Blow Up Records is a London based independent record label that was started in 1994 by Paul Tunkin, founder and promoter of the legendary Blow Up club (1993-present). The first release was a ltd 7" for Paul’s band The Weekenders, which lead to releases for other acts and compilation albums. Music on the label ranges from 60s to New Wave, from Pop to Electronica; pretty much reflecting and complementing the sensibility of the Blow Up Club.

Blow Up is responsible for compilations such as “Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend” one of the first series dedicated to 60s/early 70s music library tracks, debut albums from electronic pioneers Add N to X and the psychedelic Alfa 9, alongside albums from Big Boss Man, The Bongolian. New signings Baltic Fleet and Silvery are also set to release debuts in the coming months having recently been added to the roster. Blow Up Records also have a publishing arm Blow Up Songs which publishes the majority of works that the label now releases. Blow Up are also the same team that promotes live concerts and clubs for the Metro Club on Oxford Street, London. (Please go to the venue myspace for bookings etc.) Blow Up also released ‘Blow Up A-Go-Go: Dancefloor Classics’ inconjunction with V2 Records in 1999.

2008: 2008 is set to be the most release-packed year yet for Blow Up with several new projects from 2007 being wrapped up and set for release, including The Bongolian’s 3rd album Outer Bongolia & debuts from new signings Baltic Fleet, Silvery & Mockingbird, wish me luck.

2007: The ever prolific Mr. Bouzida has just finished mixing his third Bongolian album with Nick Terry (SMD, Klaxons, Libertines) so stay tuned for this release, and new signing Baltic Fleet who is currently mixing his debut with Nick too. Sticking with the album theme we are reissuing our ‘Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend’ series (a relief as some have been fetching up to £100 on eBay!), and nicely timed too as The KPM Allstars featured on Volumes 1 and 2 were chosen to perform at Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown this June.

2005-2006: Over the last couple of years the we’ve released several one-off singles for Swedish bands CDOASS and Strip Music, and UK acts Eight Legs and The Rifles (Blow Up 45 Series). We also released singles for Doncaster electro/pop group Neon Plastix and saw the Big Boss Man track ‘Party 7’ picked up for Nike’s worldwide World Cup campaign. Their 2001 album ‘Humanize’ that this was taken from was previously used as the soundtrack for the 1999 short film ‘Sweet’ featuring the Mighty Boosh too (available for the first time this year). We also released the long-awaited follow-up to The Bongolian’s first album in 2006 ‘Blueprint’, as well as the debut album for new psychedelic signings Alfa 9 titled’Then We Begin’ which was recorded with Liverpool based producer Mike Cave.