A Punk / New Wave label. Headed by Bob Last, and operating out of Edinburgh, Fast Product put its first single out in January 1978 and seems to have made no new records after December 1979. Last proved to have an eye for potential: his stable included the Mekons, the Gang of Four, and, most notably, the Human League. The label design appears to have changed from record to record, though the logo remained a constant. The red label shown above (5) is from a 1982 reissue of the Human League's single, which got into the charts on the back of the group's successful singles for Virgin - originals have a monochrome label in a different design (2). Pressing and distribution of the reissue was by EMI. Albums, EPs, singles and associated objects shared the same FAST-0 numerical series. The discography below only covers the label's singles. Thanks to Simon Hughes for the scans of FASTs 7 and 8, and to Sam Mauger for those of FASTs 2, 4 and 12.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.