ron wrote:
Trivia... I think Elvis '77 was the last band signed before the label died. Their album was recorded but never released.
I remember the Witch Mountain guys were telling people around town they'd signed there a couple weeks before word got out that MR folded. I think they still cite the MR signing in their band's bio.
Without thinking about it too much, for a top three I'd go with:
High on Fire - Baghdad
Acid King - Carve the 5
Unida - Nervous
Coincidentally, my first trip out to San Francisco was to the Covered Wagon to see High on Fire, Acid King and Unida in 1999, so all of those bands definitely "stuck" with me.