BYO Records discography
| BYO Records discography | |
|---|---|
 The BYO logo | |
| Studio albums | 85 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 15 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of BYO Records, an independent record label based in Los Angeles, consists of 118 releases: 85 studio albums, one live album, 13 compilation albums, 2 EPs, 15 singles, one video album, and one box set.
BYO (Better Youth Organization) Records was started in 1982 by brothers Shawn and Mark Stern of the band Youth Brigade. The label's first release was the compilation album Someone Got Their Head Kicked In!, showcasing a number of Los Angeles punk rock acts. This was followed by Youth Brigade's debut album Sound & Fury, released in limited numbers and re-recorded the following year with a different track list. Over the next few years the label released albums by notable acts including 7 Seconds, SNFU, and Jr. Gone Wild.
The label was inactive following the decline of hardcore punk in 1986, releasing only two albums between 1987 and 1991. It was revived in 1992 in conjunction with the Sterns' new act Royal Crown Revue and the revival of Youth Brigade. During the punk rock revival of the 1990s BYO released albums by Jughead's Revenge, The Bouncing Souls, Automatic 7, Hepcat, 22 Jacks, Terrorgruppe, Pezz, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, and others. The BYO Split Series was launched in 1999, a series of split albums featuring two bands per release; it lasted until 2004 and comprised five albums.
Since 2000 BYO has released albums by Pistol Grip, Manic Hispanic, Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Unseen, Sixer, One Man Army, Consumed, Throw Rag, The Business, The Briefs, Clit 45, A Global Threat, Wednesday Night Heroes, and others. In 2009 the label celebrated its (approximate) 25th anniversary with the release of Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records, a box set chronicling the label's history in a coffee table book, a documentary film on DVD, and a compilation album on both CD and double LP of bands covering songs from the BYO catalog.
Releases
| Year | Artist | Title | Format | Type | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | various artists | Someone Got Their Head Kicked In! | LP | compilation album | BYO 001 |
| 1982 | Youth Brigade | Sound & Fury (1982) | LP | studio album | BYO 002 |
| 1983 | Youth Brigade | Sound & Fury (1983) | LP | studio album | BYO 002R |
| 1994 | Youth Brigade | Sink with Kalifornija | CD | compilation album | BYO 002 |
| 1984 | various artists | Something to Believe In | LP | compilation album | BYO 004 |
| 1984 | 7 Seconds | The Crew | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 005 |
| 1984 | Youth Brigade | "What Price Happiness?" | 7" | single | BYO 006 |
| 1984 | Stretch Marks | What D'Ya See? | LP | studio album | BYO 007 |
| 1984 | Unwanted | Shattered Silence | LP | studio album | BYO 008 |
| 1986 | SNFU | ...And No One Else Wanted to Play | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 009 |
| 1986 | 7 Seconds | Walk Together, Rock Together | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 010 |
| 1985 | Upright Citizens | Open Eyes, Open Ears, Brains to Think & a Mouth to Speak | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 011 |
| 1986 | The Brigade | The Dividing Line | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 012 |
| 1986 | The Smarties | Whole Buncho Weirdos | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 013 |
| 1986 | 7 Seconds | New Wind | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 014 |
| 1986 | Hungry for What | The Shattered Dream | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 015 |
| 1987 | Jr. Gone Wild | Less Art, More Pop! | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 016 |
| 1986 | SNFU | If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 017 |
| 1986 | The Brigade | Come Together | EP, CS | EP | BYO 018 |
| 1986 | Mad Parade | A Thousand Words | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 019 |
| 1986 | Scram | Stand Up | LP, CS | studio album | BYO 020 |
| 1987 | Wonderwall | Blueprint | LP | studio album | BYO 021 |
| 1992 | Royal Crown Revue | "Hey Santa!" | CD | single | BYO 022 |
| 1992 | Royal Crown Revue | Kings of Gangster Bop | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 023 |
