Asbestos Records

infobox record label
parent = Asbestos Records
founded = 1996
founder = Matt Flood
Dave Leone
genre = Ska/Punk
country = US
url = http://www.asbestosrecords.com/ Founded in 1996 in Stratford, CT by Matt Flood, and Dave Leone (vocalist for CT ska/punk band Inverse Variation, and Streetpunk Band The Reformed), Asbestos Records was started as a vehicle to release albums and compilations for local bands, and to book DIY shows at the Newtown Teen Center. The label released their first release early in 1997 "The Best Bands You'll Ever Hate" was one of the rare comps to document the punk/ska scene in, and around Connecticut in the mid nineties. Containing tracks from bands such as Spring Heeled Jack, Big D and the Kids Table, Skinnerbox, Planet Smashers and more; the album was a smashing success selling tons of copies and helping to usher in the Ska Explosion that would envelope CT for the next few years.

The label went on to release albums from such notable CT bands as Slackjaw, Grover Dill, and West Beverly (whose members went on to such bands as Dropkick Murphys, In Pieces, Staring Back, and Punchline) before taking their first major steps. At this point Dave, bogged down with work and school left the label. Grover Dill scored a huge sponsorship from Subway and finagled their way to play with huge festivals across the country.

In 2002, Asbestos signed notorious "Nerd Core" act Treephort, and their members other project Synth-pop punk outfit Tastes Like Burning, as well as CT's Irish-Punk band The Bloodshot Hooligans, and CT's hottest pop punk band in Doozer. In 2003, the label hit the road on the Vans Warped Tour with Treephort and Doozer in tow and spent the summer crossing the country and sold an amazing 10,000+ copies of their first of many summer compilations to finance their way.

Since that first summer on Warped, the label has released some of its best selling, and most well known releases, including multiple albums from Treephort, two releases from Long Island's ska giants High School Football Heroes, CT's own Tip the Van, and post-skacore machine Bomb the Music Industry!.

The label also had the great fortune of being the home of the first four album covers by underground music's cult favorite, Artist Rob Dobi, most famously known for his parody send up of emo fashion "How to Dress Emo" and his clothing company Full Bleed.

In 2005, the label joined with CTSKA Productions into one entity and work together to continue to foster the underground pop punk / ska scene in and around CT. In 2006, they released their most ambitious release to date, a benefit compilation for their good friend Dan Lang-Gunn of Infamous Jake and the Pinstripe Mafia, The Flaming Tsunamis and most recently The Modern Day Saint, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a performance in November, 2004. The dual disc compilation contains tracks by such punk legends as The Descendents, NOFX, Against Me!, Rise Against, and Avail.

Future projects include vinyl only releases of Bomb the Music Industry!s back catalog (in cooperation with Quote/Unquote Records), as well as a Split CD from one man synth-punk pioneers Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine (R. Johnson of Mustard Plug) and The Emotron (Kyle Knight of Treephort).

Discography

* ASB001 - V/A - The Best Bands You'll Ever Hate
* ASB002 - The Reformed - Days of Our Youth
* ASB003 - Slackjaw - Live on Three Legs
* ASB004 - V/A - 18 More Reasons to Hate Asbestos Records
* ASB005 - The Deadbeat Dads - s/t
* ASB006 - Shada Blu - Where We Met
* ASB007 - Grover Dill - Few and Far Between
* ASB008 - Slackjaw - Self-titled
* ASB009 - Wishlist - Focus Surrender Experience Understand
* ASB010 - West Beverly - Its gonna be Awesome (complete discography)
* ASB011 - For All its Worth / A Heart Fades Forever - Promise of Rebirth
* ASBO12 - Saveface - s/t
* ASB013 - Bloodshot Hooligans - s/t
* ASB014 - Treephort - ...and the Streets Will Run Red with the Blood of the Non Believers
* ASB015 - V/A - Better Late than Never (2 disc compilation)
* ASB016 - Treephort - Kill 'em All
* ASB017 - Elvis McMan - Punch in a Kiss
* ASB018 - Greg Wood - Focus Surrender Experience Understand (re-release of Wishlist CD)
* ASBO19 - The Halo Jump - Tools to Save Your Life EP
* ASB020 - V/A - Last Nights Escape
* ASB021 - Saveface - Rock Well
* ASB022 - Doozer - So Much for Tonight
* ASB023 - Tastes Like Burning - is Totally Decent
* ASB024 - Treephort - Use Your Illusion III
* ASB025 - High School Football Heroes - Close Only Counts in Horseshoes and Handgrenades
* ASB026 - Bomb the Music Industry! - To Leave or Die in Long Island 12"
* ASB026a - Bomb the Music Industry! - To Leave or Die in Long Island (Picture Disc)
* ASB027 - Tip the Van - Something Wicked
* ASB028 - Bomb the Music Industry! / Rick Johnson Rock and Roll Machine - Presidents Day 7"
* ASB029 - V/A - Skannecticut Invades
* ASB030 - High School Football Heroes - We've Fooled Around Long Enough
* ASB031 - V/A - Shine Some Light: A Benefit for Dan Lang-Gunn (2 disc compilation)
* ASB032 - Covin - s/t
* ASB033 - The Emotron - in the Decemberwrist
* ASB034 - Bomb the Music Industry! - Goodbye Cool World 12"
* ASB035 - Arrogant Sons of Bitches - Three Cheers For Disappointment 12"
* ASB036 - Bomb the Music Industry! / O Pioneers!!! - Split!!!! 10" (CD on Team Science)
* ASB037 - Pegasuses XL - The Antiphon 12" (CD on Ernest Jennings Records)
* ASB038 - Sonic Boom Six - Ruff Guide to Genre Terrorism CD/12" (US version, CD w/ Bonus Tracks)
* ASB039 - Bomb the Music Industry! - Album Minus Band 12"
* ASB040 - Mustard Plug - Big Daddy Multitude 12" (CD originally on Moon SKA)

Other releases

* 2002 Sampler
* 2003 Warped Tour Sampler
* 2003 Asbestos/Orange Peal Records Sampler
* More Bang for your Buck 2004 Sampler
* More Bang for your Buck II 2005 Sampler
* More Bang for your Buck III 2006 Sampler
* More Bang for your Buck IV 2007 Sampler
* More Bang for your Buck V 2008 Sampler

ee also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://www.asbestosrecords.com/ Asbestos Records Official Site]