1750 Arch Records was an independent record label that focused on experimental and avant garde music, jazz, and classical music.
The label, named after the company's address in Berkeley, California, was founded in 1974 by vocalist Thomas Buckner, who was also responsible for starting 1750 Arch Concerts, which presented over a hundred concerts a year for eight years, and the Arch Ensemble, which performed and recorded music by 20th century composers.
[1][2][3][4] Over the course of roughly ten years, it released over fifty albums in a wide range of styles, including the complete player piano music of Conlon Nancarrow.
[5][6] In the early 1980s, 1750 Arch began to wind down its operations, closing in 1984, at which time the master recordings were returned to the composers and musicians.
[3][7][8] A number of albums were reissued on other labels, including Buckner's Mutable Music.