Wild Pitch Records was an American Golden age hip-hop record label, started in 1987 by Stuart Fine, that was eventually distributed by EMI. Artists who released records on the label included Gang Starr, Chill Rob G, Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, Main Source, The U.M.C.'s, Hard Knocks, Brokin English Klik, Street Military, Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, The Coup, Ultramagnetic MCs, O.C., as well as Latee, Jamose, and female rapper N-Tyce.
Together, Fine and Howard re-established and released the label's catalogue, while also releasing records by Bigmouth, The Wallmen, Mary Lee's Corvette and Mighty Purple. The hip-hop catalogue was eventually acquired by Jay Faires, who tried to reactivate it as part of his short-lived JCOR Entertainment label.
As the majority of its albums were released in the early 1990s and went out of print, Faires re-released the label's catalog on April 22, 2008, through Fontana Distribution.
In 2013, Complex placed Stu Fine at No. 25 of their 'The 25 Best A&Rs in Hip-Hop History' list.
Discography Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B UK UK R&B 1980sGang Starr – No More Mr. Nice Guy Released: April 22, 1989 — 83 — —Chill Rob G – Ride the Rhythm Released: May 23, 1989 — 60 — —1990sLord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth – Funky Technician Released: February 6, 1990 — 93 — —Main Source – Breaking Atoms Released: July 23, 1991 — 40 — —The U.M.C.'s – Fruits of Nature Released: October 15, 1991 — 32 — —Hard Knocks – School of Hard Knocks Released: 1992 Label: EMI — — — —Brokin English Klik – Brokin English Klik Released: April 20, 1993 Label: EMI — — — —The Coup – Kill My Landlord Released: May 4, 1993 Label: EMI — 83 — —Ultramagnetic MCs – The Four Horsemen Released: August 10, 1993 Label: EMI — 55 — —The U.M.C.'s – Unleashed Released: January 25, 1994 Label: EMI — 63 — —Main Source – Fuck What You Think Released: March 22, 1994 — — — —The Coup – Genocide & Juice Released: October 13, 1994 Label: EMI — 62 — —Wild Pitch Classics Released: April 12, 1994 Label: EMI — — — —O.C. – Word...Life Released: October 18, 1994 Label: EMI — 34 — —Bigmouth – Bigmouth Released: August 5, 1997 — — — —Bryan Steele Group – Bryan Steele Group Released: 1997 — — — —Wallmen – Electronic Home Entertainment System Released: March 10, 1998 — — — —Mary Lee's Corvette – True Lovers of Adventure Released: March 23, 1999 — — — —Mighty Purple – Para Mejor ó Peor...Mighty Purple Live Released: March 9, 1999 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays Year Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B UK UK R&B 1993Street Military – Don't Give a Damn Released: June 29, 1993 — — — —Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud – Blow Up the Spot Released: June 29, 1993 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles 1987: Gang Starr — "The Lesson" 1987: LeMonier — "The Hardest Beat Around" 1987: Latee — "This Cut's Got Flavor" 1987: Gang Starr — "Believe Dat!" 1988: Chill Rob G — "Dope Rhymes" 1988: Latee — "No Tricks" 1988: Artomatik — "Free" 1988: Kool D & Technolo-G — "Now Dance" 1988: Gang Starr — "Movin' On" 1988: Trybe — "Psychedelic Shack" 1989: Chill Rob G — "Court Is Now in Session" 1989: Gang Starr — "Words I Manifest" 1989: Jamose — "Dance to the Megablast" 1989: Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth — "Baby, You Nasty" 1989: Gang Starr — "Positivity" 1990: Chill Rob G — "Let Me Show You" 1990: Power Jam & Chill Rob G — "The Power" 1990: Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth — "Strictly for the Ladies"/"Back to Back Rhyming" 1990: Main Source — "Looking at the Front Door" 1990: N-Tyce — "Black to the Point"/"Chinese Eyes" 1991: Main Source — "Just Hangin' Out" 1991: The U.M.C.'s — "Blue Cheese"/"Anyway the Wind Blows" 1991: Elements of Style — "That's the Kind of Girl"/"Walking in Harmony" 1991: Main Source — "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" 1991: Hard Knocks — "Nigga for Hire" 1991: The U.M.C.'s — "One to Grow On" 1992: Main Source — "Fakin' the Funk" 1992: Hard Knocks — "Dirty Cop Named Harry" 1992: The U.M.C.'s — "Never Never Land" 1992: Ultramagnetic MCs — "Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey)" 1993: N-Tyce — "Walk a Little Closer"/"Peace Ride" 1993: Brokin English Klik — "Who's da Gangsta?" 1993: The Coup — "Dig It" 1993: The Coup — "Funk" 1993: The U.M.C.'s — "Time To Set It Straight"/"Ill Demonic Clique" 1993: Main Source — "What You Need" 1993: Brokin English Klik — "Hard Core Beats"/"Here Come da Hoods" 1993: The Coup — "Not Yet Free" 1993: Ultramagnetic MCs — "Raise It Up"/"The Saga of Dandy, The Devil and Day" 1993: N-Tyce — "Hush Hush Tip"/"Root Beer Float" 1994: The Coup — "Takin' These" 1994: O.C. — "Born 2 Live" 1994: O.C. — "Time's Up" 1994: The U.M.C.'s — "Hit the Track" 1995: N-Tyce — "Sure Ya Right" 1995: The Coup — "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish"
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