Bong Load Records

Bong Load Records is an independent record label originally based in Los Angeles which was founded by producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf and partner Bradshaw Lambert.

Much of the Bong Load Records catalog is released in small quantities. Several bands have very rare releases that are much sought after and command high prices at auctions.

Bong Load Records relaunched on its 25th anniversary in 2016 with limited edition vinyl releases. Tom Rothrock sums up the label "Our core philosophy of the indie label was always about making high quality music with artists who have dedicated their lives to their craft – artists who otherwise might not have been heard."

History
One of Bong Load Records' biggest signings was Beck in 1991. Beck's "Loser" single became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream. In 1998, Beck recorded the album Mutations intended for release on Bong Load Records but it was eventually released on the Geffen label. There were a series of lawsuits between Beck, Bong Load and Geffen, settled in 1999, which led to Beck's renegotiation with Geffen. Beck released multiple titles on Bong Load including Loser, Mellow Gold, Odelay, Mutations and Midnite Vultures.

Other notable bands from the original Bong Load Custom Records include Wool, Kyuss, The Obsessed, Fatso Jetson, Elliott Smith, The Eels, L7, R.L. Burnside and Lutefisk. Stoner rock band Fu Manchu released their first two albums via Bong Load Records.

In 2007, Rothrock briefly relaunched the label with a series of releases, including his own instrumental album Resonator.

In July 2016, Bong Load Records announced a relaunch of the label, now based in Las Vegas, with 7 limited edition vinyl releases: The Killers (Sam’s Town - 10th Anniversary reissue), Mark Stoermer (Dark Arts), Masters of Reality (Deep In The Hole - 15th Anniversary reissue - features Chris Goss and guests Mark Lanegan, Josh Homme and members of Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss) Elliott Smith (Figure 8, XO) and Beck (Odelay (20th Anniversary reissue), Mellow Gold).

2016

 * The Killers Sam's Town (10 Year Anniversary 2LP)
 * Mark Storemer Dark Arts
 * Masters of Reality Deep In The Hole (15 Year Anniversary LP)
 * Elliott Smith Figure 8 (2016 reissue)
 * Elliott Smith XO (2016 reissue)
 * Beck Mellow Gold (2016 reissue)
 * Beck Odelay (20 Year Anniversary LP)

2007

 * Tom Rothrock	Resonator
 * Roman Carter	Never Slow Down

2001

 * Phil Tagliere	Slow
 * Richard Thompson	Action Packed
 * Various	Acid Blues Remix 30 Daz
 * Various	Random Hostile Takeover
 * Project K	Testing Underway	

2000

 * Beck	Midnite Vultures
 * Elliott Smith	Figure 8
 * Eels	Daisies of the Galaxy
 * Dieselhed	Chico and the Flute

1999

 * Various	Stoned Again: A Bong Long Records Collection	
 * Richard Thompson	Mock Tudor
 * L7	Slap Happy
 * Fireball Ministry	Ou est la Rock?
 * Poolside	Indyglow
 * Dieselhed	Elephant Rest Home
 * Jon Brown	70 Years Coming (Acid Blues Label)
 * Mountain Con MC Stands for Revolution (Acid Blues Label)
 * Slo-Mo	Novelty (Acid Blues Label)

1998

 * Beck	Mutations
 * Fatso Jetson	Toasted
 * Famous Monsters	In The Night
 * Elliott Smith	XO
 * Sexy Death Soda	California Police State
 * Sexy Death Soda	Janitor Strike
 * R.L. Burnside	Roolin' & Tumblin' 
 * Plastilina Mosh	Aquamosh

1996

 * Beck	Odelay
 * Lutefisk	Burn in Hell Fuckers
 * Andy Kaulkin	Six Foot Seven & Rising
 * Lutefisk	Tin Man's Cue
 * Kyuss/Wool 	Split 7" Shine/Short Term Memory Loss
 * Crutch	Sold By Weight
 * Vitamade	Everything You Need

1995

 * Thrush Hermit	Take Another Drag
 * Quinine	 Regrets Only
 * Lutefisk	Deliver from Porcelain: Themes & Variations
 * The Obsessed	Altamont Nation
 * Fu Manchu	Daredevil
 * Vitamade	Vitamade
 * Lutefisk	Aerosol

1994

 * Crutch	Disgrunted Employee
 * Beck	Mellow Gold
 * Beck	Steve Threw Up
 * Fu Manchu	No One Rides For Free
 * Wool	Box Set LP w/7"

1993

 * Beck Loser
 * Wool Kill the Crow
 * My Favorite Martian When The Anger's Too Strong
 * Carnival of Souls	Late Bloomer

1992

 * Muzza Chunka Loaded
 * Wool Mayday
 * Further	Filling Station
 * Grimace Quagmire

1991

 * Muzza Chunka This is a Chicken Lamp