘ
Screeching Weasel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
releasing Operation Ivy recordings
ⓘ
releasing early Green Day recordings ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| released |
Crimpshrine recordings
ⓘ
Green Day – 1,000 Hours (EP) ⓘ Green Day – 39/Smooth ⓘ Green Day – Kerplunk ⓘ
linked to:
Kerplunk
Green Day – Slappy (EP) ⓘ Operation Ivy – Energy ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy – Hectic (EP) ⓘ Pansy Division recordings ⓘ Screeching Weasel recordings ⓘ The Mr. T Experience recordings ⓘ The Queers recordings ⓘ Tilt recordings ⓘ |
| scene | East Bay punk scene ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lookout! Records Description of subject: Lookout! Records was an influential independent punk rock record label based in California, known for releasing early recordings by bands like Green Day and Operation Ivy.
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Words I Might Have Ate
linked to: Lookout! Records
linked to: Lookout! Records
linked to: Lookout! Records
subject linked to:
Dan Lumley (drummer)
subject linked to:
Dan Lumley (drummer)
subject linked to:
Mass Giorgini (bassist)