BUFU Records BUFU Records BUFU (By Us For Us) Records is an independent record label formed in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally releasing cassettes and CDs for New England-based DIY rock artists, the label has expanded to include international artists and has released 77 titles spanning across all physical and digital platforms. Their artists have had premieres or features in publications such as "Billboard" magazine, "SPIN", Brooklyn Vegan, and "Tom Tom Magazine", and have received recognition from "Rolling Stone", "NME", and "Stereogum". The label's includes Tall Juan, Flower Girl, Veiny Hands, Ben Katzman's DeGreaser, Free Pizza, and The Jellyfish Brothers.
Ready Records Ready Records Ready Records was a small but influential independent record label based out of Toronto, Canada that signed a number of new wave and indie rock bands from the early to mid-1980s. Focusing primarily on local Toronto-area talent, it released 7" and 12" singles, LPs, and cassettes. Founded in 1979 by Angus MacKay and Andy Crosbie, the label existed between 1979 and 1985, when it folded. Its best selling group was the Spoons, but other acts that had minor hits or received national attention included Blue Peter, Colin Linden, and Manteca. As part of their 20th Century Masters series,