| Raw Energy Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Graeme Boyce |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | A&M Records (Canada) & Black Mark (Global) |
| Genre | punk, ska |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
Raw Energy Records was a Canadian independent record label, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The music label was established in the late 1980s by founder entrepreneur and music journalist Graeme Boyce,[1] initially to distribute the debut EP by King Apparatus, Loud Party.[1] Prior to launching Raw Energy, Boyce was a staff writer for RPM.[1]
The label subsequently released King Apparatus' full-length debut album in 1990; after selling over 5,000 copies of the album in just a handful of record stores in downtown Toronto, the label secured a national distribution deal with A&M Records.[1] The company expanded over the years, and launched new divisions to manage growth, such as Raw Energy Promotions and Raw Energy Radio.
In total, the label released many albums from various artists, including five "On the Road" compilations: On the Road, Dead on the Road, On the Road to NYC, On the Road with a Snowboard, and Twentybandcomp. The latter was co-released with Shock Records in Australia.
Canadian artists who released Raw Energy albums included King Apparatus, King Cobb Steelie, Dinner Is Ruined, Random Killing, Trunk, Marilyn's Vitamins and Sectorseven. Raw Energy also released product from two U.S. acts, The Toasters and Rosie O'Shea. Grouped into the alternative genre, augmenting its roster of punk and ska, the label released a rap album from Top Secret and a noise album from Space City USA.
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| Raw Energy | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Label | Raw Energy Records |
Raw Energy, also sometimes known as On the Road after the title of the cartoon which was used as the album's cover art, was a compilation album released in 1993 on Raw Energy Records. The album featured many emerging Canadian alternative rock bands of the era, primarily but not exclusively those signed directly to the Raw Energy label.