Key Lime Pie Records

Key Lime Pie Records is a lightly documented independent record-label imprint associated with the early history of AFI, an American rock band formed in Ukiah, California, in 1991. AFI began in the hardcore-punk milieu and spent its first years developing through small venues, local shows, independently circulated recordings, and scene compilations. The band's early activity preceded its first widely documented full-length album, Answer That and Stay Fashionable, released by Wingnut Records in 1995. Within that formative period, Key Lime Pie Records is identified as one of the labels connected with AFI's early independent output. The available reference material does not provide a detailed narrative of the imprint itself, however. There is no sufficiently supported account here of its founder, legal owner, employees, distribution network, artist roster beyond the AFI connection, or exact years of operation. As a result, the label's history cannot responsibly be expanded into a conventional corporate chronology. AFI's subsequent career illustrates the changing scale of the band's label relationships. After its earliest independent work, the group released music through Wingnut Records and then signed with Nitro Records, the label associated with The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. AFI remained with Nitro through the 336 EP in 2002. The band then moved to DreamWorks Records for Sing the Sorrow in 2003 and later released music through Interscope, Republic, and other labels. These later developments belong to AFI's history and should not be treated as evidence that Key Lime Pie Records continued operating, owned the band, or participated in those agreements. The imprint's significance therefore rests on its place in the infrastructure of early independent punk recording. Small labels such as this could provide a release identity for short-run recordings and help bands circulate music before they obtained national distribution. In Key Lime Pie Records' case, the available evidence supports an association with AFI's early catalogue but does not establish the full extent of the label's activities. Its current status remains unknown, and additional primary discographic evidence would be needed to determine whether it was a continuing business, a short-lived imprint, or a release vehicle used for a limited set of recordings.

An early independent record-label imprint associated with AFI's formative releases.

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1. 1AFI (band)en.wikipedia.org