Food Records

Food Records was a British rock record label set up in 1984 by David Balfe, who later took on Andy Ross as his partner. Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution going through Rough Trade Distribution, Food also licensed acts through WEA Records, before becoming closely associated with the EMI group's Parlophone label. EMI invested in the label and then in 1994 EMI gained complete control and folded it into Parlophone in 2000.

Food Records
Parent companyEMI (1994-2000)
Founded1984
FounderDavid Balfe, Andy Ross
Defunct2000
Distributor(s)Rough Trade
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom

Artists

Food was sold to EMI by David Balfe in 1994. Andy Ross continued running Food as a sub-label of EMI, where it was the record label of Blur, Idlewild, Jesus Jones, Dubstar, The Supernaturals, Octopus and Grass Show.

Releases

The Food catalogue lists the following releases under the FOOD catalog number (12 inch vinyl singles have an added T after the number):

Singles

Cat No.ArtistTitleDateConfiguration
FOOD 1Brilliant"Soul Murder"June 1984
FOOD 2The Woodentops"Plenty"July 1984
FOOD 3Brilliant"Wait For It"October 1984
FOOD 4Zodiac Mindwarp"Wild Child"May 1985
FOOD 5Brilliant"It's A Man's Man's Man's World"September 1985
FOOD 6Brilliant"Love Is War"February 1986
FOOD 7Brilliant"Somebody"July 1986
FOOD 8Brilliant"The End Of The World"1986
FOOD 9Voice of the Beehive"Just A City"March 1987
FOOD 10Crazyhead"Baby Turpentine"July 1987
FOOD 11Diesel Park West"When The Hoodoo Comes"July 1987
FOOD 12Crazyhead"Time Has Taken Its Toll On You"July 1988
FOOD 14Crazyhead"Rags"September 1988
FOOD 14CrazyheadHave Love Will Travel EPFebruary 1989
FOOD 15Diesel Park West"Jackie's Still Sad"1988
FOOD 17Diesel Park West"All The Myths On Sunday"January 1989
FOOD 18Jesus Jones"Info Freako"February 1989
FOOD 19Diesel Park West"Like Princes Do"April 1989
FOOD 20Diesel Park WestHoodoo EPAugust 1989
FOOD 21Jesus Jones"Never Enough"July 1989
FOOD 22Jesus Jones"Bring It On Down"September 1989
FOOD 23VariousThe Food Christmas EPDecember 1989
FOOD 24Jesus Jones"Real Real Real"12 June 1990
FOOD 25Jesus Jones"Right Here, Right Now"11 September 1990
FOOD 26Blur"She's So High"October 1990CD, MC, 7", 12"
FOOD 27Jesus Jones"International Bright Young Thing"January 1991
FOOD 28Jesus Jones"Who? Where? Why?"February 1991
FOOD 29Blur"There's No Other Way"April 1991CD, MC, 2x12"
FOOD 30Jesus Jones"Right Here, Right Now" (Reissue)July 1991
FOOD 31Blur"Bang"July 1991CD, MC, 7", 12"
FOOD 33Sensitize"Maniac"1991
FOOD 34VariousFood X-Mas Party 19911991Cassette promo
FOOD 35Diesel Park West"Fall To Love"January 1992
FOOD 36Diesel Park West"Boy On Top Of The News"March 1992
FOOD 37Blur"Popscene"March 1992CD, MC, 7", 12"
FOOD 38Sensitize"Falling Through"1992
FOOD 39Diesel Park West"God Only Knows"September 1992
FOOD 40Blur"For Tomorrow"April 19932xCD, MC, 12"
FOOD 41Jesus Jones"The Devil You Know"December 1992
FOOD 42Jesus Jones"The Right Decision"April 1993
FOOD 44Jesus Jones"Zeroes and Ones"July 1993
FOOD 45Blur"Chemical World"June 19932xCD, Red 7", 12" w/ Print
FOOD 46Blur"Sunday Sunday"September 19932xCD, Yellow 7", 12" w/ Print
FOOD 47Blur"Girls & Boys"March 19942xCD, MC, Numbered 7"
FOOD 48Skyscraper"Man Made Hell"1994
FOOD 49Strangelove"Time For The Rest Of Your Life"17 June 1994
FOOD 50Blur"To the End"May 19942xCD, MC, 12"
FOOD 51Shampoo"Trouble"1994
FOOD 53Blur"Parklife"August 19942xCD, MC, 12" Poster Pack
FOOD 54Shampoo"Viva La Megababes"30 September 1994
FOOD 55Strangelove"Is There A Place?"1994