| 1991 | That's It! | Really? | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 024 |
| 1992 | Youth Brigade | Come Again | EP, CS, CD | EP | BYO 025 |
| 1993 | various artists | Someone's Gonna Get Their Head to Believe in Something | CD | compilation album | BYO 026 |
| 1994 | Youth Brigade | Happy Hour | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 027 |
| 1994 | Jughead's Revenge | Elimination | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 028 |
| 1994 | Youth Brigade | "All Style, No Substance" | 7" | single | BYO 029 |
| 1993 | Jughead's Revenge | It's Lonely at the Bottom/Unstuck in Time | CD | compilation album | BYO 030 |
| 1994 | The Bouncing Souls | The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle | LP, CS, CD | compilation album | BYO 031 |
| 1995 | Hagfish | "Minit Maid" | 7" | single | BYO 032 |
| 1995 | Youth Brigade / Screw 32 | "Spies for Life" / "Blind Spot" | 7" | split single | BYO 033 |
| 1995 | Jughead's Revenge | 13 Kiddie Favorites | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 034 |
| 1995 | Automatic 7 | Automatic 7 | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 035 |
| 1995 | The Bouncing Souls | "The Ballad of Johnny X" | 7" | single | BYO 036 |
| 1995 | The Bouncing Souls | Maniacal Laughter | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 037 |
| 1996 | Youth Brigade | To Sell the Truth | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 038 |
| 1996 | Hepcat | "Bobby & Joe" | 7" | single | BYO 039 |
| 1996 | Hepcat | Scientific | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 040 |
| 1996 | 22 Jacks | "Swallow" | 7" | single | BYO 041 |
| 1997 | Terrorgruppe | Uber Amerika | CD | studio album | BYO 042 |
| 1997 | Brand New Unit | Looking Back Again | CD | studio album | BYO 043 |
| 1997 | Pinhead Circus | Detailed Instructions for the Self Involved | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 044 |
| 1997 | various artists | Sample This! | CD | compilation album | BYO 045 |
| 1997 | Pezz | One Last Look... | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 046 |
| 1997 | various artists | Sociedad = Sucidad | CD, CS | compilation album | BYO 047 |
| 1997 | Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | 'Til Niagara Falls... | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 048 |
| 1997 | Four Letter Word | A Nasty Piece of Work | LP, CS, CD | studio album | BYO 049 |
| 1998 | Youth Brigade | Out of Print | CD | compilation album | BYO 050 |
| 1998 | Johnny X and the Conspiracy | "Buy, Sell, Trade" | 7" | single | BYO 051 |
| 1998 | Damnation | "Beelze Bubblegum" | 7" | single | BYO 052 |
| 1998 | Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | "8 West" | 7" | single | BYO 053 |
| 1998 | Four Letter Word | "Do You Feel Lucky Punk?" | 7" | single | BYO 054 |
| 1998 | NRA | "Bunk" | 7" | single | BYO 055 |
| 1998 | Pinhead Circus | "Hallmark" | 7" | single | BYO 056 |
| 1998 | Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | Melon | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 057 |
| 1998 | various artists | Of Things to Come | CD | compilation album | BYO 058 |
| 1999 | Pinhead Circus | Everything Else Is a Far Gone Conclusion | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 059 |
| 1999 | Leatherface / Hot Water Music | BYO Split Series Volume I | LP, CD | split album | BYO 060 |
| 1999 | Pezz | Warmth and Sincerity | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 061 |
| 1999 | Four Letter Word | Zero Visibility (Experiments with Truth) | CD | studio album | BYO 062 |
| 1999 | Leatherface | Cherry Knowle | CD | studio album | BYO 063 |
| 1999 | Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | Hot Shit | CD | studio album | BYO 064 |
| 1999 | Swingin' Utters / Youth Brigade | BYO Split Series Volume II | LP, CD | split album | BYO 065 |
| 1999 | various artists | Greetings from the Welfare State | CD | compilation album | BYO 066 |
| 2000 | Cadillac Tramps | Live! | CD | live album | BYO 067 |
| 2000 | Leatherface | Horsebox | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 068 |
| 1999 | Welt | Broke Down | CD | studio album | BYO 069 |
| 2001 | Leatherface | The Last | CD | studio album | BYO 070 |
| 2001 | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Shannon | 7" | single | BYO 071 |
