Heartbeat Productions
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Heartbeat Productions | |
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Founded | 1978 |
Founder | Simon Edwards |
Distributor(s) | Cherry Red Spartan The Cartel |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Location | Bristol |
Official website | Heartbeat Productions |
Heartbeat Productions is the parent company of a number of record labels originating from
Heartbeat Records
Cherry Red in recent years has repackaged tracks and albums from the Heartbeat back catalogue, including previously unreleased songs from the Glaxo Babies, Art Objects and The X-Certs.
Riot City Records
Simon Edwards was looking to release records by local punk band
In 1982, an American punk compilation album, Hell Comes to Your House (Reagan 1) was licensed from Bemisbrain Records USA, and issued on the subsidiary
In its relatively short lifespan the label had over 40 releases, selling nearly 250,000 records and was one of the prominent exponents of British punk music, regularly having hits in the
Disorder Records
The hardcore noise band Disorder originally formed in Bristol in 1980. After Riot City Records declined to sign them, the band launched their own label Disorder Records in 1981, with Heartbeat Records and Riot City boss Simon Edwards. Over a period of three years they released three 7-inch EP's and one 12-inch EP, before moving on to local anarchist label Children of the Revolution Records (COR). A final 12-inch EP, The Singles Collection, was released in 1984.
Disorder releases
Cat No. | Artist | Title | Date | Configuration |
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ORDER 1 | Disorder | Complete Disorder EP | 1981 | 7-inch EP |
ORDER 2 | Disorder | "Distortion To Deafness" | 1981 | 7-inch single |
12 ORDER 3 | Disorder | Perdition | 1983 | 12-inch EP |
ORDER 4 | Disorder | Mental Disorder EP | 1983 | 7-inch EP |
12 ORDER 5 | Disorder | The Singles Collection | 1984 | 12-inch EP |
FSA Records
Set up in 1992 for the recently formed Bristol band Flying Saucer Attack. Their first single in 1992 had several limited editions, each with part homemade sleeves of differing designs. The first album in 1993 was self-titled, but is sometimes referred to as Rural Psychedelia. Vinyl releases were the preference of the band and the records tended to sell out quickly, due to their cult status. After their third single in 1994 the band joined Domino Records, however, in 1999 they returned to FSA Records issuing the LP "Mirror", before finally disbanding.
FSA releases
Cat No. | Artist | Title | Date | Configuration |
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FSA 6 | Flying Saucer Attack | "Soaring High" / "Standing Stones" | 1993 | 7-inch single |
FSA 61 | Flying Saucer Attack | "Wish" / "Oceans" | 1993 | 7-inch single |
FSA62 | Flying Saucer Attack | Flying Saucer Attack (Rural Psychedelia) | 1993 | LP |
FSA 63 | Flying Saucer Attack | "Crystal Shade" / "Distance" | 1994 | 7-inch single |
FSA 64 | Flying Saucer Attack | Mirror | 1999 | LP, CD |
Trash City Records
Trash City was primarily set up in 1994 to issue 7-inch singles by US garage bands. It only released one record in its first year and it was not until 1996 and the signing of UK band Headcase, that the label issued another record. Three more singles and two albums were to eventually follow.
Trash City releases
Cat No. | Artist | Title | Date | Configuration |
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SMUT 001 | The Mono Men | "Hexed" / "Skin & Bones '65" | 1994 | 7-inch single |
SMUT 002 | Headcase | "MTFV Hate Awards" / "Rave Sucks" | 1996 | 7-inch single |
SMUT 003 | Headcase | "Once Again" / "Summertime" | 1997 | 7-inch single |
SMUT 004 | Kenisia | "Shawn Kemp" / "Sometimes Just Don't Know" / "Indifference" | 2000 | 7-inch single |
SMUT 005 | The Merics | "Imaginary Girlfriend" / "Dr Fonseka" / "Jackie Chan" | 2000 | 7-inch single |
SLEEZE 1 | Kenisia | Crash Helmet Hoopla | 2001 | CD album |
SLEEZE 2 | AKO | Find Yourself | 2001 | CD album |
Reissues on other labels
See also
- List of Bands from Bristol
- Culture of Bristol
- Avon Calling
- Bristol Archive Records
- the Cartel
- List of record labels
- List of Record Labels from Bristol
- Bristol Record Labels
References
- ^ Heartbeat Records Archived 17 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Heartbeat-Productions.co.uk
- ^ Heartbeat Records story on Cherry Red TV YouTube
- ^ Review of Avon Calling 2005 reissue by Stewart Mason AllMusic
- ^ Riot City Records story on Cherry Red TV, YouTube
External links
- Heartbeat Productions
- Heartbeat Records at Discogs.com
- Listen to Avon Calling (2005) at last.fm
- Heartbeat Records: Avon Calling
- Heartbeat Records story on YouTube
- Riot City Records story on YouTube
- Review of Art Objects album Bagpipe Music from Allmusic
- FSA Records at Discogs.com
- Heartbeat Records at Bristol Archive Records
- Riot City Records at Bristol Archive Records