Union Label Group is a record label

Record label

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 based in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. It was formed through the merger of the smaller labels Stomp Records, 2112 Records, and Tyrant Records. Mayday! Records was later created as a genre imprint.

Stomp Records was founded in 1994 by Matt Collyer of The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers

The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...

 and Jordan Swift of The Kingpins

The Kingpins

The Kingpins featuring Lorraine Muller - The Queen of Ska was a ska band from Montréal, Canada, signed to the Stomp Records label. The last Kingpins tour took place in 2004, after which the members of the band reformed under the name Lo and the Magnetics founded by Muller in order to reflect the...

. The label specializes in third wave ska, and was founded to release All-Skanadian Club Volume 1, a compilation of ska and ska punk

Ska punk

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 from across Canada. Soon after that release, The Planet Smashers released their self-titled debut album and The Kingpins released the "On the Run" EP on the label. In 2000, Stomp Records merged with 2112 Records, a Montreal label that specialized in punk rock

Punk rock

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, to form Union 2112. Tyrant Records released mod revival

Mod Revival

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, garage rock

Garage rock

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, and New Wave music

New Wave music

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. This imprint has been discontinued. Mayday! Records are dedicated to Canadian street punk

Oi!

Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....

. Stomp Records is often confused with Stomp Entertainment, an Australian based distribution company.

Stomp Records

• Bedouin Soundclash
  Bedouin Soundclash
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• Big D and the Kids Table
  Big D and the Kids Table
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• Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine
  Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...
  
  
• Gangster Politics
• General Rudie
  General Rudie
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• Jah Cutta
• JFK & the Conspirators
• King Apparatus
  King Apparatus
  King Apparatus was a Canadian third wave ska band, active in the early 1990s. Formed in 1987 in London, Ontario and later based in Toronto, the band's lineup varied over its lifetime, including vocalist Chris Murray, guitarists Sam Tallo, Paul Ruston, J. C...
  
  
• New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
• The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers
  The Planet Smashers are a ska punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan...
  
  
• The Saint Alvia Cartel
• Sarah Blackwood
• Skavenjah
• Subb
  Subb
  Subb is a Canadian ska punk band formed in November 1992 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Since their beginning in the early 90's, the band released four full-length albums, one EP and one split CD on the labels Stomp Records and Underworld Records. Though they experienced several lineup...
  
  
• The BCASA
• The Brains
  The Brains
  The Brains were a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, led by songwriter Tom Gray in the early 1980s. Their 1980 debut album was entitled The Brains, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite for Mercury Records. The set is probably most noteworthy for the band's own song, "Money Changes Everything", which...
  
  
• The Creepshow
  The Creepshow
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• The Dreadnoughts
  The Dreadnoughts
  The Dreadnoughts are a 5-piece folk-punk band from Vancouver. The band combines a wide range of European folk music with modern street punk.-History:The Dreadnoughts formed in 2007 in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....
  
  
• The Expos
  The Expos
  Originally known as The Donuts, The Expos are a Canadian reggae band, making music from their hometown of Newmarket, Ontario. Their debut album, "Old Friends," was re-released 2007 under the new record label, Stomp, and the new moniker, "The Expos."-Band members:* Reed Neagle – vocals, drums*...
  
  
• The Flatliners
  The Flatliners
  The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
  
  
• The Johnstones
  The Johnstones
  The Johnstones are a ska punk band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada formed in 2002 and signed to the Union Label Group. In 2006, they signed to Stomp Records of Montreal, released the full length album Word is Bond and began touring Canada and the U.S. Their video 'Gone for a Long Time' received...
  
  
• The Kingpins
  The Kingpins
  The Kingpins featuring Lorraine Muller - The Queen of Ska was a ska band from Montréal, Canada, signed to the Stomp Records label. The last Kingpins tour took place in 2004, after which the members of the band reformed under the name Lo and the Magnetics founded by Muller in order to reflect the...
  
  
• The Know How
  The Know How
  The Know How is a third wave ska band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1998. Their musical style blends ska and pop punk and prominently features a Moog synthesizer alongside more typical ska instrumentation Despite releases on Jump Up! Records and Stomp Records, numerous nationwide tours The...
  
  
• The New City Gamblers
• One Night Band
• The Peacocks
  The Peacocks
  The Peacocks, a large multi-story shopping centre, was opened in 1992 in Woking, England and designed by many including an individual named Syed Ahmed. Within a 20 minute drive, the Peacock's catchment area is over 870,000 people, and rail transport is convenient as Woking railway station has...
  
  
• The Resignators
• The Stomp All Stars
• The Toasters
  The Toasters
  The Toasters was one of the first American bands in the third wave of ska, and is one of the longest active third wave ska bands.They have released nine studio albums, most of them on Moon Ska Records. The Toasters experienced a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the...
  
  
• Westbound Train
  Westbound Train
  Westbound Train is a ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. Their name originates from the Dennis Brown hit song by the same name....
  
  
• Whole Lotta Milka

Union 2112

• Ann Beretta
  Ann Beretta
  Ann Beretta is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1996 by Rob Huddleston, Leer Baker, Chris Rupp and Russ Jones , the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly and country mixed into their sound....
  
  
• Belvedere
  Belvedere (band)
  Belvedere was a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1995. Originally not meant to play a show, they gained a cult following in Canada's punk scene...
  
  
• Captain Everything!
  Captain Everything!
  Captain Everything! are a punk band from Watford, United Kingdom. They met at Parmiter's School. Formed in 1998, the band play high tempo pop-punk, which was branded "Bubblegum Thrash". Renowned for their heavy touring schedule, they have played all over the UK and Europe, touring with bands such...
  
  
• Ceremonial Snips
• Death by Stereo
  Death by Stereo
  Death by Stereo is a hardcore punk band formed in Orange County, California circa 1996 by frontman Efrem Schulz. They are well known for their energetic performances and intricate guitar work...
  
  
• Down By Law
  Down by Law (band)
  Down by Law is a punk rock band formed in 1989 by former All frontman Dave Smalley, who is the their only permanent member. The band has recorded 7 studio albums. They stayed on Epitaph Records until 1998 and have since switched to labels. Down by Law has never achieved substantial commercial...
  
  
• Eric Panic
• Fifty Nutz
• Flashlight Brown
  Flashlight Brown
  Flashlight Brown is a Canadian punk rock band, originally from Guelph, Ontario, who formed in 1996.-Biography:Fil, Mike, Matt and Tim formed a band, then simply called "Flashlight", out of boredom and frustration and quickly moved from the small college town of Guelph to the much larger Toronto,...
  
  
• Jesse James
  Jesse James
  Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
  
  
• Men O' Steel
• Misconduct
  Misconduct
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• My Big Wheel
• Nicotine
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• Penelope
  Penelope
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• Rentokill
• Reset
  Reset (band)
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• Snitch
  Snitch
  Snitch may refer to:* Informant* Whistleblower* "Snitch" , a song by Obie Trice* Monument Ave. or Snitch, a 1998 thriller film-See also:* Golden Snitch, a ball in Quidditch in the Harry Potter series...
  
  
• Snuff
  Snuff
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• The Frenetics
• The Real Deal
  The Real Deal
  The Real Deal is a 1982 album released by The Isley Brothers, the album is notable for the group's decision to alter their trademark funk rock sound in the 1970s with the then-current early 1980s electro funk scene dominated by Rick James, Prince, Zapp and The Gap Band.-Background:Following the...
  
  
• The Resistance
  The Resistance
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• The Riptides
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