The discography of BYO Records, an

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based in

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, consists of 118 releases: 85 studio albums, one live album, 13 compilation albums, 2 EPs, 15

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s, one

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, and one

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. 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 SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Edmonton in 1981, relocated to Vancouver in 1992, and disbanded in 2018. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation amid many lineup changes and several temporary breakups. ...

, and

Jr. Gone Wild Jr. Gone Wild is a Canadian country/ punk rock band based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The band toured for a number of years and recorded several albums in the 1980s and 1990s. After disbanding in 1995, the group began performing and recording ...

. The label was inactive following the decline of

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in 1986, releasing only two albums between 1987 and 1991. It was revived in 1992 in conjunction with the Sterns' new act

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and the revival of Youth Brigade. During the punk rock revival of the 1990s BYO released albums by

Jughead's Revenge Jughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1989. To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums (the most recent being 1999's '' Pearly Gates''). After 12 yea ...

The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...

Automatic 7 Automatic 7 is an American rock trio. Formed in 1993, they have released three albums to date. They released their debut album self-titled ''Automatic 7'' on November 22, 1995, on BYO Records. Band members John Hulett (vocals and guitar), Nic Nif ...

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22 Jacks 22 Jacks is an American punk rock Supergroup (music), supergroup, consisting of members of Wax (rock band), Wax, The Breeders, The Adolescents and Royal Crown Revue. They were active from 1995 to 2001, and again from 2007 on. Career In late 199 ...

, Terrorgruppe,

Pezz Billy Talent is a Canadian rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup changes, although ...

, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, and others. The

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was launched in 1999, a series of

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s featuring two bands per release; it lasted until 2004 and comprised five albums. Since 2000 BYO has released albums by

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Manic Hispanic Manic Hispanic is an American Chicano punk rock band from Orange County and Los Angeles, California, United States. They are a comedy act that plays cover versions of punk rock "standards" by slightly renaming songs and adjusting lyrics with h ...

Filthy Thieving Bastards The Filthy Thieving Bastards is an American folk/ punk rock group formed in 2000 in San Francisco, California. The band was originally a side project put together by Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski of the Swingin' Utters. Spike Slawson (also from ...

, The Unseen, Sixer,

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, Consumed,

Throw Rag Throw Rag is an American four-piece punk rock band from the Salton Sea, California, United States. Formed in 1993, Throw Rag has been fronted by Sean Wheeler (a.k.a. Captain Sean Doe, a.k.a. Diamond Boss, a.k.a. Sun Trash) since the inception ...

, The Business, The Briefs,

Clit 45 Clit 45 was an American punk rock band from Long Beach, California, United States, that formed in 1996. The band played traditional, fast punk, influenced by the Adolescents, Poison Idea and Bad Religion. Their second and third albums were pub ...

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Wednesday Night Heroes Wednesday Night Heroes (abbreviated as WNH) were a Canadian punk rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, fronted by Graeme MacKinnon. The band released three albums and toured extensively in Canada and the United States. History The band was formed i ...

, 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

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on DVD, and a compilation album on both CD and double LP of bands

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ing songs from the BYO catalog.

Releases

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Byo Records Discography Discographies of American record labels