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The Wax Trax! story started in the mid-1970s when partners Jim Nash (2) & Dannie Flesher opened a record store under that name in Denver. In 1978, they sold the Denver store (which is still open) and moved to Chicago, where they opened a new Wax Trax! location.

After releasing a couple of low-key limited edition records, Nash and Flesher officially launched the Wax Trax! record label on a wider scale in 1981 with the release of a 12" EP by experimental punk band Strike Under, followed in 1982 by a 7" by disco/dance artist Divine. But it was their third release - a re-issue of Ministry's "Cold Life" EP, which had been one of their earlier limited edition offerings - that really set the tone for the label's future as North America's premiere home for electro-industrial music.

Aside from releasing the early Ministry/Revolting Cocks material, Wax Trax! specialized mainly in licencing European releases by artists such as Front 242, Coil and Laibach. They had a very close relationship with Play It Again Sam / PIAS Belgium, initially sub-licencing many of their releases, and later launching an official Play It Again Sam US label.

The label fell on hard times in the early 1990s due to many of their artists leaving for major labels. In 1992/93, the label was bought by TVT Records and remained active with Nash & Flescher retaining creative control. But despite their involvement the pioneering spirit of the label never recovered. Nash's death in 1995 was considered by many signal the true end of the label, but TVT continued to use the imprint for many of their electronic releases, including several titles licensed from Warp Records, until the late '90s.

