Tuff Enuff Records was a British queer/

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record label based in Brighton, England.

History

Tuff Enuff was established in 2012 as a spin-off from associated club night Riots Not Diets, and specialises in releasing

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and

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. The label is considered to be in the tradition of Slampt Records as well as more recent British queercore labels such as Homocrime and Irrk. First release was compilation album ''Why Diet When You Could Riot?'', which was favourably reviewed in

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and elsewhere and included tracks from Ste McCabe and Trash Kit. Two further compilations followed, 2013's ''Carry On Rioting'' and 2014's ''I Know Why the Caged Grrrl Sings'', including tracks by

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and

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, respectively. The label released a series of well-received cassette EPs by bands such as Frau, No Ditching, Dog Legs,

The Ethical Debating Society The Ethical Debating Society (aka T.E.D.S.) are a three-piece DIY punk, post- riot grrrl group from London. They have been described as "one of the most exciting DIY bands" in the UK. History Initially a solo project for vocalist/guitarist T ...

and

Big Joanie Big Joanie is a British punk trio formed in London in 2013. Its members are Stephanie Phillips (guitar and vocals), Estella Adeyeri (bass guitar and vocals), and Chardine Taylor-Stone (drums and vocals). After a few singles and EPs they release ...

; vinyl

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s by Men Oh Pause and Slum Of Legs; as well as vinyl

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s by Roseanne Barrr, Daskinsey4 and Ye Nuns, the latter band featuring Debbie Smith,

Charley Stone Charley Stone is an English multi-instrumentalist musician based in London, UK. She has been a notable part of the London indie music scene since the early 1990s. History Charley Stone first came to notice in short-lived riot grrrl band Frant ...

and former members of

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and

thee Headcoatees Thee Headcoatees were an all-female garage band formed in Chatham, Kent, England in 1991. They were part of the Medway scene. The members were Holly Golightly, Kyra LaRubia, Ludella Black and "Bongo" Debbie Green. Formation Thee Headcoate ...

playing covers of songs by

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Artists

* Alison’s Birthday * As Ondas *

* Crumbs * Daskinsey4 * Dog Legs *

* Frau * Grubs * King Alfred, Man Of Leisure *

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* Men Oh Pause * The Middle Ones * Milky Wimpshake * Molar * Neurotic Fiction * No Ditching * Roseanne Barr * Slum Of Legs * Try The Pie * Two White Cranes * Ye Nuns

References

External links

Tuff Enuff DiscogsTuff Enuff 45CatTuff Enuff Bandcamp
{{Authority control Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom British independent record labels Record labels established in 2012 Punk record labels Riot grrrl Queercore