"FFRR" redirects here. For the "Full Frequency Range Recording" technique, see FFRR technique.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "FFRR Records" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(January 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
FFRR Records
Parent company
Because Music/London Recordings (1986 catalogue) Warner Music Group (label and 2011 catalogue)
Founded
1986 (original) 2011 (current)[1]
Founder
Pete Tong
Status
Active
Distributor(s)
Virgin Music (1986 catalogue) Parlophone Records (in the UK) Warner Records (in the US) Warner Music Group (outside the UK and the US) Rhino Entertainment Company (re-issues) (2011 catalogue)
Genre
Dance
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Location
London
Official website
http://www.ffrrecords.com
FFRR Records (sometimes credited as Full Frequency Range Recordings) is a dance music label originally founded by London Records in 1986, with A&R run by English DJ Pete Tong, from the start.[2] Originally a part of London Records' label roster, FFRR is currently a sublabel of Parlophone, a division of Warner Music Group. Its activities were mostly halted in the early 2000s, until the label was revived in 2011. Its catalog was sold off in 2017, but the label was revived a second time in 2021, this time with a new identity.
The original incarnation of FFRR was founded in 1986, and also had two subsidiaries: Double F Double R Records and Ffrreedom Records.[2] The first singles from the label were UK releases of three Run-DMC singles in 1986,[3] but the tone for the label's initial run was set by their A&R man Pete Tong's project, the compilation "The House Sound of Chicago III", which saw the comp series move from London Records.
Early artist releases on the label reflected the Dance genre, which then included Hip-Hop, blending together the 80s pop of Bananarama and Sabrina with US hip-hop and hip-house groups like Salt n' Pepa and Ultramagnetic MCs. Alongside these mostly singles-releases, a string of genre-defining compilations showcasing scenes like Chicago House music[4] and the Baleraric[5] sounds from Ibiza's dancefloors. As the label's profile grew, its label-branded compilations (with the iconic ear logo on the cover) became more notable - The Silver on Black (1989),[6] Gold on Black (1990)[7] and Platinum on Black (1993)[8] showcased the wide roster of the label, and describe how it changed over time.
Orbital are probably the most notable artists that started on the label. FFRR released their records, from their eponymous debut album in 1991, to 2001's The Altogether, and the singles around and between them.
^"Pete Tong Teams With Warner U.K. To Relaunch FFRR Label". Billboard.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ abColin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
^"FFRR". Discogs. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^Various - The House Sound Of Chicago - Vol. III - Acid Tracks, 1987, retrieved 19 June 2023
^Various - Balearic Beats (The Album Vol 1), 19 September 1988, retrieved 19 June 2023
^Various - FFRR - Silver On Black, 1989, retrieved 19 June 2023
^Various - FFRR – Gold On Black 1990, 1990, retrieved 19 June 2023
^Various - Platinum On Black, 1993, retrieved 19 June 2023
FFRRRecords (sometimes credited as Full Frequency Range Recordings) is a dance music label originally founded by London Records in 1986, with A&R run...
time of the existing records. The new records were made of vinyl (the old discs were made of brittle shellac), which enabled the ffrr recordings to be transferred...
Records EG Records Elefant Traks Elektra Entertainment Enjoy Records Epic Records Epidemic Records Ersguterjunge FFRRRecords Finger Lickin' Records First...
London's Blue Note club. In September 1995, Metalheadz in conjunction with FFRRRecords released Goldie's critically acclaimed debut album Timeless. In 1996...
(June 10, 2003). "Jeru the Damaja :: The Sun Rises in the East :: PayDay/FFRR". RapReviews. Retrieved August 3, 2009. Oh, Minya "Shortie" (August 1994)...
Heavies. After one self-titled album (1990) with Acid Jazz Records, the group signed with FFRRRecords and had the hit singles "Never Stop" and "Dream Come...
three are on the CD and US 12" single. The Factory Edit was included on FFRRRecords' Only for the Headstrong compilation album released in 1992. 7-inch single...
Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport". This version was released in July 1994 by FFRR and Delicious Vinyl, and reached number 13 in the UK and number 11 in Scotland...
version of the Doctor Who theme. It was Orbital's last studio album for FFRR and received a mixed critical reception. Describing the album shortly before...
streams, for his record label FFRRRecords and for his own performances at nightclubs and music festivals. Tong has also worked as a record producer and is...
things". NME critic Stephen Dalton was less receptive, finding that the record suffered by comparison to Weatherall's work on Primal Scream's Screamadelica...
full year through disputes between the band and their new record company - London Records had taken over the Boy's Own label. The band were unhappy about...
23, 2018. Very Necessary (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa. United Kingdom: FFRRRecords. 1993. 828 454-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV...
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company...
course with subsidiary labels such as Slash, Pete Tong's Essential Records and FFRR (London's dance music label, named after part of London's logo design)...
Freedom, and later released a vocal version through Warner Music Group's FFRR with British singer Becky Hill on 23 June 2014 as "Gecko (Overdrive)". The...
underground classic "Burial" by Leviticus would see a major release on FFRRRecords. Jungle music, as a scene, was unable to decide whether it wanted to...
Mind of Lil Louis (FFRR/PolyGram UK; Epic/SME Records US, 1989) Li'l Louis & the World – Journey with the Lonely (Epic/SME Records US, 1992) Biography...
Records 1998: DJF 250, Sony Music Entertainment 1998: Non Stop 98/01, FFRRRecords 1998: The Sound Of Ultimate B.A.S.E., Worldwide Ultimatum Records 1999:...
Global Information