On June 14, 2014, Wax Trax! (now led by Jim Nash's daughter, Julia Nash) officially released its first new music in twenty years with the 'TKO Mindfuck' 12" single by Cocksure (Chris Connelly and Jason Novak).
Sublabel
Wax Trax! Europe
Contact Info:
2449 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 929-0221
(now defunct)
Sites:
waxtrax.com, waxtraxchicago.com, Twitter
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Cat#  Artist Title (Format) Label Cat#  Country Year
12 DVN 104 Rubber Glove Seduction album cover PTP Rubber Glove Seduction ‎(12", Single) Devotion (2) 12 DVN 104 UK 1989 Sell This Version
12.TVT.8717-0 Basscad,EP (Basscadetmxs.3A) album cover Autechre Basscad,EP (Basscadetmxs.3A) ‎(12", EP) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records 12.TVT.8717-0 US 1994 Sell This Version
1301-2 Interference album cover Cubanate Interference ‎(CD, Album) Unacceptable!, Wax Trax! Records 1301-2 Netherlands 1998 Sell This Version
103015X Immediate Action album cover Strike Under Immediate Action (EP) 103015X US 1981 Sell This Version
105021X Born To Be Cheap album cover Divine Born To Be Cheap ‎(7", Single) Wax Trax! Records 105021X US 1981 Sell This Version
110072X I'm Falling / Cold Life album cover Ministry I'm Falling / Cold Life 110072X US 1981 Sell This Version
828 360-2 Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Movie Soundtrack album cover Various Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Movie Soundtrack ‎(CD, Comp) Victory (10) 828 360-2 Europe 1992 Sell This Version
27761-90-IN The Animatrix (The Album) album cover Various The Animatrix (The Album) ‎(CD, Comp) Warner Bros. Records 27761-90-IN US 2003 Sell This Version
003745 001J001 Wax Trax Records (Video Sampler 1) album cover Various Wax Trax Records (Video Sampler 1) ‎(VHS, Smplr, NTSC) Wax Trax! Records 003745 001J001 US 1988 Sell This Version
0047527 001d001 Untitled album cover Various Untitled ‎(VHS) Wax Trax! Records 0047527 001d001 US 1989 Sell This Version
383 480 007-2 Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Movie Soundtrack album cover Various Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Movie Soundtrack ‎(CD, Comp) Victory (10) 383 480 007-2 US 1992 Sell This Version
7243 8403182 4 Shipwreck album cover Chris Connelly Shipwreck ‎(CD, Album) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records 7243 8403182 4 France 1994 Sell This Version
7243 8403792 5 Nihil album cover KMFDM Nihil ‎(CD, Album) Wax Trax! Records, KMFDM Enterprises, TVT Records 7243 8403792 5 Europe 1995 Sell This Version
7243 8414892 8 Unlearn album cover Psykosonik Unlearn ‎(CD, Album) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Labels 7243 8414892 8 Europe 1995 Sell This Version
724384204426 Xtort album cover KMFDM Xtort ‎(CD, Album) Wax Trax! Records, Labels, TVT Records, KMFDM Enterprises 724384204426 France 1996 Sell This Version
ACD 1495 Hackers² album cover Various Hackers² ‎(CD, Comp) Attic, Edel America Records, Edel ACD 1495 Canada 1997 Sell This Version
AMDJ042897 Midnight In A Perfect World / Pearl's Girl album cover DJ Shadow / Underworld DJ Shadow / Underworld - Midnight In A Perfect World / Pearl's Girl ‎(12", Promo) Mo Wax, A&M Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records AMDJ042897 Canada 1997 Sell This Version
BIUS 1017 The Golden Age album cover The Legendary Pink Dots The Golden Age ‎(LP, Album) Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 1017 US 1989 Sell This Version
BIUS 1039 The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse album cover The Legendary Pink Dots The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse ‎(LP, Album) Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 1039 US 1990 Sell This Version
BIUS 3047 Finland album cover The Cassandra Complex Finland ‎(12", EP) Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 3047 US 1990 Sell This Version
BIUS 3048 Princess Coldheart album cover The Legendary Pink Dots Princess Coldheart ‎(12") Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 3048 US 1990 Sell This Version
BIUSCD 1010 Terra Firma album cover Test Dept. Terra Firma ‎(CD, Album) Wax Trax! Records BIUSCD 1010 US 1988 Sell This Version
BIUSCD 1029 L'Eau Rouge - Red Water album cover The Young Gods L'Eau Rouge - Red Water ‎(CD, Album) Play It Again Sam Records USA, Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUSCD 1029 US 1989 Sell This Version
BIUSCS 1018 General Pain & Major Disease album cover The Neon Judgement General Pain & Major Disease ‎(Cass, Comp) Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUSCS 1018 US 1989 Sell This Version
BLRT 87 Sucks album cover KMFDM Sucks ‎(12") Wax Trax! Records BLRT 87 UK 1992 Sell This Version
CDDVN6 Big Sexy Land album cover Revolting Cocks Big Sexy Land ‎(CD, Album, RE) Devotion (2) CDDVN6 UK 1992 Sell This Version
CDDVN13 Phenobarb Bambalam album cover Chris Connelly Phenobarb Bambalam ‎(CD, Album) Devotion (2) CDDVN13 UK 1992 Sell This Version
CDDVN 103 No Name, No Slogan album cover Acid Horse No Name, No Slogan ‎(CD, Single, RE) Devotion (2) CDDVN 103 UK 1992 Sell This Version
CDDVN108 Come Down Here album cover Chris Connelly Come Down Here ‎(CD, Single) Devotion (2), Devotion (2) CDDVN108 UK 1992 Sell This Version
CK 66909 Johnny Mnemonic - Music From The Motion Picture album cover Various Johnny Mnemonic - Music From The Motion Picture (Comp) CK 66909 US 1995 Sell This Version
CPROD CD 012 Funky Alternatives Five album cover Various Funky Alternatives Five ‎(CD, Comp) Concrete Productions, Pinpoint Records CPROD CD 012 Germany 1990 Sell This Version
DRA 488971 2 Symbols album cover KMFDM Symbols ‎(CD, Album) Dragnet, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, KMFDM Enterprises DRA 488971 2 Germany 1997 Sell This Version
DVN 4 Beers, Steers + Queers (The Album) album cover Revolting Cocks Beers, Steers + Queers (The Album) ‎(LP, Album, RE) Devotion (2) DVN 4 UK 1992 Sell This Version
EBR 001 Industrial Living album cover Strange Circuits Industrial Living ‎(7") Wax Trax! Records EBR 001 US 1980 Sell This Version
edel 0022822CIN Scream - Music From The Dimension Motion Picture album cover Various Scream - Music From The Dimension Motion Picture ‎(CD, Comp) Edel edel 0022822CIN Europe 1996 Sell This Version
EFA 06305-26 Electrocity Vol.2 album cover Various Electrocity Vol.2 ‎(CD, Comp) Ausfahrt, Ausfahrt EFA 06305-26 Germany 1992 Sell This Version
none "Son Of A Gun" album cover KMFDM "Son Of A Gun" ‎(VHS, Single, Promo) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records none US 1996 Sell This Version
none Come Down From The Hills And Make My Baby album cover Braindead Sound Machine Come Down From The Hills And Make My Baby ‎(CD, Album) Torso, Wax Trax! Records none Netherlands 1991 Sell This Version
none Wax Trax! Compilation album cover Various Wax Trax! Compilation (Comp) none US 1989 Sell This Version
none Psychoslaphead album cover Psychoslaphead Psychoslaphead ‎(4xFile, MP3, 256) Wax Trax! Records none US 2010
none (Let's Get) Physical album cover Revolting Cocks (Let's Get) Physical ‎(12", TP, W/Lbl) Wax Trax! Records none US 1989 Sell This Version
none Welcome To My Mind album cover Psykosonik Welcome To My Mind ‎(VHS) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records none US Unknown Sell This Version
none Panik Kontrol (Remix) album cover Psykosonik Panik Kontrol (Remix) ‎(12", Single, W/Lbl) Wax Trax! Records none US 1997 Sell This Version
none Sins Of The Flesh album cover Sister Machine Gun Sins Of The Flesh ‎(9xFile, AAC, Album, 128) Wax Trax! Records none US Unknown
none TKO Mindfuck album cover Cocksure (2) TKO Mindfuck ‎(3xFile, FLAC, Single) Wax Trax! Records none US 2014
none Money album cover KMFDM Money ‎(VHS, Promo) Wax Trax! Records none US 1992 Sell This Version
none Low & Slow album cover Lead Into Gold Low & Slow ‎(4xFile, MP3, 320) Wax Trax! Records none US 2015
none Megalomaniac Remixes Part 2 album cover KMFDM Megalomaniac Remixes Part 2 none US 1997 Sell This Version
none Agogo album cover KMFDM Agogo ‎(Cass, Comp, Promo) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records none US 1998 Sell This Version
none Untitled album cover Underworld Untitled ‎(VHS) Wax Trax! Records none US 1994 Sell This Version
none (Wax Trax! Sampler #1) album cover Various (Wax Trax! Sampler #1) ‎(Cass, Comp) Wax Trax! Records none US 1989 Sell This Version
none Untitled album cover Underworld Untitled ‎(VHS) Wax Trax! Records none US 1994 Sell This Version
none ! (Wax Trax! Sampler #2) album cover Various ! (Wax Trax! Sampler #2) ‎(Cass, Smplr) Wax Trax! Records none US Unknown Sell This Version
