Mo=Da=Mu was an independent record label

Independent record label

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 based in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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. The music label was established in the early 1980s by Allen Moy of the punk rock

Punk rock

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 band Popular Front, and released material by bands such as 54-40

54-40

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, Bolero Lava, Moral Lepers, Animal Slaves, Doomsday Army, Rhythm Mission and The Work Party.

By 1983, 54-40 were the only profitable act on the label, so Moy and business partner Keith Porteous folded the label and instead became 54-40's management team.