Merge Records Merge Records Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records reaching the top of the "Billboard" music charts. After releasing a number of 7" records and cassettes, the first Merge Records full-length CD release came on April 1, 1992 with MRG020 Superchunk - "", the band's first collection of singles. The label's first album to reach
The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1 The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1 The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1 is an album by American comedian, comedy writer and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released on November 2, 1999 on the Oglio Records label. In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, "What Did You Expect?" He released two more albums, 1980's "Goin' Ape!" and 1981's "Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well". Martling sent all three records to fledgling New York City disk jockey Howard Stern. By 1986, he was a full-time