Grunt Records is a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use in 1987 after Grace Slick left Starship.
Grunt Records was formed in 1970 when Jefferson Airplane renegotiated their contract with RCA Victor. Initially, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Bill Thompson were responsible for managing. The name was inspired by a working title for the Volunteers album, "Squat on My Grunt." The first artists signed to the label were Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Peter Kaukonen, Jack Bonus, Papa John Creach, 1, and Richmond Talbott.
Thompson took over management of Grunt in 1973 and signed former Airplane drummer Joey Covington and Jack Traylor to the label. In 1974, RCA dropped all Grunt artists except for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen signed to a solo deal with RCA in 1979, and Hot Tuna released Final Vinyl. Jefferson Starship and Starship used the label until Grace Slick left the band and joined Jefferson Airplane for a reunion tour and album on Epic Records.
FTR-1001 Bark by Jefferson Airplane
FTR-1002 Sunfighter by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
FTR-1003 Papa John Creach by Papa John Creach
FTR-1004 Burgers by Hot Tuna
FTR-1005 Jack Bonus by Jack Bonus
FTR-1006 Black Kangaroo by Peter Kaukonen
FTR-1007 Long John Silver by Jefferson Airplane
FTR-1008 Come by 1
FTR-1009 Filthy! by Papa John Creach
BFL1-0147 Thirty Seconds Over Winterland by Jefferson Airplane
BFL1-0148 Baron von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg
BFL1-0149 Fat Fandango by Joe E. Covington
BFL1-0194 Child of Nature by Jack Traylor and Steelwind
BFL1-0209 Quah by Jorma Kaukonen
BFL1-0347 Manhole by Grace Slick
BFL1-0348 The Phosphorescent Rat by Hot Tuna
BFL1-0418 Playing My Fiddle for You by Papa John Creach
CYL1-0437 Early Flight by Jefferson Airplane
BFL1-0717 Dragon Fly by Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jefferson Starship
BFL1-0820 America's Choice by Hot Tuna
BFL1-0999 Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship
BFL1-1238 Yellow Fever by Hot Tuna
CYL2-1255 Flight Log by Jefferson Airplane
BFL1-1557 Spitfire by Jefferson Starship
BFL1-1920 Hoppkorv by Hot Tuna
BXL1-2515 Earth by Jefferson Starship
CYL2-2545 Double Dose by Hot Tuna
DJL1-2852 The Last Interview? by Hot Tuna
BZL1-3247 Gold by Jefferson Starship
BXL1-3357 Final Vinyl by Hot Tuna
BZL1-3452 Freedom at Point Zero by Jefferson Starship
BZL1-3848 Modern Times by Jefferson Starship
BXL1-4372 Winds of Change by Jefferson Starship
BXL1-4921 Nuclear Furniture by Jefferson Starship
BXL1-5488 Knee Deep in the Hoopla by Starship
6413-1R No Protection by Starship
BXL1-2591 Reissue of Burgers by Hot Tuna
CYL1-3363 Picture Disc Reissue of Gold by Jefferson Starship
AYL1-3660 Reissue of Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship
AYL1-3747 Reissue of Quah by Jorma Kaukonen
AYL1-3796 Reissue of Dragon Fly by Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jefferson Starship
AYL1-3799 Reissue of Baron von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg
AYL1-3951 Reissue of Burgers by Hot Tuna
AYL1-3953 Reissue of Spitfire by Jefferson Starship
AYL1-4172 Reissue of Earth by Jefferson Starship
AYL1-4385 Reissue of Sunfighter by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
AYL1-4386 Reissue of Bark by Jefferson Airplane
AYL1-4391 Reissue of Thirty Seconds Over Winterland by Jefferson Airplane
AYL1-5161 Reissue of Freedom at Point Zero by Jefferson Starship
FTR-1010 Gettin' Plenty by Richmond Talbott
