Rock Action Records is a Scottish,

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-based independent

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, founded and maintained by Scottish

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band

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. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Chris Brokaw, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy,

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and Growing, and in the past represented Papa M and The Zephyrs. As of 2010,

have released their own records on the label in the UK and Europe.

Artist roster

Artists signed to Rock Action include: * Bdrmm * Blanck Mass * De Rosa * Desalvo * Envy * Errors * Kathryn Joseph * Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert *

* Mugstar * Part Chimp * Remember Remember * Sacred Paws * Swervedriver * The Twilight Sad * Arab Strap

Catalogue

rockact01 -

- "Tuner/Lower" 7"
rockact02 - Pilotcan - "Rusty Barker Learns to Fly" 7"
rockact03 - Trout - "Three Wise Men" 7"
rockact04 - Pilotcan - "Five Minutes on a Tuesday Night" 7"
rockact05 -

- ''Ten Rapid''
rockact06 - The Zephyrs - ''Stargazer'' EP
rockact07 - Papa M - ''Papa M Sings''
rockact08 - The James Orr Complex - ''Figa'' EP
rockact09 - Random Number - ''Fact That I Did'' EP
rockact10 -

- "My Father, My King"
rockact11 - Cex - ''Oops, I Did It Again''
rockact12 - Part Chimp - ''Chart Pimp''
rockact13 - Kling Klang - ''Superposition'' EP
rockact14 - Envy - ''A Dead Sinking Story''
rockact15 - James Orr Complex - ''Chori's Bundle''
rockact16 - ''Rock Action Records Presents Vol. 1''
rockact17 - Part Chimp - ''Bring Back The Sound''
rockact18 - Envy - ''All The Footprints...''
rockact19 - Errors - "Hans Herman" 7"
rockact20 - Part Chimp - ''I Am Come''
rockact21 - Kling Klang - ''Esthetik of Destruction''
rockact22 - Part Chimp - ''War Machine''
rockact23 - Errors - ''How Clean Is Your Acid House''
rockact24 - Chris Brokaw - ''Incredible Love''
rockact25 - Part Chimp - ''New Cross''
rockact27 - Part Chimp/Lords/Todd/ Hey Colossus 10"
rockact28 - Envy - ''Insomniac Doze''
rockact29 - Growing - ''Color Wheel''
rockact30 - Torche - ''Torche''
rockact31 - Errors - ''Salut! France''
rockact32 - Trout - EP 7"
rockact33 - Torche - ''In Return''
rockact34 - Envy - ''Abyssal''
rockact35 - Errors - "Toes"
rockact36 - Errors - ''It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever''
rockact37 - '' Rock Action Sampler Spring 2008''
rockact38 - DeSalvo - ''Mood Poisoner''
rockact39 - Envy - ''Transfovista'' DVD
rockact40 - James Orr Complex - ''Com Favo''
rockact41 - Errors - "Pump" 7"
rockact42 - Remember Remember - s/t
rockact43 -

/ Fuck Buttons - "Tour Single" 7"
rockact44 - Part Chimp -''Trad'' EP
rockact45 - Part Chimp - ''Thriller''
rockact46 - Remember Remember - "The Dancing" 7"
rockact47 - Errors - ''Come Down With Me''
rockact48 -

- ''Special Moves''
rockact49 - Errors - "A Rumour in Africa"
rockact50 - Errors - ''Celebrity Come Down With Me''
rockact51 -

- ''We are Ucho No Ko''
rockact52 - Remember Remember - ''RR Scorpii'' EP
rockact53 - Envy - ''Recitation''
rockact54 -

- "Mexican Grand Prix" 7"
rockact55 -

- ''Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will''
rockact56 - Errors - "Magna Encarta" 7"
rockact57 -

- "San Pedro" 7"
rockact58 - Blanck Mass - s/t
rockact59 -

- ''Earth Division'' EP rasc001 - DeSalvo - singles club 7"

References

External links

Rock Action Records' official websiteDiscogs label entry2017 interview with Mogwai and James Graham of The Twilight Sad about the labelMogwai's official websitePart Chimp's official websiteErrors official website
{{Authority control Mogwai Scottish record labels British independent record labels Alternative rock record labels

Artist roster

Catalogue

See also

References

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