none Wax Trax! Records Inc. (Video Sampler No. 2) album cover Various Wax Trax! Records Inc. (Video Sampler No. 2) ‎(VHS, Promo, Smplr, NTSC) Wax Trax! Records, Play It Again Sam Records USA none US 1989 Sell This Version
NTLC-30009 Official Version album cover Front 242 Official Version ‎(Cass, Album, Dol) Nettwerk, Capitol Records NTLC-30009 Canada 1987 Sell This Version
PSCW-5068 Psykosonik Welcome To My Mind ‎(CD, Maxi) Polystar, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records PSCW-5068 Japan 1994 Sell This Version
RR 8987 2 Angst album cover KMFDM Angst (Album) RR 8987 2 Europe 1993 Sell This Version
TDVN12 Conquer Your World album cover Excessive Force Conquer Your World ‎(Cass, Album, Cle) Devotion (2) TDVN12 UK 1992 Sell This Version
TRAN 07CD Money / Bargeld album cover KMFDM Money / Bargeld ‎(CD, Single) Transglobal TRAN 07CD UK 1992 Sell This Version
TVT 0101-4p Artificial Intelligence album cover Various Artificial Intelligence ‎(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Warp Records TVT 0101-4p US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7013 Aqua Regis · Panic · Tainted Love album cover Coil Aqua Regis · Panic · Tainted Love ‎(CD, Single, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7013 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7017 Big Sexy Land album cover Revolting Cocks Big Sexy Land ‎(CD, Album, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7017 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7035 Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984) album cover Ministry Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984) (Comp) TVT 7035 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7037 Live! You Goddamned Son Of A Bitch album cover Revolting Cocks Live! You Goddamned Son Of A Bitch (Album) TVT 7037 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7042-2 Stainless Steel Providers album cover Revolting Cocks Stainless Steel Providers ‎(CD, Single, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7042-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7047 Trait album cover Pailhead Trait ‎(CD, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7047 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7047-4 Trait album cover Pailhead Trait ‎(Cass, RE, SR) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7047-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7050 A Split - Second album cover A Split - Second A Split - Second ‎(CD, Comp) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7050 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7050-4 A Split•Second album cover A Split•Second* A Split•Second ‎(Cass, Comp, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7050-4 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7052-2 Don't Blow Your Top album cover KMFDM Don't Blow Your Top (Album) TVT 7052-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7052-4 Don't Blow Your Top album cover KMFDM Don't Blow Your Top ‎(Cass, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7052-4 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7056 I See Good Spirits And I See Bad Spirits album cover My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult I See Good Spirits And I See Bad Spirits ‎(Cass, Album, RE, SR) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7056 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7056-2 I See Good Spirits And I See Bad Spirits album cover My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult I See Good Spirits And I See Bad Spirits ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7056-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7060-2 Digital Tension Dementia album cover Front Line Assembly Digital Tension Dementia ‎(CD, Single, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7060-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7063 Beers, Steers + Queers (The Compact Disc) album cover Revolting Cocks Beers, Steers + Queers (The Compact Disc) (Album) TVT 7063 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7075 Gashed Senses & Crossfire album cover Front Line Assembly Gashed Senses & Crossfire (Album) TVT 7075 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7083-2 UAIOE album cover KMFDM UAIOE (Album) TVT 7083-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7089 Confessions Of A Knife... album cover My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Confessions Of A Knife... (Album) TVT 7089 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7089-2 Confessions Of A Knife... album cover My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Confessions Of A Knife... (Album) TVT 7089-2 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7106 Meat Beat Manifesto Armed Audio Warfare (Album) TVT 7106 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7106-2 Meat Beat Manifesto / Armed Audio Warfare album cover Meat Beat Manifesto Meat Beat Manifesto / Armed Audio Warfare ‎(CD, Album, M/Print, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7106-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7118 Tenebrae Vision album cover Cyberaktif Tenebrae Vision (Album) TVT 7118 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7120-2 L'Esprit album cover In The Nursery L'Esprit ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7120-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7129 Towards Thee Infinite Beat album cover Psychic TV Towards Thee Infinite Beat ‎(Cass, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7129 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7129-2 Towards Thee Infinite Beat album cover Psychic TV Towards Thee Infinite Beat ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7129-2 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7130 Beyond Thee Infinite Beat (Ravemaster Mixes) album cover Psychic TV Beyond Thee Infinite Beat (Ravemaster Mixes) ‎(CD, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7130 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7130-4 Beyond Thee Infinite Beat (Ravemaster Mixes) album cover Psychic TV Beyond Thee Infinite Beat (Ravemaster Mixes) ‎(Cass, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7130-4 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7134 Whiplash Boychild album cover Chris Connelly Whiplash Boychild ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7134 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7136 The Infidel album cover Doubting Thomas The Infidel ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7136 Canada 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7136-2 The Infidel album cover Doubting Thomas The Infidel ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7136-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT7136-4 The Infidel album cover Doubting Thomas The Infidel ‎(Cass, Album, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT TVT7136-4 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7139 What Do You Know, Deutschland? album cover KMFDM What Do You Know, Deutschland? ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7139 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7143 Love's Secret Domain album cover Coil Love's Secret Domain ‎(Cass, Album) TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7143 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7143-2 Love's Secret Domain album cover Coil Love's Secret Domain ‎(CD, Album, RE) TVT Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records TVT 7143-2 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7146 Caustic Grip album cover Front Line Assembly Caustic Grip (Album) TVT 7146 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7148-2 Naïve album cover KMFDM Naïve ‎(CD, Album, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7148-2 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7148-4 Naïve album cover KMFDM Naïve ‎(Cass, Album, RE, SR,) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7148-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
TVT 7155 Chill Out album cover The KLF Chill Out (Album) TVT 7155 US 1994 Sell This Version
TVT 7155-2 Chill Out album cover The KLF Chill Out ‎(CD, Album, RE) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records, Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7155-2 US Unknown Sell This Version
TVT 7176-4 Conquer Your World album cover Excessive Force Conquer Your World ‎(Cass, Album) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records TVT 7176-4 US 1993 Sell This Version

