Wild Pitch Records

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Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine that was eventually distributed by EMI and eventually acquired by Jay Faires, who tried to reactivate it as part of his short-lived JCOR Entertainment label. Artists who released records under this label include Main Source, Lord Finesse, Ultramagnetic MCs, Chill Rob G, Gang Starr, UMC'S, O.C., Brokin English Klik, Hard knocks, and the Coup. Since the majority of its albums were released in the early 90's and went out of print, Wild Pitch re-released their catalog on April 22, 2008.

Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine that was eventually distributed by EMI. Stuart reacquired the label from EMI and in 1998 partnered with Howard Ross. Artists who released records under this label include Main Source, Lord Finesse, Ultramagnetic MCs, Chill Rob G, Gang Starr, UMC'S, O.C., Brokin English Klik, Hard knocks, and the Coup. Together Stu and Howard reestablished and released their catalogue while also releasing records for Mary Lees Corvette, BigMouth, Mighty Purple, The Wallmans, and Chico Hamilton under its All Points Jazz label. The hip hop catalogue was eventually acquired by Jay Faires, who tried to reactivate it as part of his short-lived JCOR Entertainment label.

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