Blow Up Records is a British

United Kingdom

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 independent record label

Independent record label

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, that was established in London in 1994, by Blow Up club founder and DJ Paul Tunkin.

Music genres of releases from the label include New Wave

New Wave music

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, Pop

Pop music

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/Rock

Rock music

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 and Electronica

Electronica

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Notable releases include one of the first series of music library compilations 'Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend', 'Blow Up A-Go-Go: Dancefloor Classics' (Blow Up club compilation in conjunction with V2

V2 Records

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) 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' (1996). Current acts on the label roster include Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man (band)

- Formation and early years :Nasser Bouzida, who was brought up in Harlow but formative year were spent in Newbury, Berkshire had a strong love in Latin music. When he was a teenager, Nasser liked composing mini rock-operas in the style of Showaddywaddy...

, Baltic Fleet, The Bongolian, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck and Silvery.

Artists

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

• Add N to X
• Alfa 9
• Baltic Fleet
• Big Boss Man
  Big Boss Man (band)
  - Formation and early years :Nasser Bouzida, who was brought up in Harlow but formative year were spent in Newbury, Berkshire had a strong love in Latin music. When he was a teenager, Nasser liked composing mini rock-operas in the style of Showaddywaddy...
  
  
• Capri
  Capri
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• CDOASS
• Cuff (Band)
  Cuff (band)
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• Eight Legs
  Eight Legs
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• Guy Pedersen
• Interactive
  Interactive (band)
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• Katerine
  Katerine
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• Komeda
  Komeda
  Komeda is a Swedish pop/indie band from Umeå. The group is named in honour of the late jazz musician Krzysztof Komeda. The band started in 1991 as a pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. Forming as a quartet, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Henrik Andersson , bassist Marcus...
  
  
• Lucky 15
• Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck
• Neon Plastix
• Noonday Underground
  Noonday Underground
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• Silvery
• Strip Music
• The Bongolian
• The Elevators
• The Frank Popp Ensemble
• The Rifles
  The Rifles (band)
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• The Weekenders
  The Weekenders
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• VA6

External links

• www.blowup.co.uk
• www.blowuprecords.com
• www.myspace.com/blowuprecs
• Label discography at Discogs.com