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Mother Records



Label founded by U2 in 1984, initially intended to help promote Irish bands but
moved to sign international acts during the '90s and beyond. The sleeves of the
early releases were variations on the same generic design. The first 20 releases
up to 1990 are listed. Most were also available on 12-inch format, some also as
CD or cassette singles.

MOTHER 001 In Tua Nua - Coming Thru / Laughing At The Moon 7" (1984)
MUM  2	Cactus World News - The Bridge / The Other Extreme 7" (11/1985)
MUM  3	Tuesday Blue - Tunnel Vision / Tell The Boys 7" (1986)
MUM  4	Operating Theatre - Queen of No Heart / Spring Is Coming.. 7" (1986)
MUM  5	The Painted Word - Independence Day / Letter From Jackie 7" (1986)
MUM  6	Subterraneans - Slum / Maxi-Joy 7" (2/1987)
MUM  7	Hothouse Flowers - Love Don't Work That Way / Freedom 7"
MUM  8	Subterraneans - Maxi-Joy (Remix) / Slum 7" (1987)
MUM  9	Pulse - Whole Lotta Love / Ultra-V 7" (5/1988) unreleased, issued instead on offshoot Son Records label (BUA 881)
MUM 10	Black Velvet Band - Old Man Stone / And I'll Come Back 7" (1988)
MUM 11	Guy Clark - (All Through Throwin') Good Love After Bad / Old Friends 7" (1989)
MUM 12	The Word - Kiss The Ground / Kangaroo 7" (1989)
MUM 13	An Emotional Fish - Grey Matter / Cry Like A Baby 7" (6/1989)
MUM 14	The Dixons - I Have Fun / Crucifixion Blues 7" (7/1989)
MUM 15	Black Velvet Band - When Justice Came / Twas A Time 7" (1989)
MUM 16	The Golden Horde - 100 Boys / I Reject You 7" (1989)
MUM 17
MUM 18	Black Velvet Band - As You Go Down / Waiting For A Train 7" (1989)
MUM 19	The Word - Love's Strange Ways 7"
MUM 20	An Emotional Fish - Celebrate / Change 7" (1990)

MUML891	Stano - Only LP/CD (1989)
MUML892
MUML893	Guy Clark - Old Friends LP/CD (1989)
MUML894	v/a - Rainbow Warrior 2xLP/k7 (1989)
MUML895	Black Velvet Band - When Justice Came LP/CD (1989)





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