Founder Eric Mueller Country of origin United States of America | Date founded 2005 | |
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Genre Street Punk, Oi!, Punk Rock Location San Francisco, California Official website Official website of Pirates Press Records Records Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States Albums Let the Dominoes Fall, Blatant Propaganda, Pushing On | ||
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Pirates Press Records is a street punk and Oi! record label founded in 2005. The label is based in San Francisco, California and is best known for releasing records for artists such as Rancid, Cock Sparrer, Tim Timebomb, Street Dogs, and more. The label has also released several notable Oi! compilations and Under One Flag, a year-long, weekly 7" record subscription.
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History
Eric Mueller started Pirates Press Records in 2005 after finding a demand to release several records of his friends and employees. The label is known for doing unique packages and releases like mimicking a Molotov cocktail for an album. In 2010, the label released the Cock Sparrer box set which included many of the band's releases. The package includes all 6 studio albums, 4 full live albums, singles, picture discs and more. It also included sides of remixed, remastered, or otherwise previously unreleased 180gram heavyweight colored vinyl, a book, two posters, a limited edition metal lapel pin, screenprint and more. In addition, the label released a live LP/DVD, Back In SF, recorded in 2009 at the Pirates Press fifth anniversary party at Great American Music Hall. In 2012, the label and Rancid teamed up to release a new song called "Fuck You" on a compilation called Oi! This Is Streetpunk Vol. 2. The two then decided to release a 20-year anniversary box set which contains all of the band's releases on 46 7" vinyl. In 2013, the label announced it would co-release select songs from Tim Timebomb on vinyl and CD.