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Pravda Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, representing a diverse roster of indie rock, soul, pop, and experimental artists.

Pravda Records was founded by Kenn Goodman and his college roommate Rick Mosher in 1984 while they were both students at Northern Illinois University. Pravda's first release was a five song cassette titled "Foma" by Goodman and Mosher's own guitar-pop band The Service.^[1] In 1986, Pravda Records opened a retail store at 3730 N. Clark Street in the storefront of Wrigleyville's Metro Chicago. Until 1993, the retail store focused on housing inventory made entirely up of independently made goods and music such as t-shirts, recordings, and additional music merchandise. Artists playing Metro would make pre-show appearances at the Pravda Store and hang out there post-show until closing time.^[2] Goodman closed the retail store to shift emphasis back to the label and its artists. To date, Pravda Records has over 100 releases in a variety of genres from artists such as Grammy Award-nominated Susan Voelz, Glenn Mercer of The Feelies, and late Motown legend Andre Williams.

In 1993, Goodman started subsidiary label Bughouse Records focusing on outsider artists performing live in Chicago. Artists on Bughouse include, Tiny Tim, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Cordell Jackson, and Hasil Adkins.

In 2010, Pravda celebrated 25 years of indie rock with a special performance at the Abbey Pub on January 22, 2010. The Service, who penned Pravda's first release, headlined supported by The Slugs and Boom Hank.

In June 2022, Pravda celebrated 38 years at Skokie microbrewery Sketchbook Brewery Co. with Pravdafest, the label's first-ever music festival. Sketchbook created a limited-edition brew, "Pravda 38", specifically for the fest, describing it as an "indie-rock lager." ^[3] In August 2024, to celebrate the label's 40th year, Pravda hosted its second Pravdafest, this time at Berwyn venue, Fitzgerald's.^[4]

• Andre Williams
• Black Smokers
• Boom Hank
• Cheer-Accident
• The Civil Tones
• Claude Pate
• The Diplomats of Solid Sound
• Glenn Mercer
• The Goldstars
• Green
• The Handcuffs
• The Imperial Sound
• Javelin Boot
• Lab Partners
• Lost Cause
• The Melismatics
• New Duncan Imperials
• Precious Wax Drippings
• The Ruiners
• Ryan and Pony
• The Service
• The Slugs
• Susan Voelz
• The Trypes
• Wake Ooloo
• Young Fresh Fellows (The band is shown performing on the sidewalk in front of the Pravda Records storefront on the cover of their “Refreshments” EP.^[5] They also later released the “Two Guitars, Bass and Drums” 7-inch^[6] on Pravda)

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