The discography of BYO Records, an independent record label based in Los Angeles, consists of 118 releases: 85 studio albums, one live album, 13 compilation albums, 2 EPs, 15 singles, one video album, and one box set.
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, and Jr. Gone Wild.
The label was inactive from 1988-1990. It was revived in 1991 in conjunction with the Sterns' new act Royal Crown Revue and the revival of Youth Brigade. During the punk rock revival of the 1990s BYO released albums by Jughead's Revenge, The Bouncing Souls, Automatic 7, Hepcat, 22 Jacks, Terrorgruppe, Pezz, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, and others. The BYO Split Series was launched in 1999, a series of split albums featuring two bands per release; it lasted until 2004 and comprised five albums.
Since 2000 BYO has released albums by Pistol Grip, Manic Hispanic, Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Unseen, Sixer, One Man Army, Consumed, Throw Rag, The Business, The Briefs, Clit 45, A Global Threat, Wednesday Night Heroes, 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 coffee table book, a documentary film on DVD, and a compilation album on both CD and double LP of bands covering songs from the BYO catalog.
Releases Year Artist Title Format Type Catalog 1982 various artists Someone Got Their Head Kicked In! LP compilation album BYO 001 1982 Youth Brigade Sound & Fury (1982) LP studio album BYO 002 1983 Youth Brigade Sound & Fury (1983) LP studio album BYO 002R 1994 Youth Brigade Sink with Kalifornija CD compilation album BYO 002 1984 various artists Something to Believe In LP compilation album BYO 004 1984 7 Seconds The Crew LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 005 1984 Youth Brigade "What Price Happiness?" 7" single BYO 006 1984 Stretch Marks What D'Ya See? LP studio album BYO 007 1984 Unwanted Shattered Silence LP studio album BYO 008 1985 SNFU ...And No One Else Wanted to Play LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 009 1985 7 Seconds Walk Together, Rock Together LP, CS, CD EP BYO 010 1985 Upright Citizens Open Eyes, Open Ears, Brains to Think & a Mouth to Speak LP, CS studio album BYO 011 1986 The Brigade The Dividing Line LP, CS studio album BYO 012 1986 The Smarties Whole Buncho Weirdos LP, CS studio album BYO 013 1986 7 Seconds New Wind LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 014 1986 Hungry for What The Shattered Dream LP, CS studio album BYO 015 1986 Jr. Gone Wild Less Art, More Pop! LP, CS studio album BYO 016 1986 SNFU If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 017 1986 The Brigade Come Together EP, CS EP BYO 018 1987 Mad Parade A Thousand Words LP, CS studio album BYO 019 1987 Scram Stand Up LP, CS studio album BYO 020 1987 Wonderwall Blueprint LP studio album BYO 021 1992 Royal Crown Revue "Hey Santa!" CD single BYO 022 1992 Royal Crown Revue Kings of Gangster Bop LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 023 1991 That's It! Really? LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 024 1992 Youth Brigade Come Again EP, CS, CD EP BYO 025 1993 various artists Someone's Gonna Get Their Head to Believe in Something CD compilation album BYO 026 1994 Youth Brigade Happy Hour LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 027 1994 Jughead's Revenge Elimination LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 028 1994 Youth Brigade "All Style, No Substance" 7" single BYO 029 1993 Jughead's Revenge It's Lonely at the Bottom/Unstuck in Time CD compilation album BYO 030 1994 The Bouncing Souls The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle LP, CS, CD compilation album BYO 031 1995 Hagfish "Minit Maid" 7" single BYO 032 1995 Youth Brigade / Screw 32 "Spies for Life" / "Blind Spot" 7" split single BYO 033 1995 Jughead's Revenge 13 Kiddie Favorites LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 034 1995 Automatic 7 Automatic 7 LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 035 1995 The Bouncing Souls "The Ballad of Johnny X" 7" single BYO 036 1995 The Bouncing Souls Maniacal Laughter LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 037 1996 Youth Brigade To Sell the Truth LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 038 1996 Hepcat "Bobby & Joe" 7" single BYO 039 1996 Hepcat Scientific LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 040 1996 22 Jacks "Swallow" 7" single BYO 041 1997 Terrorgruppe Uber Amerika CD studio album BYO 042 1997 Brand New Unit Looking Back Again CD studio album BYO 043 1997 Pinhead Circus Detailed Instructions for the Self Involved LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 044 1997 various artists Sample This! CD compilation album BYO 045 1997 Pezz One Last Look... LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 