
Independent jazz label: production of audio and video recordings as well as audiophile vinyl pressings in limited editions

IN & OUT RECORDS Schallplatten und Vertriebs GmbH
Klarastr. 45, 79106 Freiburg (Headquarters / Label & Distribution)New on Amplifa
About IN+OUT Records
IN+OUT Records is an independent jazz label founded in 1988 in Freiburg im Breisgau with an affiliated record distribution business. The company produces audio and video recordings of innovative contemporary jazz music and distributes them as CDs as well as audiophile vinyl pressings in limited editions (180 g virgin vinyl, partly 45 RPM, gatefold, hand-signed and hand-numbered). The pressings are produced by long-standing partner companies in Germany; worldwide shipping is handled from Germany. The label catalogue includes international jazz greats such as Ron Carter, Sun Ra Arkestra, Randy Weston, Woody Shaw and Larry Coryell as well as European artists. The company is named after the Blue Note album 'In + Out' by Joe Henderson (1964). The managing director is Frank Kleinschmidt; the company is registered in the commercial register of Freiburg i.Br. (HRB 3410).
- Site
- Freiburg
- Processes
- Production of audio and video recordings (jazz), Manufacture of audiophile vinyl pressings (180g virgin vinyl, 45 RPM, limited editions), Worldwide shipping (Worldwide Shipping from Germany)
- Materials
- 180g Virgin Vinyl, 45-RPM Pressing, CD / Slip Case, Gatefold Cover & Booklet
- Founded
- 1988
- Industries
- Music industry / Independent jazz label (sound carrier production and
- 01
Artist acquisition & tour support
- 02
Audio and video recordings
- 03
Mastering
- 04
Vinyl pressing & CD production (partner companies in Germany)
- 05
Distribution & worldwide shipping
Sound Carriers & Editions
180g Virgin Vinyl
Premium vinyl, approx. 30 % thicker than standard LPs, for audiophile pressings in limited editions
45-RPM Pressing
Audiophile edition with increased rotational speed for the highest demands on playback quality
CD / Slip Case
Standard sound carrier of the catalogue releases
Gatefold Cover & Booklet
Elaborate packaging, partly with vegan leather pouch and brass medallion in the box set
Location
Freiburg
DEHeadquarters / Label & Distribution
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History
- 1974
Gabriele Kleinschmidt organizes European tours of jazz artists – the root of the later label
- 1988
Founding of the label by Frank Kleinschmidt in Freiburg; named after the Blue Note album 'In + Out' by Joe Henderson (1964)
- 1990
Expansion of the catalogue to include European artists such as Urszula Dudziak, Hans Koller, Jasper van't Hof, Aladár Pege as well as Rolf and Joachim Kühn