Valve Records is an Australian record label, releasing a wide range of alternative artists both local and international. The label was created by Paul Curtis in 1994 to support the local bands he was managing. Regurgitator, the most successful band he manages, however, would not see a release on Valve until 2003/2004 after a split with Warner EastWest and the completion of the first Band in a Bubble project in Melbourne's Federation Square.
Over the past 14 years, Valve's diverse range of artists has included such music artists as: Anubian Lights, Audio Active, Bandito Folk, Boredoms, Broken Doll, Cobra Killer, Ed Kuepper, Curseovdialect, The Datsuns, Dear Nora DJ Me DJ You, Drop the Lime, Dry & Heavy, Ex-Girl, Frikstailers, Full Fathom Five, Future Islands, Kiley Gaffney, Gonzales, I Heart Hiroshima, Ivy, Jakob, Kid606, Messer Chups, Mocky, Mono, New Pants, Ouch My Face, Omar Souleyman, Pangaea, Ponyloaf, Scul Hazzards, Sekiden, Shonen Knife, Sixfthick, Soma Rasa, Stereo Total, Trans Am, ZA! and Zoobombs
V146 - APR 16 SHONEN KNIFE AdventureV145 - MAR 16 CURSE OV DIALECT Twisted StrangersV144 - NOV 15 ZA! LoloismoV143 - OCT 15 BEN ELY Goodbye Machine (CD & vinyl)V142 - SEPT 15 REGURGITATOR Nothing Less Than Cheap Imitations: Live at The HiFi Melbourne OCT 2012 (CD & Double Vinyl)V141 - JAN 15 FRIKSTAILERS En Son de PazV140 - NOV 14 BROKEN DOLL 2014 Australian Tour [EP]V139 - NOV 14 MAD WARRIOR VIOLENT LEADER MWVL [EP]V138 - OCT 14 BANDITO FOLK The Perimeter Fence [EP]V137 - OCT 14 JAKOB SinesV136 - OCT 14 THE DATSUNS Deep SleepV135V - JUNE 14 REGURGITATOR Regurgitator/New EP reissue [Vinyl]V134 - APR 14 ED KUEPPER The Return of the Mail-Order BridegroomV133 - APR 14 SHONEN KNIFE OverdriveV132 - NOV 13 BANDITO FOLK The Embankment [EP]V63V - OCT 13 REGURGITATOR Mishmash [Vinyl]V131V - OCT 13 REGURGITATOR Unit [Vinyl]V130V - OCT 13 REGURGITATOR Tu Plang [Vinyl]V129V - SEPT 13 REGURGITATOR Dirty Pop Fantasy [Vinyl]V129 - SEPT 13 REGURGITATOR Dirty Pop FantasyV128 - MAY13 ZA! WanananaiV127 - NOV12 OMAR SOULEYMAN Australis2012V126 - SEPT12 HEDGEHOG Sun Fun GunV125 - SEPT12 RICK FIGHTS Fights (Matt from I Heart Hiroshima solo album)V124 - SEPT12 MONO For My ParentsV123 - JUN12 FUTURE ISLANDS On the WaterV122 - AUG11 REGURGITATOR SuperhappyfuntimesfriendsV121 - JULY11 DISASTERADIO CharismaV120 - SEPT10 REGURGITATOR Distractions EPV119 - MAY10 TRANS AM ThingV118 - n/aV117 - OCT09 SECRET BIRDS Secret BirdsV116 - OCT09 I HEART HIROSHIMA The RipV115 - AUG09 I HEART HIROSHIMA Shakeytown (Single)V114 - JUN09 MINT CHICKS ScreensV113 - MAY09 I HEART HIROSHIMA Friends with Swords (Euro compile of EPs)V112 - MAY09 OUCH MY FACE EPV111 - APR09 B6 Post Haze (digital)V110 - MAY09 SHONEN KNIFE SupergroupV109 - APR09 MONO Hymn to the Immortal WindV108 - APR09 KID606 Shout at the DönerV107 - APR09 NEW PANTS Equal Love (Bonus DVD)V106 - JAN09 AN HORSE Rearrange BedsV105 - SEPT08 BEN ELY's RADIO 5 Transcending RealityV104 - OCT08 HOLDEN compilationV103 - OCT08 QUAN YEOMANS The AmateurV102 - SEPT 08 SPOD SuperfriendzV101 - SEPT08 HAWNAY TROOF Islands of AyleV100 - n/aV99 - n/aV98 APR2008 AN HORSE Not Really ScaredV97 MAY2008 LLOYD & MICHAEL Just as God Made UsV96 MAY2008 JANE WOODY Big Breaths Little LungsV95 APR2008 DO THE ROBOT Amp on FireV94 APR2008 DEL TORO HydraV93 JAN2008 BAND IN A BUBBLE DVDV92 SEPT2007 REGURGITATOR Love & ParanoiaV91 OCT2007 HAWNAY TROOF Dollar & DeedV90 AUG2007 I HEART HIROSHIMA Tuff