| 2001 | Pinhead Circus | The Black Power of Romance | CD | studio album | BYO 072 |
| 2001 | Pistol Grip | The Shots from the Kalico Rose | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 073 |
| 2001 | Welt | Brand New Dream | CD | studio album | BYO 074 |
| 2001 | Manic Hispanic | The Recline of Mexican Civilization | CD | studio album | BYO 075 |
| 2001 | Filthy Thieving Bastards | A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills | LP, CD | studio album | BYO076 |
| 2001 | The Unseen | The Anger and the Truth | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 077 |
| 2001 | Kosher | Self Control | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 078 |
| 2002 | NOFX / Rancid | BYO Split Series Volume III | LP, CD | split album | BYO 079N |
| 2002 | NOFX / Rancid | BYO Split Series Volume III | LP, CD | split album | BYO 079R |
| 2002 | Manifesto Jukebox | Remedy | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 080 |
| 2002 | various artists | Sample This, Too! | CD | compilation album | BYO 081 |
| 2002 | Sixer | Beautiful Trash | CD | studio album | BYO 082 |
| 2002 | The Forgotten | Control Me | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 083 |
| 2002 | The Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag | BYO Split Series Volume IV | LP, CD | split album | BYO 084 |
| 2002 | One Man Army | Rumors and Headlines | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 085 |
| 2003 | Manic Hispanic | Mijo Goes to Jr. College | CD | studio album | BYO 086 |
| 2003 | Consumed | Pistols at Dawn | CD | studio album | BYO 087 |
| 2003 | Pistol Grip | Another Round | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 088 |
| 2003 | The Forgotten | Out of Print | CD | compilation album | BYO 089 |
| 2003 | The Unseen | Explode | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 090 |
| 2003 | Throw Rag | Desert Shores | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 091 |
| 2003 | The Business | Hardcore Hooligan | CD | studio album | BYO 092 |
| 2003 | Manic Hispanic | (The Menudo Incident) | CD | studio album | BYO 092 |
| 2004 | Leatherface | Dog Disco | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 094 |
| 2004 | Jackass | Plastic Jesus | CD | studio album | BYO 095 |
| 2004 | Alkaline Trio / One Man Army | BYO Split Series Volume V | LP, CD | split album | BYO 096 |
| 2004 | The Briefs | Sex Objects | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 098 |
| 2004 | Pistol Grip | Tear It All Down! | CD | studio album | BYO 099 |
| 2004 | The Briefs | Hit After Hit | CD | studio album | BYO 100 |
| 2004 | The Briefs | Off the Charts | CD | studio album | BYO 101 |
| 2005 | Clit 45 | Self-Hate Crimes | CD | studio album | BYO 102 |
| 2005 | Manic Hispanic | Grupo Sexo | CD | studio album | BYO 103 |
| 2005 | Throw Rag | 13 ft. and Rising | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 104 |
| 2005 | Shark Soup | Fatlip Showbox | CD | studio album | BYO 105 |
| 2002 | Last Target | One Shot, One Kill | CD | studio album | BYO 106 |
| 2005 | The Briefs | Steal Yer Heart | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 107 |
| 2005 | Filthy Thieving Bastards | My Pappy Was a Pistol | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 108 |
| 2006 | A Global Threat | Where the Sun Never Sets | CD | studio album | BYO 109 |
| 2006 | Clit 45 | 2, 4, 6, 8...We're the Kids You Love to Hate | CD | studio album | BYO 110 |
| 2007 | Filthy Thieving Bastards | ...I'm a Son of a Gun | CD | studio album | BYO 111 |
| 2007 | Nothington | All In | CD | studio album | BYO 112 |
| 2007 | Clorox Girls | J'aime les Filles | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 113 |
| 2007 | Wednesday Night Heroes | Guilty Pleasures | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 114 |
| 2007 | The Briefs | The Greatest Story Ever Told | DVD/CD | video album | BYO 115 |
| 2009 | Nothington | Roads, Bridges & Ruins | LP, CD | studio album | BYO 116 |
| 2009 | various artists | Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records | LP/CD/DVD | box set | BYO 125 |
References
- Stern, Mark; Shawn Stern; Jamie Stern (2009). "Discography". Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records (box set). various artists. Los Angeles: BYO Records. pp. 94–99. BYO 125.
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