Fresh Records was a British

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, and distributor based in the

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. Most popular (and successful) in the early 1980s, the label once supported punk groups like The Wall,

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, Play Dead,

Family Fodder Family Fodder is an English post-punk group revolving around songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer/producer, and guitarist/keyboard player Alig Fodder. Formed in London in the 1970s, it has had a sporadic existence ever since, disbanding ...

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, The Dark,

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and Big Hair and competed with labels such as 4AD. The sleeve-notes from Anagram's ''Fresh Records Punk Singles Collection'' reads: "The seeds of Fresh Records were sown in Alex Howe's Wretched Records stall in London's Soho Market in 1978. Alex also ran a mail-order service, and demand from other shops for the Buzzcock's 'Spiral Scratch' EP led him to start Fresh Distribution. Bands such as the Art Attacks, Second Layer, UK Decay and Manufactured Romance came to the stall looking for an outlet for their records. Alan Hauser joined Alex in 1979 bringing his Parole Records label with Family Fodder, Cuddly Toys, The Wall and Bernie Torme to set up the Fresh Records label, and the roster quickly took shape." The label ran out of cash and went bankrupt in 1982. Staff at the label formed

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and bought the rights to the label recordings. A

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label of the same name began in the UK in 1992, supporting artists such as

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and

Serious Danger Serious Danger (born Richard Philips) is an English speed garage musician and record producer. First becoming prominent in 1997, he was quite popular in the London area. Signed to Fresh Records, his best-known releases are "Deeper" (1997) and "Hi ...

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