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| Food Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | EMI (1994–2000) |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | David Balfe,Andy Ross |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Distributor(s) | Rough Trade |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Food Records was a Britishrockrecord label set up in 1984 byDavid Balfe (formerly ofZoo Records), who later took onAndy Ross as his partner. Originally formed as anindependent record label with distribution going throughRough Trade Distribution, Food also licensed acts throughWEA Records, before becoming closely associated with theEMI group'sParlophone label.EMI invested in the label and then in 1994 EMI gained complete control and folded it into Parlophone in 2000. Ross died in 2022 aged 65.[1][2][3]
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 ofBlur,Strangelove,Idlewild,Jesus Jones,Dubstar,The Supernaturals,Octopus andGrass Show and Fungus from Sweden.
| The Food Christmas EP | |
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| EP by Various | |
| Released | December 1989 |
| Recorded | 1989 |
| Genre | Indie-rock |
| Length | 11:27 |
| Label | Food |
| Producer | Mike Edwards, Rick Wilson, John Butler |
In December 1989, Food Records releasedThe 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" andDiesel 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 theUK Singles Chart.[4]
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