# Bong Load Records

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**Bong Load Records** is an [independent record label](/source/Independent_record_label) originally based in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) which was founded by producers [Tom Rothrock](/source/Tom_Rothrock) and [Rob Schnapf](/source/Rob_Schnapf) and partner Bradshaw Lambert.

Much of the Bong Load Records catalog is released in small quantities. Several bands have very rare releases that are much sought after and command high prices at auctions.

Bong Load Records relaunched on its 25th anniversary in 2016 with limited edition vinyl releases. Tom Rothrock sums up the label "Our core philosophy of the indie label was always about making high quality music with artists who have dedicated their lives to their craft – artists who otherwise might not have been heard."[1]

## History

One of Bong Load Records' biggest signings was [Beck](/source/Beck) in 1991. Beck's "[Loser](/source/Loser_(Beck_song))" single became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream.[2] In 1998, Beck recorded the album *[Mutations](/source/Mutations_(Beck_album))* intended for release on Bong Load Records but it was eventually released on the [Geffen](/source/Geffen_Records) label. There were a series of lawsuits between Beck, Bong Load and Geffen, settled in 1999, which led to Beck's renegotiation with Geffen.[3] Beck released multiple titles on Bong Load including *Loser*, *[Mellow Gold](/source/Mellow_Gold)*, *[Odelay](/source/Odelay)*, *[Mutations](/source/Mutations_(Beck_album))* and *[Midnite Vultures](/source/Midnite_Vultures)*.[4]

Other notable bands from the original Bong Load Custom Records include [Wool](/source/Wool_(band)), [Kyuss](/source/Kyuss), [The Obsessed](/source/The_Obsessed), [Fatso Jetson](/source/Fatso_Jetson), [Elliott Smith](/source/Elliott_Smith), [Eels](/source/Eels_(band)), [L7](/source/L7_(band)), [R.L. Burnside](/source/R._L._Burnside) and [Lutefisk](/source/Lutefisk_(band)). [Stoner rock](/source/Stoner_rock) band [Fu Manchu](/source/Fu_Manchu_(band)) released their first two albums via Bong Load Records.[5]

In 2007, Rothrock briefly relaunched the label with a series of releases, including his own instrumental album *Resonator*.[6]

In July 2016, Bong Load Records announced a relaunch of the label, now based in Las Vegas, with 7 limited edition vinyl releases: [The Killers](/source/The_Killers) (*[Sam’s Town](/source/Sam's_Town)* - 10th Anniversary reissue),[7] [Mark Stoermer](/source/Mark_Stoermer) (*Dark Arts*),[8] [Masters of Reality](/source/Masters_of_Reality) (*[Deep In The Hole](/source/Deep_in_the_Hole_(album))* - 15th Anniversary reissue - features [Chris Goss](/source/Chris_Goss) and guests [Mark Lanegan](/source/Mark_Lanegan), [Josh Homme](/source/Josh_Homme) and members of [Queens of the Stone Age](/source/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age) and Kyuss) Elliott Smith (*[Figure 8](/source/Figure_8_(album))*, *[XO](/source/XO_(Elliott_Smith_album))*) and Beck (*Odelay* (20th Anniversary reissue), *Mellow Gold*).[9]

## Discography

### 2016

- The Killers *Sam's Town* (10 Year Anniversary 2LP)
- Mark Storemer *Dark Arts*
- Masters of Reality *Deep In The Hole* (15 Year Anniversary LP)
- Elliott Smith *Figure 8* (2016 reissue)
- Elliott Smith *XO* (2016 reissue)
- Beck *Mellow Gold* (2016 reissue)
- Beck *Odelay* (20 Year Anniversary LP)

### 2007

- Tom Rothrock *Resonator*
- Roman Carter *Never Slow Down*

### 2001

- Phil Tagliere *Slow*
- Richard Thompson *Action Packed*
- Various *Acid Blues Remix 30 Daz*
- Various *Random Hostile Takeover*
- Project K *Testing Underway*

### 2000

- Beck *Midnite Vultures*
- Elliott Smith *Figure 8*
- Eels *Daisies of the Galaxy*
- Dieselhed *Chico and the Flute*