FOOD 56Blur"End of a Century"November 1994CD, MC, Numbered 7"
FOOD 57Blur"This Is A Low"1995Promo CD
FOOD 58Shampoo"Delicious"3 February 1995
FOOD 60DubstarAn Introduction To1995Sampler CD
FOOD 61Dubstar"Stars"23 June 1995
FOOD 63Blur"Country House"August 19952xCD, MC, 7"
FOOD 66Shampoo"Trouble"21 July 1995
FOOD 67Dubstar"Anywhere"15 September 1995
FOOD 68Octopus"Magazine"March 1996
FOOD 69Blur"The Universal"November 19952xCD, MC
FOOD 70Strangelove"Living With The Human Machines"4 April 1996
FOOD 71Dubstar"Not So Manic Now"7 December 1995
FOOD 73Blur"Stereotypes"February 1996CD, MC, Pink Gatefold 7"
FOOD 75Dubstar"Stars" (Reissue)22 March 1996
FOOD 76Shampoo"Girl Power"28 June 1996
FOOD 77Blur"Charmless Man"April 1996CD, MC, Gatefold 7"
FOOD 78Octopus"Your Smile"June 1996
FOOD 79The Supernaturals"Smile"5 July 1996
FOOD 80Dubstar"Elevator Song"19 July 1996
FOOD 81Strangelove"Beautiful Alone"June 1996
FOOD 82Strangelove"Sway"5 August 1996
FOOD 83Shampoo"I Know What Boys Like"6 September 1996
FOOD 84Octopus"Saved"September 1996
FOOD 85The Supernaturals"Lazy Lover"7 October 1996
FOOD 86Grass~Show"Out Of The Void"12 October 1996
FOOD 87Octopus"Jealousy"November 1996
FOOD 88The Supernaturals"The Day Before Yesterday's Man"20 January 1997
FOOD 89Blur"Beetlebum"January 19972xCD, Red 7"
FOOD 90Grass~Show"1962"17 February 1997
FOOD 91Octopus"Adrenalina"19961-track promo CD
FOOD 92The Supernaturals"Smile" (Reissue)7 April 1997
FOOD 93Blur"Song 2"April 19972xCD, Purple 7"
FOOD 94Grass~Show"Freak Show"19 May 1997
FOOD 95Jesus Jones"The Next Big Thing"30 May 1997
FOOD 96Dubstar"No More Talk"9 June 1997
FOOD 97Strangelove"The Greatest Show On Earth"July 1997
FOOD 98Blur"On Your Own"June 19972xCD, White 7"
FOOD 99The Supernaturals"Love Has Passed Away"27 June 1997
FOOD 102Jesus Jones"Chemical #1"August 1997
FOOD 103Grass~Show"Out Of The Void" (Reissue)11 August 1997
FOOD 104Dubstar"Cathedral Park"1 September 1997
FOOD 105Strangelove"Freak"October 1997
FOOD 106The Supernaturals"Prepare To Land"10 October 1997
FOOD 107Blur"M.O.R."September 1997CD, MC, Orange 7"
FOOD 108Dubstar"I Will Be Your Girlfriend"March 1998
FOOD 109Blur"Death Of A Party"December 1997CD promo
FOOD 110Strangelove"Another Night In"6 February 1998
FOOD 111Idlewild"A Film for the Future"April 1998CD, 7"
FOOD 112The Supernaturals"I Wasn't Built To Get Up"1998
FOOD 113Idlewild"Everyone Says You're So Fragile"July 1998CD, 7"
FOOD 114Idlewild"I'm a Message"October 19982xCD, 7"
FOOD 115The Supernaturals"Sheffield Song"20 July 1998
FOOD 116Idlewild"When I Argue I See Shapes"February 19992xCD, 7"
FOOD 117Blur"Tender"February 19992xCD, MC, Blue 7"
FOOD 118Liz Horsman"Heavy High"12 April 1999
FOOD 119The Supernaturals"Everest"1999
FOOD 120Blur"Bugman"May 1999CD promo
FOOD 121Liz Horsman"Just Thinking"7 June 1999CD promo
FOOD 122Blur"Coffee & TV"June 19992xCD
FOOD 123Blur"No Distance Left to Run"November 19992xCD, MC, DVD
FOOD 124Idlewild"Little Discourage"September 19992xCD, 7"
FOOD 125Fungus"Rebel"4 October 1999
FOOD 126Fungus"A Fanclub Would Be Nice"March 2000
FOOD 127Idlewild"Actually It's Darkness"March 20002xCD, 7"
FOOD 128Dubstar"I (Friday Night)"24 April 2000
FOOD 130Fungus"Real Me"22 May 2000
FOOD 131The Supernaturals"Smile"2000CD promo
FOOD 132Idlewild"These Wooden Ideas"June 20002xCD, 7"
FOOD 133Dubstar"The Self Same Thing"August 2000
FOOD 134Idlewild"Roseability"October 20002xCD, 7"
FOOD 135Blur"Music Is My Radar"October 20002xCD, MC, 12"
FOOD 136TennerLast Chance EP13 November 2000
FOOD 137Matthew Jay"Let Your Shoulder Fall"March 2001
FOOD 138Matthew Jay"Please Don't Send Me Away"June 2001

