Blast First
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Blast First is a sublabel of one time indie Mute Records. The label, founded by Paul Smith, specialises in music at the more extreme end of the spectrum and more hardcore rock bands than the master label of its parent company, Mute Records. Before Mute Records was sold to the EMI group, Blast First fitted into the company's profile which included labels such as The Fine Line and the industrial re-issues of The Grey Area.
The label released a range of alternative music from The Butthole Surfers and Labradford through Suicide and Sonic Youth to The William Fairey Band's Acid Brass collection. The latter, a departure for a label noted for its guitar based rock bands, was a covers album of tunes such as A Guy Called Gerald's "Voodoo Ray" and 808 State's Pacific replayed by a brass band.
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[edit] Blast First Petite
After the sale of Mute to EMI, Paul Smith released a number of records on a new independent sublabel, Blast First Petite. Records on this label were insufficiently commercial to be released through Mute's deal with EMI Distribution.
[edit] Artists
- A.C. Temple
- Afghan Whigs
- Butthole Surfers
- Band of Susans
- Big Black
- Big Stick
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Acid Brass
- H.O.D.I.C.A.
- Hovercraft
- Head of David
- Kaito
- Richard H. Kirk
- Labradford
- Liars
- The Mekons
- Pan Sonic
- Sonic Youth
- Suicide
- Jimi Tenor
- 2K
[edit] Compilation series
- Sonic Mook Experiment
- The Devil's Jukebox (Nothing Short Of Total War) deleted limited edition box set 3000 UK copies and 1500 US copies were made.
[edit] Noted Albums
Albums on Blast First that have either reached the UK Top 75 or have become prime examples of the indie/alternative genre.
- Afghan Whigs - "The Gentlemen" (Blast First BFFP 089)
- Big Black - "Songs About... " (Blast First BFFP 019)
- Sonic Youth - "Daydream Nation" (Blast First BFFP 034)