046 1997 various artists Sociedad = Sucidad CD, CS compilation album BYO 047 1997 Jon Cougar Concentration Camp 'Til Niagara Falls... LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 048 1997 Four Letter Word A Nasty Piece of Work LP, CS, CD studio album BYO 049 1998 Youth Brigade Out of Print CD compilation album BYO 050 1998 Johnny X and the Conspiracy "Buy, Sell, Trade" 7" single BYO 051 1998 Damnation "Beelze Bubblegum" 7" single BYO 052 1998 Jon Cougar Concentration Camp "8 West" 7" single BYO 053 1998 Four Letter Word "Do You Feel Lucky Punk?" 7" single BYO 054 1998 NRA "Bunk" 7" single BYO 055 1998 Pinhead Circus "Hallmark" 7" single BYO 056 1998 Jon Cougar Concentration Camp Melon LP, CD studio album BYO 057 1998 various artists Of Things to Come CD compilation album BYO 058 1999 Pinhead Circus Everything Else Is a Far Gone Conclusion LP, CD studio album BYO 059 1999 Leatherface / Hot Water Music BYO Split Series Volume I LP, CD split album BYO 060 1999 Pezz Warmth and Sincerity LP, CD studio album BYO 061 1999 Four Letter Word Zero Visibility (Experiments with Truth) CD studio album BYO 062 1999 Leatherface Cherry Knowle CD studio album BYO 063 1999 Jon Cougar Concentration Camp Hot Shit CD studio album BYO 064 1999 Swingin' Utters / Youth Brigade BYO Split Series Volume II LP, CD split album BYO 065 1999 various artists Greetings from the Welfare State CD compilation album BYO 066 2000 Cadillac Tramps Live! CD live album BYO 067 2000 Leatherface Horsebox LP, CD studio album BYO 068 1999 Welt Broke Down CD studio album BYO 069 2001 Leatherface The Last CD studio album BYO 070 2001 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Shannon 7" single BYO 071 2001 Pinhead Circus The Black Power of Romance CD studio album BYO 072 2001 Pistol Grip The Shots from the Kalico Rose LP, CD studio album BYO 073 2001 Welt Brand New Dream CD studio album BYO 074 2001 Manic Hispanic The Recline of Mexican Civilization CD studio album BYO 075 2001 Filthy Thieving Bastards A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills LP, CD studio album BYO076 2001 The Unseen The Anger and the Truth LP, CD studio album BYO 077 2001 Kosher Self Control LP, CD studio album BYO 078 2002 NOFX / Rancid BYO Split Series Volume III LP, CD split album BYO 079N 2002 NOFX / Rancid BYO Split Series Volume III LP, CD split album BYO 079R 2002 Manifesto Jukebox Remedy LP, CD studio album BYO 080 2002 various artists Sample This, Too! CD compilation album BYO 081 2002 Sixer Beautiful Trash CD studio album BYO 082 2002 The Forgotten Control Me LP, CD studio album BYO 083 2002 The Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag BYO Split Series Volume IV LP, CD split album BYO 084 2002 One Man Army Rumors and Headlines LP, CD studio album BYO 085 2003 Manic Hispanic Mijo Goes to Jr. College CD studio album BYO 086 2003 Consumed Pistols at Dawn CD studio album BYO 087 2003 Pistol Grip Another Round LP, CD studio album BYO 088 2003 The Forgotten Out of Print CD compilation album BYO 089 2003 The Unseen Explode LP, CD studio album BYO 090 2003 Throw Rag Desert Shores LP, CD studio album BYO 091 2003 The Business Hardcore Hooligan CD studio album BYO 092 2003 Manic Hispanic (The Menudo Incident) CD studio album BYO 092 2004 Leatherface Dog Disco LP, CD studio album BYO 094 2004 Jackass Plastic Jesus CD studio album BYO 095 2004 Alkaline Trio / One Man Army BYO Split Series Volume V LP, CD split album BYO 096 2004 The Briefs Sex Objects LP, CD studio album BYO 098 2004 Pistol Grip Tear It All Down! CD studio album BYO 099 2004 The Briefs Hit After Hit CD studio album BYO 100 2004 The Briefs Off the Charts CD studio album BYO 101 2005 Clit 45 Self-Hate Crimes CD studio album BYO 102 2005 Manic Hispanic Grupo Sexo CD studio album BYO 103 2005 Throw Rag 13 ft. and Rising LP, CD studio album BYO 104 2005 Shark Soup Fatlip Showbox CD studio album BYO 105 2002 Last Target One Shot, One Kill CD studio album BYO 106 2005 The Briefs Steal Yer Heart LP, CD studio album BYO 107 2005 Filthy Thieving Bastards My Pappy Was a Pistol LP, CD studio album BYO 108 2006 A Global Threat Where the Sun Never Sets CD studio album BYO 109 2006 Clit 45 2, 4, 6, 8...We're the Kids You Love to Hate CD studio album BYO 110 2007 Filthy Thieving Bastards ...I'm a Son of a Gun CD studio album BYO 111 2007 Nothington All In CD studio album BYO 112 2007 Clorox Girls J'aime les Filles LP, CD studio album BYO 113 2007 Wednesday Night Heroes Guilty Pleasures LP, CD studio album BYO 114 2007 The Briefs The Greatest Story Ever Told DVD/CD video album BYO 115 2009 Nothington Roads, Bridges & Ruins LP, CD studio album BYO 116 2009 various artists Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records LP/CD/DVD box set BYO 125
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