Blow Up Records


Blow Up Records is a British independent record label, that was established in London in May 1994, by Blow Up club founder and DJ Paul Tunkin. There is also an affiliated music publishing company Blow Up Songs.
Music genres of releases from the label include new wave, pop/rock and electronica
Notable releases include one of the first commercially available series of music library compilations 'Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend', 'Blow Up A-Go-Go: Dancefloor Classics' and several series of limited seven inches featuring bands from across Europe and the UK. Blow Up also released the debut Add N to X album 'Vero Electronics'. Current acts on the label roster include Big Boss Man, Baltic Fleet, The Bongolian, David Woodcock, Daiquiri Fantomas, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck and Silvery.
Recent releases include 'Towers', the second album from Baltic Fleet which led to the artist winning the annual Liverpool Echo 'GIT Award' and a performance at Yoko Ono's Meltdown in 2013 which Bloomberg's Robert Heller described as "the psychedelic mid-point between Joy Division and Daft Punk".

Artists

List of artists that have released material under Blow Up Records:
List of Blow Up Records releases :

Albums

  • BU004/BLOWUP004 - "Vero Electronics", Add N to X
  • BU006/BLOWUP006 - "Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend Volume 1", Various Artists
  • BU011 - "Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend Volume 2", Various Artists
  • GOGO - "Blow Up A-Go-Go! Dancefloor Classics from the Legendary Blow Up Club", Various Artists
  • BU019 - "Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend Volume 3", Various Artists
  • BU024 - "Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend Volume 4", Various Artists
  • BU040 - "Outer Bongolia", The Bongolian
  • BU041 - "Baltic Fleet", Baltic Fleet
  • BU050 - "Full English Beat Breakfast", Big Boss Man
  • BU054 - "Awesome Moves", Neon Plastix
  • BU057 - "Railway Architecture", Silvery
  • BU060 - "Bongos For Beatniks", The Bongolian
  • BU066 - "Gone To Ground", Alfa 9
  • BU067 - "Lost In Sound", Fay Hallam & The Bongolian
  • BU068 - "Towers", Baltic Fleet
  • BU078 - "MHz Invasion", Daiquiri Fantomas
  • BU089 - "David Woodcock", David Woodcock
  • BU090 - "Last Man On Earth", Big Boss Man
  • BU099 - "Yéyé Existentialiste", Stereo Total
  • BU101 - "Corona", Fay Hallam
  • BU102 - "Moog Maximus", The Bongolian
  • BU107 - "The Dear One", Baltic Fleet

    Singles

  • BLOWUP001 - "All Grown Up", The Weekenders
  • BLOWUP002 - "Man Of Leisure", The Weekenders
  • BLOWUP003 - "Inelegantly Wasted In Papa's Penthouse Pad In Belgravia", The Weekenders
  • BLOWUP007 - "He Plays Like A Disease", VA6
  • BU008 - "Snowflakes In Hawaii"/"Mon Couer Balance", Lucky 15/Katerine
  • BU013 - "Boogie Woogie/Rock'n'Roll", Komeda
  • BU017 - "Sea Groove", Big Boss Man
  • BU021 - "The Light Brigade"/"Hello", Noonday Underground
  • BU029 - "Peace And Quiet", The Rifles
  • BU085 - "Beggars Can't Be Choosers"/"Tease", David Woodcock

    EPs

  • BU080 - "The Wilds", Baltic Fleet
  • BU095 - "The Adventures of You and Me EP", David Woodcock