Fast Product was an independent record label, established in Edinburgh, Scotland by Bob Last in December 1977. Its first release was also the first single by the Mekons, released on January 20, 1978.
The label is probably most notable for having issued the first records by a number of early and influential post-punk bands from Northern England, including the original Human League, the Gang of Four and the Mekons. Fast Product also released the fi...
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Fast Product was an independent record label, established in Edinburgh, Scotland by Bob Last in December 1977. Its first release was also the first single by the Mekons, released on January 20, 1978.
The label is probably most notable for having issued the first records by a number of early and influential post-punk bands from Northern England, including the original Human League, the Gang of Four and the Mekons. Fast Product also released the first singles by the Scottish punk bands Scars and Flowers. The label also released compilations of various new bands called 'ear comics' or Earcom. Many of the label's releases were also produced by Bob Last.
Fast Product's releases challenged pop music conventions (hence the label's early monikers: "difficult fun" and "mutant pop"), and through its releases and marketing invoked a DIY punk spirit and generally socialist political outlook. Often packaging records with a caustic yet subtle sideswipe at consumerism (for example, the image of a...
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