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Dr. Strange Records

American record labelsPunk record labelsRecord labels established in 1988

Dr. Strange Records is a record label and record store located in Alta Loma, California. It started out as an apartment-based distro in 1988 and became a record label in 1989, run out of the "Doc's" apartment until 1997, when the store was first opened. The company is located in the historic Alta Loma post office, built in 1906, at 7136 Amethyst Street (at the northwest corner of the intersection with Lomita Drive; 34.12441°N 117.59847°W / 34.12441; -117.59847 (Old Alta Loma post office)).The label features many well known punk bands.

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Dr. Strange Records
Lomita Drive, Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma

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