Food Records
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Food Records was a record label set up in 1984 by Andy Ross and David Balfe. Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution going through Rough Trade Distribution, Food licenced acts to the Polygram offshoot London and Warner's WEA Records, before becoming closely associated with the EMI group's Parlophone label. In 1988 EMI invested in the label, whilst in 1994 EMI gained complete control and folded it into Parlophone a few years later.
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[edit] Artists
Food, as a sub-label of EMI, was the record label of Blur, Idlewild, Jesus Jones, Dubstar, Octopus and Grass Show.
[edit] Releases
The Food catalogue lists the following releases under the FOOD catalog number (12 inch vinyl singles have an added T after the number):
[edit] Singles
| Cat No. | Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD 1 | Brilliant | Soul Murder | (June 1984) |
| FOOD 2 | The Woodentops | Plenty | (July 1984) |
| FOOD 3 | Brilliant | Wait For It | (October 1984) |
| FOOD 5 | Brilliant | It's A Man's World | (September 1985) |
| FOOD 6 | Brilliant | Love Is War | (February 1986) |
| FOOD 7 | Brilliant | Somebody | (July 1986) |
| FOOD 8 | Crazyhead | What Gives You The Idea That You're So Amazing, Baby? | |
| FOOD 9 | Voice of the Beehive | Just A City | (March 1987) |
| FOOD 10 | Crazyhead | Baby Turpentine | (July 1987) |
| FOOD 11 | Diesel Park West | When The Hoodoo Comes | (July 1987) |
| FOOD 12 | Crazyhead | Time Has Taken Its Toll On You | |
| FOOD 14 | Crazyhead | Rags | |
| FOOD 14 | Crazyhead | Have Love Will Travel EP | |
| FOOD 18 | Jesus Jones | Info Freako | |
| FOOD 21 | Jesus Jones | Never Enough | |
| FOOD 22 | Jesus Jones | Bring It On Down | |
| FOOD 23 | Various | The Food Christmas EP | (December 1989) |
| FOOD 24 | Jesus Jones | Real, Real, Real | |
| FOOD 25 | Jesus Jones | Right Here, Right Now | |
| FOOD 26 | Blur | She's So High | |
| FOOD 27 | Jesus Jones | International Bright Young Thing | |
| FOOD 28 | Jesus Jones | Who? Where? Why? | |
| FOOD 29 | Blur | There's No Other Way | |
| FOOD 31 | Blur | Bang | |
| FOOD 33 | Sensitize | Maniac | |
| FOOD 37 | Blur | Popscene | |
| FOOD 38 | Sensitize | Falling Through | |
| FOOD 40 | Blur | For Tomorrow | |
| FOOD 44 | Jesus Jones | Zeroes And Ones | |
| FOOD 45 | Blur | Chemical World | |
| FOOD 47 | Blur | Girls & Boys | |
| FOOD 50 | Blur | To The End | |
| FOOD 51 | Shampoo | Trouble | |
| FOOD 53 | Blur | Parklife | |
| FOOD 56 | Blur | End Of A Century | |
| FOOD 58 | Shampoo | Delicious | |
| FOOD 61 | Dubstar | Stars | |
| FOOD 63 | Blur | Country House | |
| FOOD 67 | Dubstar | Anywhere | |
| FOOD 69 | Blur | The Universal | |
| FOOD 71 | Dubstar | Not So Manic Now | |
| FOOD 73 | Blur | Stereotypes | |
| FOOD 75 | Dubstar | Stars | |
| FOOD 76 | Shampoo | Girl Power | |
| FOOD 77 | Blur | Charmless Man | |
| FOOD 80 | Dubstar | Elevator Song | |
| FOOD 89 | Blur | Beetlebum | |
| FOOD 93 | Blur | Song 2 | |
| FOOD 95 | Jesus Jones | The Next Big Thing | |
| FOOD 96 | Dubstar | No More Talk | |
| FOOD 98 | Blur | On Your Own | |
| FOOD 102 | Jesus Jones | Chemical #1 | |
| FOOD 104 | Dubstar | Cathedral Park | |
| FOOD 107 | Blur | M.O.R. | |
| FOOD 108 | Dubstar | I Will Be Your Girlfriend | |
| FOOD 117 | Blur | Tender | |
| FOOD 122 | Blur | Coffee + TV | |
| FOOD 123 | Blur | No Distance Left To Run | |
| FOOD 128 | Dubstar | I (Friday Night) | |
| FOOD 135 | Blur | Music Is My Radar | |
| FOOD 138 | Matthew Jay | Please Don't Send Me Away |
[edit] Albums
| Cat No. | Artist | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD LP 1 | Crazyhead | Desert Orchid | |
| FOOD LP 3 | Jesus Jones | Liquidizer | |
| FOOD LP 5 | Jesus Jones | Doubt | |
| FOOD LP 6 | Blur | Leisure | |
| FOOD LP 8 | Jesus Jones | Perverse | |
| FOOD LP 9 | Blur | Modern Life Is Rubbish | |
| FOOD LP 10 | Blur | Parklife | |
| FOOD LP 11 | Strangelove | Time For The Rest Of Your Life | |
| FOOD LP 12 | Shampoo | We Are Shampoo | |
| FOOD LP 13 | Dubstar | Disgraceful | |
| FOOD LP 14 | Blur | The Great Escape | |
| FOOD LP 19 | Blur | Blur | |
| FOOD LP 21 | The Supernaturals | It Doesn't Matter Anymore | |
| FOOD LP 22 | Jesus Jones | Already | |
| FOOD LP 23 | Dubstar | Goodbye | |
| FOOD LP 29 | Blur | 13 | |
| FOOD LP 30 | Dubstar | Make It Better | |
| FOOD LP 32 | Idlewild | 100 Broken Windows | |
| FOOD LP 33 | Blur | The Best Of |
[edit] The Food Christmas EP
In December 1989, Food Records released a Christmas EP (FOOD 23) that featured Food artists covering each other's songs, the line up was:
- Crazyhead covering Diesel Park West's "Like Princes Do"
- Jesus Jones covering Crazyhead's "I Don't Want That Kind Of Love"
- Diesel Park West covering Jesus Jones' "Info-Freako"