Albums

Cat No.ArtistTitleDate
BITE 1Various ArtistsImminent Episode One1985
BITE TWOVarious ArtistsImminent Two1986
BITE THREEVarious ArtistsImminent Three1986
BITE FOURVarious ArtistsImminent 41986
BITE FIVEVarious ArtistsImminent 51987
FOOD LP 1CrazyheadDesert Orchid3 October 1988
FOOD LP 2Diesel Park WestShakespeare AlabamaJanuary 1989
FOOD LP 3Jesus JonesLiquidizerOctober 1989
FOOD LP 5Jesus JonesDoubt29 January 1991
FOOD LP 6BlurLeisure26 August 1991
FOOD LP 7Diesel Park WestDecency3 February 1992
FOOD LP 8Jesus JonesPerverseFebruary 1993
FOOD LP 9BlurModern Life Is Rubbish10 May 1993
FOOD LP 10BlurParklife25 April 1994
FOOD LP 11StrangeloveTime For The Rest Of Your LifeAugust 1994
FOOD LP 12ShampooWe Are Shampoo20 October 1994
FOOD LP 13DubstarDisgracefulOctober 1995
FOOD LP 14BlurThe Great Escape11 September 1995
FOOD LP 15StrangeloveLove And Other Demons17 June 1996
FOOD LP 16ShampooGirl Power22 July 1996
FOOD LP 18OctopusFrom A To B16 September 1996
FOOD LP 19BlurBlur10 February 1997
FOOD LP 20Grass~ShowSomething Smells Good In Stinkville6 June 1997
FOOD LP 21The SupernaturalsIt Doesn't Matter Anymore5 May 1997
FOOD LP 22Jesus JonesAlready9 June 1997
FOOD LP 23DubstarGoodbye22 September 1997
FOOD LP 24StrangeloveStrangelove6 October 1997
FOOD LP 28IdlewildHope Is Important19 October 1998
FOOD LP 29Blur1322 March 1999
FOOD LP 30DubstarMake It Better28 August 2000
FOOD LP 31FungusRookie Season5 June 2000
FOOD LP 32Idlewild100 Broken Windows9 May 2000
FOOD LP 33BlurBlur: The Best Of30 October 2000
FOOD LP 34Matthew JayDraw9 April 2001

The Food Christmas EP

The Food Christmas EP
EP by
Various
ReleasedDecember 1989
Recorded1989
GenreIndie-rock
Length11:27
LabelFood
ProducerMike Edwards, Rick Wilson, John Butler

In December 1989, Food Records released The Food Christmas EP (FOOD 23) that featured Food artists covering each other's songs. Crazyhead covered Diesel Park West's "Like Princes Do", Jesus Jones covered Crazyhead's "I Don't Want That Kind Of Love" and Diesel Park West covered Jesus Jones' "Info-Freako". The EP was released on CD, 7" vinyl, 12" and a limited gatefold sleeve 12" vinyl.

The EP charted at #63 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Track listing (7" and 12")
  1. "I Don't Want That Kind Of Love" (Reverb) – 4:10 performed by Jesus Jones
  2. "Like Princes Do" (John Butler) – 3:25 performed by Crazyhead
  3. "Info Freako" (Mike Edwards) – 3:52 performed by Diesel Park West
    • CD versions reverse the track order to begin with "Info Freako".
Credits
  • Mike Edwards - producer ("I Don't Want That Kind Of Love")
  • Rick Wilson - producer ("Like Princes Do" and "Info Freako")
  • John Butler - producer ("Info Freako")

See also

  • List of record labels

References

  1. "The Official Charts Company - Food Christmas EP". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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