Sammich began in 1985 as a shared idea among a group of friends who simply wanted to release a 7 Inch of their friends music. When the original group continuing to create and grow Amanda MacKaye and Eli Janney decided to form an official partnership and carry on. Sammich went on to put out records by: Soulside, Shudder to Think, Swiz, Afterwords and most recently Amanda’s newest band, The Routineers.