What is this?
This website compiles information
gathered from releases, books, articles, and internet websites
to form a near complete discography of the Bob Last empire.
There are holes in the information I've been able to gather;
releases I've missed and releases I don't have and can't
comment on. If you'd like to help update the page, please
look at the contact section
below. Thanks.
Scanning the 12" records is not an easy task with the scanner I have access to.
If you have any of these records, have access to a scanner that is large enough
to scan them in one go, and feel like contributing to the site, please do.
I finally switched the site over to php to make it run smoother and be easier to update.
also, since people are actually looking at this site now, i'll invite anyone interested,
to contact me about trading mix-tapes or records or whatnot.
Fast Product
If you count
the official releases, I think Fast's total is only
11 [plus the 3 Earcom compilations]. [I'm missing info on FAST 11;
email me if you have any info on releases.] Fast Product
released the debuts of Gang of Four, the Mekons, Human League,
2.3 [in fact, their only release], and Scars [in fact, their
only good release]. As well, FAST 9, the Earcom series,
compiled amazing postpunk from all around the world. And it's
more than just good music, it's completely fetishist-indulging
artwork. Awesome design, simply put.
fast discography
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a. |
never been in a riot |
1'43" |
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32 weeks |
1'38" |
b. |
heart + soul |
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a. |
where to now? |
4'04" |
b. |
all time low |
2'55" |
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the quality of life no. 1 |
Fast 4 |
7" single |
the human league |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/fastproduct/fast04/fast4.jpg) |
electronically yours |
a. |
being boiled |
3'45" |
b. |
circus of death |
4'47" |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/fastproduct/fast05/fast5.gif) |
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a. |
damaged goods |
3'34" |
b. |
love like anthrax |
3'18" |
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armalite rifle |
3'03" |
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the quality of life no. 2 |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/fastproduct/fast07/fast7.jpg) |
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a. |
where were you? |
2'42" |
b. |
i'll have to dance then (on my own) |
3'05" |
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a. |
adult/ery |
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b. |
horrorshow |
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earcom 1 |
a. |
the prats - prats 2 |
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the blank students - fun at the fair |
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graph - drowning |
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the blank students - background music |
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b. |
the prats - inverness |
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the prats - bored |
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the flowers - criminal waste |
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the flower - background music |
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& a guest item |
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earcom 2 |
a. |
joy division - autosuggestion |
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joy division - from safety to where... ? |
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thursdays - perfection |
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b. |
thursdays - (sittin' on) the dock of the bay |
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bascax - karleearn photography |
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bascax - celluloid love |
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earcom 3 |
a. |
noh mercy - caucasian guilt |
3'09" |
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noh mercy - revolutionary spy |
2'10" |
b. |
stupid babies - baby blues |
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stupid babies - baby sitters |
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from chorley - tablecloth |
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c. |
daf - ich und die wirklichkeit |
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d. |
the middle class - out of vogue |
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the middle class - situations |
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the dignity of labour |
a. |
the dignity of labour (part 1) |
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the dignity of labour (part 2) |
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b. |
the dignity of labour (part 3) |
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the dignity of labour (part 4) |
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the first year plan |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/fastproduct/fast12/fast12.gif) |
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a. |
california uber alles |
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b. |
man with the dogs |
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Pop Aural
Soon after the
licensing of the Dead Kennedy's 7" for the UK, Fast
Product closed its doors. Bob Last then started pop:aural
[I've seen pop:aural written of as being Jo Callo's
project, but I think mistakenly so]. Again, this label
released little more than a handful of releases. None of the
acts on the label went on to be huge stars in the same way the
alumni of Fast Product did; but there is a lot of good music
and maybe even nicer artwork.
