ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, tˈɜːkɪŋtən ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˌæmɚɹˈɪloʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz lˈeɪbəl, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻlˈiːst wˈɜːks baɪ mˈɛni ˈɑːɹɾɪsts fɹʌm sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊz pˈoʊstpˈʌŋk ˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd mjˈuːzɪk sˈiːn.
In the early 1990s, Turkington operated the Amarillo Records label, which released works by many artists from San Francisco's post-punk avant-garde music scene.