### 1999

- Various *Stoned Again: A Bong Long Records Collection*
- Richard Thompson *Mock Tudor*
- L7 *Slap Happy*
- [Fireball Ministry](/source/Fireball_Ministry) *Ou est la Rock?*
- Poolside *Indyglow*
- Dieselhed *Elephant Rest Home*
- Jon Brown *70 Years Coming* (Acid Blues Label)
- Mountain Con *MC Stands for Revolution* (Acid Blues Label)
- Slo-Mo *Novelty* (Acid Blues Label)

### 1998

- Beck *Mutations*
- Fatso Jetson *Toasted*
- Famous Monsters *In The Night*
- Elliott Smith *XO*
- Sexy Death Soda *California Police State*
- Sexy Death Soda *Janitor Strike*
- R.L. Burnside *Roolin' & Tumblin'*
- Plastilina Mosh *Aquamosh*

### 1996

- Beck *Odelay*
- Lutefisk *Burn in Hell Fuckers*
- [Andy Kaulkin](/source/Andy_Kaulkin) *Six Foot Seven & Rising*
- Lutefisk *Tin Man's Cue*
- Kyuss/Wool Split 7" *Shine/Short Term Memory Loss*
- Crutch *Sold By Weight*
- Vitamade *Everything You Need*

### 1995

- Thrush Hermit *Take Another Drag*
- Quinine *Regrets Only*
- Lutefisk *Deliver from Porcelain: Themes & Variations*
- The Obsessed *Altamont Nation*
- Fu Manchu *Daredevil*
- Vitamade *Vitamade*
- Lutefisk *Aerosol*

### 1994

- Crutch *Disgrunted Employee*
- Beck *Mellow Gold*
- Beck *Steve Threw Up*
- Fu Manchu *No One Rides For Free*
- Wool *Box Set LP w/7"*

### 1993

- Beck *Loser*
- Wool *Kill the Crow*
- My Favorite Martian *When The Anger's Too Strong*
- Carnival of Souls *Late Bloomer*

### 1992

- Muzza Chunka *Loaded*
- Wool *Mayday*
- Further *Filling Station*
- Grimace *Quagmire*

### 1991

- Muzza Chunka *This is a Chicken Lamp*

## See also

- [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)

## References

1. Cohen, Sari (1 Aug 2016). ["Bong Load Records celebrates its 25 year anniversary"](http://www.axs.com/bong-load-records-celebrates-its-25-year-anniversary-103871). *AXS.com*. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

1. "Beck—Artist Chart History". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

1. Boucher, Geoff (29 April 1999). ["Geffen Sues Beck, Alleging Singer Breached Contract"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-29-fi-32229-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

1. ["Bong Load Records"](https://www.discogs.com/label/18535-Bong-Load-Records). discogs.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016

1. ["Fu Manchu"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fu-manchu-mn0000988529). allmusic.com. Retrieved on October 5, 2013.

1. [Tom Rothrock - Resonator](http://www.allmusic.com/album/resonator-mw0001065280)

1. Strauss, Matthew (1 August 2016). ["The Killers Announce Sam's Town Reissue, 10th Anniversary Party"](http://pitchfork.com/news/67233-the-killers-announce-sams-town-reissue-10th-anniversary-party/). *Pitchfork*. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

1. Payne, Chris (1 August 2016). ["illers' Mark Stoermer Premieres Solo Video 'Are Your Stars Out?,' Talks Band's Next Move: Exclusive"](https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/killers-mark-stoermer-interview-are-your-stars-out-video-premiere-7454384/). *Billboard*. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

1. Patterson, Spencer (29 July 2016). ["BONG LOAD RECORDS RELOCATES TO LAS VEGAS, REISSUES BECK, ELLIOTT SMITH AND MORE ON VINYL"](http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2016/jul/29/bong-load-records-relocates-to-las-vegas-reissues/). *Las Vegas Weekly*. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

## External links

- [Official Bong Load Records Site](http://www.bongloadrecords.com)

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