Food Records
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Food Records
| image =
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| parent = EMI (1994-2000)
| founded = 1984
| founder = [[David Balfe]], Andy Ross
| defunct = 2000 (folded into EMI)
| distributor = [[Rough Trade Distribution|Rough Trade]]
| genre =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| location =
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}}
'''Food Records''' was a [[record label]] set up in [[1984 in music|1984]] by Andy Ross and [[David Balfe]]. Originally formed as an [[independent record label]] with distribution going through [[Rough Trade Distribution|Rough Trade]] Distribution, '''Food''' licenced acts to the [[Polygram]] offshoot [[London Records|London]] and Warner's [[Warner Music Group|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.
==Artists==
Food, as a sub-label of EMI, was the record label of [[Blur (band)|Blur]], [[Idlewild (band)|Idlewild]], [[Jesus Jones]], [[Dubstar]], [[Octopus (band)|Octopus]] and [[Grass Show (band)|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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cat No. || Artist || Title || Date
|-
|FOOD 1 || [[Brilliant (band)|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 15 || Diesel Park West || Jackie's Still Sad ||
|-
|FOOD 17 || Diesel Park West || All The Myths On Sunday ||
|-
|FOOD 18 || [[Jesus Jones]] || Info Freako ||
|-
|FOOD 19 || Diesel Park West || Like Princes Do ||
|-
|FOOD 20 || Diesel Park West || Hoodoo EP ||
|-
|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 (band)|Blur]] || She's So High || October 1990
|-
|FOOD 27 || Jesus Jones || International Bright Young Thing ||
|-
|FOOD 28 || Jesus Jones || Who? Where? Why? ||
|-
|FOOD 29 || Blur || There's No Other Way || April 1991
|-
|FOOD 30 || Jesus Jones || Right Here, Right Now (Reissue) ||
|-
|FOOD 31 || Blur || Bang || July 1991
|-
|FOOD 33 || Sensitize || Maniac ||
|-
|FOOD 34 || Various || Food X-Mas Party 1991 ||
|-
|FOOD 35 || Diesel Park West || Fall To Love ||
|-
|FOOD 36 || Diesel Park West || Boy On Top Of The News ||
|-
|FOOD 37 || Blur || Popscene || March 1992
|-
|FOOD 38 || Sensitize || Falling Through ||
|-
|FOOD 39 || Diesel Park West || God Only Knows ||
|-
|FOOD 40 || Blur || For Tomorrow || April 1993
|-
|FOOD 41 || Jesus Jones || The Devil You Know ||
|-
|FOOD 42 || Jesus Jones || The Right Decision ||
|-
|FOOD 44 || Jesus Jones || Zeroes And Ones ||
|-
|FOOD 45 || Blur || Chemical World || June 1993
|-
|FOOD 46 || Blur || Sunday Sunday || September 1993
|-
|FOOD 47 || Blur || Girls & Boys || March 1994
|-
|FOOD 49 || [[Strangelove (band)|Strangelove]] || Time For The Rest Of Your Life ||
|-
|FOOD 50 || Blur || To The End || May 1994
|-
|FOOD 51 || [[Shampoo (band)|Shampoo]] || Trouble ||
|-
|FOOD 53 || Blur || Parklife || August 1994
|-
|FOOD 54 || Shampoo || Viva La Megababes ||
|-
|FOOD 55 || Strangelove || Is There A Place? ||
|-
|FOOD 56 || Blur || End Of A Century || November 1994
|-
|FOOD 57 || Blur || This Is A Low ||
|-
|FOOD 58 || Shampoo || Delicious ||
|-
|FOOD 61 || [[Dubstar]] || Stars ||
|-
|FOOD 63 || Blur || Country House || August 1995
|-
|FOOD 67 || Dubstar || Anywhere ||
|-
|FOOD 68 || [[Octopus (band)|Octopus]] || Magazine ||
|-
|FOOD 69 || Blur || The Universal || November 1995
|-
|FOOD 70 || Strangelove || Living With The Human Machines ||
|-
|FOOD 71 || Dubstar || Not So Manic Now ||
|-
|FOOD 73 || Blur || Stereotypes || February 1996
|-
|FOOD 75 || Dubstar || Stars (Reissue) ||
|-
|FOOD 76 || Shampoo || Girl Power ||
|-
|FOOD 77 || Blur || Charmless Man || April 1996
|-
|FOOD 78 || Octopus || Your Smile ||
|-
|FOOD 79 || [[The Supernaturals]] || Smile ||
|-
|FOOD 80 || Dubstar || Elevator Song ||
|-
|FOOD 81 || Strangelove || Beautiful Alone ||
|-
|FOOD 82 || Strangelove || Sway ||
|-
|FOOD 83 || Shampoo || I Know What Boys Like ||
|-
|FOOD 84 || Octopus || Saved ||
|-
|FOOD 85 || The Supernaturals || Lazy Lover ||
|-
|FOOD 86 || [[Grass Show (band)|Grass~Show]] || Out Of The Void ||
|-
|FOOD 87 || Octopus || Jealousy ||
|-
