Anodyne Records was founded in 1997 in Kansas City by John Hulston, beginning with the live Making Love EP by Kansas City rock band Shiner.Hebert, Steve. "36 Hours in Kansas City, Mo.", The New York Times (May 12, 2010): "owned by John Hulston, who also runs Anodyne Records, which counts the Meat Puppets, the BellRays and Architects among its better-known acts." Over the years, there were albums from Onward Crispin Glover, Dirtnap, Overstep, The Hearers, and Open Hand.

Starting in 2005, Anodyne Records began growing; signing bands such as The Architects, Roman Numerals, The Valley Arena & the legendary Meat Puppets. In 2008, Anodyne Records began working on new releases from Open Hand, The BellRays, Sirhan Sirhan and The Vox Jaguars.

Artists Meat Puppets Open Hand Dirtnap The Hearers Roman Numerals The String and Return Shiner Onward Crispin Glover The Vox Jaguars Architects Little Brazil See also List of record labels

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