Our labels

Flight 13 Records is not only one of the oldest indie mail order companies in Germany, but has also been a fine record label from the very beginning, having released well over 150 albums to date. In fact, Tom Haller started the label in 1986 under the name Weed Productions out of a basement. It all started with Toms' own band Scarecrow (thrash metal), followed by Beyond Sad Weeds (wipers punk), Carefree (German punk), Venus Prayer (cosmic core) and the semi-legendary Fleischlego (German punk). Gradually, international bands were added, such as Dr. Paranoise from Switzerland and Stick Farm from Vancouver/Canada.

In the mid-1990s, label bands such as the Boxhamsters, the Lombego Surfers from Switzerland and the pop-punk band Kick Joneses, which emerged from the Palatinate legends Walter Elf and Spermbirds, attracted considerably more attention. The label grew through vinyl licences for internationally sought-after bands such as Terrorgruppe, NRA (NL), Human Alert (NL) and Bottom 12 (CDN), as well as Die Goldenen Zitronen, Aeronauten and Jens Friebe, among others, which were released via the now defunct sub-label Ritchie Records run by Ingo Leistner.

While true treasures continued to be discovered - such as the alt-punx Oiro from Düsseldorf, who have been releasing on Flight 13 from the very beginning, or their buddies the Joseph Boys - the label never lost sight of its own front door, which is why regional acts such as the post-punkers of Das Blanke Extrem, the 77 punk hectic The Maladro!ts or the Black Forest surfers of the Leopold Kraus Wellenkapelle were naturally also included in the label family.

Over the last few years, the Flight label has also stepped on the gas and signed some excellent artists such as the minor-chord-loving punx from Schalko, the Stuttgart post-punkers Berlin 2.0, Cologne's TV Cult, who reside somewhere between punk, HC and post-punk, or Nuremberg's art (post)-punkers schubsen.

Then as now, the passion to bring good music to the people and to grow with great bands is always at the center. So browse through our label releases and have fun!

Yours, Tom and Tobi