|FOOD 88 || The Supernaturals || The Day Before Yesterday's Man ||
|-
|FOOD 89 || Blur || Beetlebum || January 1997
|-
|FOOD 90 || Grass~Show || 1962 ||
|-
|FOOD 91 || Octopus || Adrenalina ||
|-
|FOOD 92 || The Supernaturals || Smile (Reissue) ||
|-
|FOOD 93 || Blur || Song 2 || April 1997
|-
|FOOD 94 || Grass~Show || Freak Show ||
|-
|FOOD 95 || Jesus Jones || The Next Big Thing ||
|-
|FOOD 96 || Dubstar || No More Talk ||
|-
|FOOD 97 || Strangelove || The Greatest Show On Earth ||
|-
|FOOD 98 || Blur || On Your Own || June 1997
|-
|FOOD 99 || The Supernaturals || Love Has Passed Away ||
|-
|FOOD 102 || Jesus Jones || Chemical #1 ||
|-
|FOOD 103 || Grass~Show || Out Of The Void (Reissue) ||
|-
|FOOD 104 || Dubstar || Cathedral Park ||
|-
|FOOD 105 || Strangelove || Freak ||
|-
|FOOD 106 || The Supernaturals || Prepare To Land ||
|-
|FOOD 107 || Blur || M.O.R. || September 1997
|-
|FOOD 108 || Dubstar || I Will Be Your Girlfriend || March 1998
|-
|FOOD 109 || Blur || Death Of A Party ||
|-
|FOOD 110 || Strangelove || Another Night In ||
|-
|FOOD 111 || [[Idlewild]] || A Film For The Future || April 1998
|-
|FOOD 112 || The Supernaturals || I Wasn't Built To Get Up ||
|-
|FOOD 113 || Idlewild || Everyone Says You're So Fragile ||
|-
|FOOD 115 || The Supernaturals || Sheffield Song ||
|-
|FOOD 116 || Idlewild || When I Argue I See Shapes ||
|-
|FOOD 117 || Blur || Tender || February 1999
|-
|FOOD 118 || [[Liz Horsman]] || Heavy High ||
|-
|FOOD 119 || The Supernaturals || Everest ||
|-
|FOOD 120 || Blur || Bugman ||
|-
|FOOD 121 || Liz Horsman || Just Thinking ||
|-
|FOOD 122 || Blur || Coffee + TV || June 1999
|-
|FOOD 123 || Blur || No Distance Left To Run || November 1999
|-
|FOOD 124 || Idlewild || Little Discourage || September 1999
|-
|FOOD 125 || [[Fungus (band)|Fungus]] || Rebel ||
|-
|FOOD 126 || Fungus || A Fanclub Would Be Nice || March 2000
|-
|FOOD 127 || Idlewild || Actually It's Darkness || March 2000
|-
|FOOD 128 || Dubstar || I (Friday Night) ||
|-
|FOOD 130 || Fungus || Real Me ||
|-
|FOOD 132 || Idlewild || These Wooden Ideas || June 2000
|-
|FOOD 133 || Dubstar || The Self Same Thing || August 2000
|-
|FOOD 134 || Idlewild || Roseability || October 2000
|-
|FOOD 135 || Blur || Music Is My Radar || October 2000
|-
|FOOD 137 || Matthew Jay || Let Your Shoulder Fall ||
|-
|FOOD 138 || Matthew Jay || Please Don't Send Me Away ||
|-
|}
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cat No. || Artist || Title || Date
|-
|BITE 1 || Various Artists || Imminent Episode One ||
|-
|BITE TWO || Various Artists || Imminent Two ||
|-
|FOOD LP 1 || Crazyhead || Desert Orchid ||
|-
|FOOD LP 3 || Jesus Jones || Liquidizer ||
|-
|FOOD LP 5 || Jesus Jones || Doubt ||
|-
|FOOD LP 6 || Blur || Leisure || August 1991
|-
|FOOD LP 8 || Jesus Jones || Perverse ||
|-
|FOOD LP 9 || Blur || Modern Life Is Rubbish || May 1993
|-
|FOOD LP 10 || Blur || Parklife || April 1994
|-
|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 || September 1995
|-
|FOOD LP 15 || Strangelove || Love And Other Demons ||
|-
|FOOD LP 18 || Octopus || From A To B ||
|-
|FOOD LP 19 || Blur || Blur || February 1997
|-
|FOOD LP 20 || [[Grass Show (band)|Grass Show]] || [[Something Smells Good In Stinkville]] ||
|-
|FOOD LP 21 || The Supernaturals || It Doesn't Matter Anymore ||
|-
|FOOD LP 22 || Jesus Jones || Already ||
|-
|FOOD LP 23 || Dubstar || Goodbye ||
|-
|FOOD LP 28 || Idlewild || Hope Is Important ||
|-
|FOOD LP 29 || Blur || 13 || March 1999
|-
|FOOD LP 30 || Dubstar || Make It Better ||
|-
|FOOD LP 31 || Fungus || Rookie Season ||
|-
|FOOD LP 32 || Idlewild || 100 Broken Windows ||
|-
|FOOD LP 33 || Blur || The Best Of || October 2000
|-
|FOOD LP 34 || Matthew Jay || Draw ||
|-
|}
====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"
== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
[[Category:British record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1984]]
[[Category:Record labels disestablished in 1994]]
[[Category:Independent record labels]]
[[Category:EMI]]
[[Category:Parlophone subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Indie music record labels]]
[[Category:Pop record labels]]