- Riot City Records
Riot City was a British
record label based inBristol , active between 1980 and 1988, and run by Heartbeat Records boss Simon Edwards along with Dave Bateman and Shane Baldwin from the bandVice Squad .cite book |last=Glasper |first=Ian |title= Burning Britain: The History of Punk 1980-1984 |year=2004 |month= |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=1-901447-24-3 |pages=380-384 ] Vice Squad's "Last Rockers EP" was Riot City's first release - it reached number 1 in the UK Alternative Chart and sold 22,000 copies.The label released dozens of singles, albums, and
EP s by bands includingChaotic Dischord ,The Ejected ,Chaos UK , andAbrasive Wheels , selling over 200,000 records in total.Riot City received its share of criticism, with journalist
Garry Bushell describing the label as "the dustbin of punk", and members ofCrass accusing the label of being the "back door toEMI " (Vice Squad had gone on to sign with EMI).Riot City folded in the mid-1980s, with label boss Edwards going on to a career as a route planner with the AA, before returning to the music industry as head of Trash City Records.
Discography
Albums
* ASSEMBLY 1 V/A - Riotous Assembly LP (10,000 copies, red vinyl)
* CITY 001Abrasive Wheels - When The Punks Go Marching In LP
* CITY 002Chaos UK - Chaos UK LP
* CITY 003The Ejected - A Touch Of Class LP
* CITY 004Chaotic Dischord - Fuck Religion, Fuck Politics, Fuck The Lot Of You! LP
* CITY 005Varukers - Bloodsuckers LP
* CITY 006 Undead - The Killing Of Reality LP
* CITY 007The Ejected - Spirit Of Rebellion LP
* CITY 008Chaotic Dischord - Live in New York LPingles
* RIOT 1Vice Squad - Last Rockers / Living On Dreams / Latex Love 7"
* RIOT 2Vice Squad - Resurrection EP 7"
* RIOT 3The Insane - Politics / Dead And Gone / Last Day 7"
* RIOT 4Abrasive Wheels - Vicious Circle / Attack / Voice Of Youth 7"
* RIOT 5 Court Martial - Gotta Get Out / Fight For Your Life / Young Offender 7"
* RIOT 6Chaos UK - Burning Britain EP 7" (4 track EP)
* RIOT 7 Undead - It's Corruption / Undead 7"
* RIOT 8 Expelled - No Life, No Future / What Justice / Dreaming 7"
* RIOT 9Abrasive Wheels - The Army Song / Juvenile / So Slow 7" (Red vinyl)
* RIOT 10Chaotic Dischord - Fuck The World / You're Gonna Die / Sold Out To The GPO 7"
* RIOT 11 Court Martial - No Solution / Too Late / Take Control 7"
* RIOT 12Chaos UK - Loud Political And Uncompromising EP 7" (3 track EP)
* RIOT 13 Mayhem - Gentle Muder EP 7" 4 track EP
* RIOT 14The Ejected - Have You Got 10p? / Class Of 82 / One Of The Boys 7"
* RIOT 15 Undead - Violent Visions 7"
* RIOT 16Abrasive Wheels - Burn 'Em Down / Urban Rebels 7"
* RIOT 17 Expelled - Government Policy / Make It Alone 7"
* RIOT 18 Resistance 77 - Nowhere To Play EP 7" (4 track EP)
* RIOT 19The Ejected - Noise For The Boys! EP 7" (3 track EP)
* RIOT 20 No Choice - Sadist Dream / Cream Of The Crop / Nuclear Disaster 7"
* RIOT 21 Emergency - Points Of View / City Fun / Does Anybody Realise? 7"
* RIOT 22Chaotic Dischord - Never Trust A Friend / Are Students Safe? / Popstars 7"
* RIOT 23 Sex Aids - Back On The Piss Again / The Amazing Mr Michael Hogarth / We Are The Road Crew 7"
* RIOT 24 Mayhem - Pulling Puppet Strings EP 7" (3 track EP)
* RIOT 25 Ultra Violent - Crime For Revenge / Where Angels Dare Not Tread / Dead Generation 7"
* RIOT 26 Underdogs - East Of Dachau / Johnny Go Home / Dead Soldier 7"
* RIOT 27Varukers - Die For Your Government / All Systems Fail 7"
* RIOT 28The Ejected - Press The Button EP 7" (3 track EP)
* RIOT 29Varukers - Led To The Slaughter / The End Is Nigh / You're Dead 7"
* 12 RIOT 1/2Vice Squad - Special Edition Tour EP 12" (6 track EP)
* 12 RIOT 30Chaotic Dischord - Don't Throw It All Away 12" (8 track mini-lp)
* 12 RIOT 31Varukers - Another Religion Another War 12" (8 track mini-lp)
* 12 RIOT 32Chaos UK - The Singles 12" (8 track mini-lp) [http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/record-label-discographies.asp link]ee also
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List of record labels References
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