TeefV89 OCT2007 QUAN & SPOD present BLOX epV88 JULY2007 ZOOBOMBS B*B*B (album)V87 JULY2007 I HEART HROSHIMA Punks (single ep)V86 JUN2007 PONYLOAF Grey Area (ep)V85 JUN2007 SCUL HAZZARDS Count Less Dead (ep)V84 JUN2007 DEAR NORA There is no Home (album)V83 JAN2007 AFRA & INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND IBB (album)V82 NOV2006 LADYFEST compilation Landfingers (album)V81 Oct 2006 SCUL HAZZARDS House of Heads (ep)V80 Oct 2006 BOOF A Soft Kiss by a Rose (album)V79 Sep 2006 JUMP 2 LIGHT SPEED You are my Friend on FireV78 Sep 2006 DEL TORO FormicaeV77 Sep 2006 CURSEOVDIALECT Wooden TonguesV76 Sep 2006 JUMP 2 LIGHT SPEED Spooky FunV75 Aug 2006 DROP THE LIME We Never SleepV74 Jul 2006 I HEART HIROSHIMA Cut in ColourV73 May 2006 ZOOBOMBS Way out/Way InV72 May 2006 SEKIDEN Up in the AirV71 Apr 2006 SEKIDEN Sound InstinctsV70 Feb 2006 THE BIRD Birdsville SessionsV69 Mar 2006 I HEART HIROSHIMA 3 Letter Word for CandyV68 Aug 2005 REGURGITATOR PillowheadV67 Feb 2005 REGURGITATOR My EgoV66 Feb 2005 KID606 Who still kill sound?V65 Jan 2005 REGURGITATOR My Friend RobotV64 Jan 2005 BOY FROM BRAZIL Pointless ShowsV63 Nov 2004 REGURGITATOR Mishmash!V62 Sep 2004 REGURGITATOR The DropV61 Aug 2004 FULL FATHOM 5 & TOPOLOGY Future TenseV60 Aug 2004 AUDIO ACTIVE Back to the Stoned AgeV59 Aug 2004 PONYLOAF O ComplexV58 Jul 2004 REGURGITATOR Bong in my EyeV57 SEPT03 REGURGITATOR Nein Nein NeinV56 SEPT03 GONZALES ZV55 SEPT03 STEREO TOTAL Anti-Conformiste PartyV54 AUG03 DARTH VEGAS Darth VegasV53 AUG03 MOCKY In MesopotamiaV52 AUG03 WIRE SendV51 JULY03 CURSOVDIALECT (Lost in the real sky)V50 JULY03 JOHNNY CONQUEST Uptown in the AmericasV49 JULY03 FULL FATHOM FIVE SidesV48 JUNE 03 DJ ME DJ YOU Can you see the musicV47 JUNE 03 ANNIKA TROST TrostV46 JUNE 03 MESSER CHUPS Black Black MagicV45 JAN03 TAYLOR SAVVY Ladies & GentlemenV44 JAN03 GONZALES Presidential SuiteV43 DEC02 OVERSTIMULATION Valve SamplerV42 JAN2003 IVY Long DistanceV41 OCT2002 DRY & HEAVY From CreationV40 OCT2002 ANUBIAN LIGHTS Naz BarV39 OCT2002 THE STALKERS The StalkersV38 SEPT2002 HARPOE Family ValuesV37 SEPT2002 SIXFTHICK The Lap of LuxuryV36 SEPT2002 KINNIE STARR Tune UpV35 AUG2002 STEREO-TOTAL Musique AutomatiqueV34 AUG2002 COBRA KILLER The Third ArmpitV33 AUG2002 3 HEAD 3 HeadV32 JULY2002 EX GIRL Back to the Mono KeroV31 JULY2002 PONY LOAF Epic TravelV30 JULY2002 DRY & HEAVY King Jammy meetsV29 FEB2002 FULL FATHOM FIVE 5 Minutes From MachineV28 AUG2001 GOTA COLA Guaranteed RustlessV27 AUG2001 FULL FATHOM FIVE (07) SevenV26 Feb 2001 KILEY GAFFNEY Sweat MeatV25 Feb 2001 DRY & HEAVY Full ContactV24 Feb 2001 AUDIO ACTIVE Spaced DollsV23 DEC2000 FULL FATHOM FIVE Who's Your Daddy?V22 OCT2000 DJ SUGUIRUMN Kill Your TurntableV21 OCT2000 SOMA RASA I Mix Therefore, I amV20 OCT2000 SIXFTHICK ChickenV19 OCT2000 4ZZZ 25th Anniversary Behind the Banana CurtainV18 SEPT2000 BOREDOMS Vision Creation NewSunV17 SEPT2000 BROKENHEAD LocarnoV16 SEPT2000 VALVE COMPILATION NumbV15 MAY2000 FULL FATHOM FIVE Friend or FauxV14 MAY2000 SIXFTHICK Daddy's HomeV13 1999 SOMA RASA Future of Der FunkV12 1998 GOTA COLA Gota ColaV11 1998 SOMA RASA Soma RasaV10 1997 SIXFTHICK CousinsV09 1997 P-OILER Greatest Hits Vol.3V08 1997 PANGAEA Serpent FireV07 1997 SOUNDSURGERY Free Moving RadicalV06 1997 ELEVATION Indian Root PillsV05 1995 ELEVATION ElevationV04 1995 SOUNDSURGERY SyndustryV03 1995 EMPORIUM EmporiumV02 1994 MISERY InsidiousV01 1994 PANGAEA Raggacore