Riot City Records.

Riot City Records

The label was set up in 1980 between punk band Vice Squad and Heartbeat, for the release of music from bands riding the second wave of punk. Originally it had been the bands' intention to select the bands who would record for the label, though during the first year of operation touring commitments dictated little output, and following just four releases, control was returned Heartbeat.

In its four years of activity the label saw an explosion of British punk music, releasing some 29 singles, and 12 albums during its reign, regularly dominating the Independent Chart.

Spin off label Riot State introduced the UK to American punk, with the compilation album "Hell comes to your House" during 1982.

7" singles/eps

RIOT 1 (1980)		VICE SQUAD - LAST ROCKERS EP Beki Bondage (vocals) Dave Bateman (guitar, vocals) Mark Hambly (bass guitar) Shane Baldwin (drums) Side One: Last Rockers Side Two: Living on Dreams - Latex Love Photograph
RIOT 2 (1981)		VICE SQUAD - RESURRECTION EP Beki Bondage (vocals) Dave Bateman (guitar, vocals) Mark Hambly (bass guitar) Shane Baldwin (drums) Side One: Resurrection Side Two: Young Blood - Humane
RIOT 3 (1981)		THE INSANE Simon Middlehurst (guitar) David Ellesmere (drums) Julian Berriman (bass guitar) Barry Taberner (vocals) Side One: Politics Side Two: Dead and Gone - Last Day