Slash Records

Slash Records is a record label started in 1978 by Bob Biggs. Slash started as a mfanzine in 1977. It was one of the first zines devoted to the punk scene. Its first cover featuring Dave Vanian of The Damned and it regularly covered such L.A. bands as The Screamers and Nervous Gender. Based in Los Angeles, Slash contributed greatly to the promotion of the music scene there and, with relatively wide distribution for a punk zine, brought the L.A. scene to the attention of the rest of the world outside of the city.

The magazine stopped in 1980. A subsidiary Ruby Records was started in 1981. The label was sold to London Records in 1986. From 1982 until 1996, releases from Slash Records were distributed by Warner Bros. Records.

Artists on Slash Records include;

Violent Femmes

Faith No More

Los Lobos

The Germs

Plugz

Gun Club

X

Dream Syndicate

Green on Red

See also

• List of record labels

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