Posh Boy Records is a Hollywood, California-based

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owned by the American-born, British-educated Robbie "Posh Boy" Fields, a sometime

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substitute teacher and former copy boy at the ''

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'' who took an interest in the emerging punk rock scene in

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, California during the late 1970s. The label's releases enjoyed substantial airplay on

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's show on KROQ-FM, and some of them, notably the Fields-produced version of "Amoeba" by the

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and the Stephen Hague-produced

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track "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls" by the Sparks offshoot the

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, made it into regular programming on the station.

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was one of many bands whose first recordings were issued by Posh Boy. One of the label's most successful releases was Agent Orange's debut, '' Living in Darkness'', containing "Bloodstains", an

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s anthem covered by many

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groups (the most notable being

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in 2000 on the ''

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'' film soundtrack). Posh Boy continued releasing records into the 2000s, the most recent vinyl release being a 7" by

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of Anaheim, California in 2003. Subsequently, the label transitioned to being digital only with over 700 recordings released digitally, and to subLicense vinyl, compact disc and audio cassette rights to other labels, notably Drastic Plastic (USA) and Radiation Records (Italy). More recently, the label entered into a licensing agreement with

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for use of its extensive back catalog. '' Stranger Things 2'' has used music by Posh Boy acts Channel 3 and Ill Repute. Channel 3 were also featured in the inaugural season of ''

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'' on Showtime. The label's most recent signing is Scottish band The Moon Kids.

Releases

The label released the following records:

References

External links

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