pop:aural discography
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop01/pop1.jpg) |
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a. |
confessions |
3'05" |
b. |
(life) after dark |
3'18" |
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a. |
boots for dancing |
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b. |
parachutes |
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guitars & girl trouble |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop03/pop3.jpg) |
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a. |
ballad of miss demeanour |
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b. |
food |
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tear along |
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pop 004 |
7" single |
drinking electricity |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop04/pop4.jpg) |
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a. |
shaking all over |
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b. |
china |
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pop 005 |
7" single |
drinking electricity |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop05/pop005.gif) |
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a. |
shake some action |
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b. |
shake some action (cheap version) |
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pop 006 |
7" single |
boots for dancing |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop06/pop6.jpg) |
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a. |
the rain song |
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b. |
hesitate |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop07/pop007.gif) |
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a. |
first night on |
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b. |
from the top |
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pop 008 |
7" single |
drinking electricity |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop08/pop008.gif) |
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a. |
cruising missiles |
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b. |
shaking all over (dub) |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop09/pop009.gif) |
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a. |
love to meet you |
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b. |
monkey monkey monkey |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop10/pop10.jpg) |
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a. |
candy skin |
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b. |
meat whiplash |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/pop11/pop11.jpg) |
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a. |
true love |
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b. |
first in line |
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a. |
woah yeah! |
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b. |
sinistrale |
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dodo boys |
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pop 013 |
7" / 12" single |
the fire engines |
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a. |
big gold dream |
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b. |
new thing in cartons* |
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sympathetic anaethetic |
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lubricate your living room |
a. |
plastic gift |
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get up and use me |
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sympathetic anaesthetic |
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discord |
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b. |
new thing in cartons |
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hungry beat |
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lubricate your living room pt. 1 |
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lubricate your living room pt. 2 |
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acc 002 |
lp |
frank hannaway & michael barclay |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/popaural/zacc002/acc002.gif) |
at home! |
a. |
untitled |
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i have a dream |
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b. |
untitled |
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untitled |
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angelo |
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Miscellaneous Releases/Nonreleases
Simultaneous
to pop:aural, there seems to have been an American venture
called Fast America. This label released for the US markets
a compilation of the Fast Product releases called Mutant
Pop (released on PVC) which is similar to the earlier
Fast comp on EMI. Also, it released a Fire Engines
compilation. I don't know if it released anything else.
The Fire Engines LP is FPA 002 and Mutant Pop doesn't
have a release number, so it's conceivable there as it at
least one further release.
There is also
a "nonreleased" Human League cassette on Fast Product. I
don't want to call it "unreleased" because it was
psuedo-released in a very DIY way (see below).
misc discography
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/misc/emc3312/emc3312.jpg) |
the first year plan |
a. |
the mekons - never been in a riot |
1'43" |
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the mekons - heart & soul |
2'39" |
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the mekons - 32 weeks |
1'38" |
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scars - adult/ery |
3'06" |
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scars - horrorshow |
2'59" |
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the human league - being boiled |
3'45" |
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the human league - circus of death |
4'47" |
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2.3 - all time low |
2'55" |
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2.3 - where to now? |
4'04" |
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gang of four - love like anthrax |
3'18" |
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gang of four - armalite rifle |
3'03" |
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gang of four - damaged goods |
3'34" |
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the mekons - i'll have to dance then (on my own) |
3'15" |
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the mekons - where were you? |
2'43" |
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aufgeladen und bereit für action und spaß |
a. |
candyskin |
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get up and use me |
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sympathetic anaesthetic |
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plastic gift |
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discord |
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b. |
everythings roses |
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new thing in cartons |
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hungry beat |
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lubricate your living room pt. 1 |
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meat whiplash |
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n/a |
cassette |
the human league |
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a. |
the dignity of labour (part 1) with intro |
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the diginity of labour (part two, excerpt) |
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optimistic anthem |
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the year of the jet packs |
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again the eye again |
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toyota city |
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you've lost that lovin' feeling |
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b. |
dance like a star |
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interface |
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dancevision |
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disco disaster |
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circus of death |
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![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/misc/pvc7912/mutantpoppvc.jpg) |
mutant pop |
a. |
the mekons - never been in a riot |
1'43" |
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the mekons - 32 weeks |
1'38" |
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the mekons - where were you |
2'43" |
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scars - adultery |
3'06" |
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scars - horror show |
2'59" |
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the human league - being boiled |
3'45" |
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the human league - circus of death |
4'47" |
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2.3 - all time low |
2'55" |
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2.3 - where to now? |
4'04" |
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the flowers - after dark |
3'18" |
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the flowers - confessions |
3'05" |
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gang of four - love like anthrax |
3'18" |
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gang of four - armalite rifle |
3'03" |
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gang of four - damaged goods |
3'34" |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/misc/vs300/vs300.gif) |
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a. |
work all week |
3.16 |
b. |
unknown wrecks |
3.13 |
![](/web/20161030103337im_/http://discog.lesdisquesducertain.com/fastpop/misc/zcommercials/commercials.gif) |
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a. |
16 again and again |
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b. |
The Heroine Dies |
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Simon |
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Contact information:
Please get in
touch with me if you can shed any light on any of the
releases that only have vague information above. As well,
if you'd like to offer reviews of the music, phase two of
this website is the addition of opinion content; I welcome
as many views on the music as possible. My name is Daniel
and email address is certain(at)gmail.com
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http://ceraindiscs/
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