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-MINDustry-

June 29, 2018
edited over 2 years ago
I'm going to add on to what the guy below me said 6 years ago and more. Had it not been for this label, I wouldn't have found out about KMFDM, which became my favourite band 11 years ago. Had it not been for this label, my favourite genre, Industrial, wouldn't even be a thing. I would've never heard about it, at least in North America. My favourite label of all time. Bringing you all the Industrial behemoth's that rocked the 90's to the core like KMFDM, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Ministry, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, and MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY more. That doesn't even include the amount of bands who formed due to them being influenced by this label.

One can only wonder what would've happened had this label actually stayed afloat and not caved in due to bankruptcy.

I was in Chicago 2 summers ago, hoping that the original store was still there so I could buy shit and sight see, maybe even talk with the owners only to find out that I was over 20 years late, (I'm young, I still thought there was some sort of store there or in Denver). Very dissapointed but excited that I got to see the city that started it all for Industrial.

Describing how much this label means to me would be like choosing between a favorite child. Throughout most of my adolescence and now into my 20's, Industrial has been my go-to genre. Wax Trax's artists played a huge part in my life.

Wax Trax, we love you. You will NEVER die.

- MIND
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gsheputis

gsheputis

December 8, 2012
Wax Trax!--a label, a time, and a culture that can never be equalled. The leading light of electro-industrial music. Period.
The world owes a debt of gratitude to Jim Nash & Dannie Flesher for opening the minds and moving the bodies of millions around this planet.
They will never be forgotten, & of course the music that will go on to infinity!
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