Editing Taang! Records (section)

=== 1983-1993 ===
Curtis Casella, a Boston native, started Taang! to promote the burgeoning Boston hardcore punk scene.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metason |title=Curtis Casella |url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Curtis%20Casella |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=ArtistInfo |language=EN}}</ref> <blockquote>“In the early 80's, frustrated with the scene in Boston with all the greatest bands in the USA I felt that there should a place they could call home. No one else was doing it. Washington, DC had Dischord, UK. had No Future, Clay & Secret and Crass, LA had SST, Boston needed Taang!"<ref name="strangereaction.com" /> </blockquote>The label's first full-length release was [[Negative FX (album)|Negative FX]]'s self-titled album, which was recorded in 1982.

In 1986, Taang! released five vinyl titles: ''Burning in Water'' by [[Moving Targets (band)|Moving Targets]], ''Back on the Map'' by [[Slapshot (band)|Slapshot]], ''[[Another Wasted Night]]'' by Gang Green, the 7-inch ''Mine Caroline'' by The Oysters, and a bonus 7-inch by [[The Lemonheads]]. Gang Green's ''Another Wasted Night'' spawned three videos that received MTV play, and their non-stop tour propelled sales of their release to upwards of 30,000 units. The label achieved wide airplay on college radio stations with releases from The Lemonheads and Bullet LaVolta, and expanded its repertoire to include acts with a more diverse sound such as [[Poison Idea]], [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], [[Swirlies]] and [[Spacemen 3]].<ref name="Taang"/>

In 1992, Taang! produced an archival release of early material from San Diego hardcore band [[Battalion of Saints]]. Casella, who had been dividing his time between Los Angeles and Boston, moved the label's headquarters to [[Mission Beach, San Diego]] and simultaneously opened a retail outlet in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. Shortly after moving to San Diego, Taang! issued two releases by local ska band [[Buck-O-Nine]] (the album ''[[Barfly (album)|Barfly]]'' and the EP ''[[Water in My Head|Water In My Head]]''), which was spurred on by a national tour in support of the ska band [[The Specials]].