Big Rig Records is a vanity label

Vanity label

A vanity label is an informal name given sometimes to a record label founded as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another, larger and better established record label, where the subsidiary label is controlled by a successful recording artist, designed to allow this artist...

 founded in 1994 by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...

. The label started as a means for the band to release their own recordings, but also ended up releasing material by other punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 bands, including Sum 41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

, as well.

While the label issues new material, some of their releases are releases of albums that were released on both labels. For example, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Let's Face It

Let's Face It

Let's Face It is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on March 11, 1997 by Mercury Records. This album sold very well due to the success of its single "The Impression That I Get", which reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Also faring well were the album's...

was released by Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 but Big Rig also released the vinyl edition of the album. The label has been distributed by which ever label the band has been on. Currently, Big Rig is run exclusively by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, making it an independent record label.

Discography:

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...

- Question the Answers

Question the Answers

Question the Answers is the fourth album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, released on October 4, 1994 .-Track listing:# "Kinder Words" – 3:06# "A Sad Silence" – 3:57# "Hell of a Hat" – 3:54# "Pictures to Prove It" – 3:16...

 (1994)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Let's Face It

Let's Face It

Let's Face It is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on March 11, 1997 by Mercury Records. This album sold very well due to the success of its single "The Impression That I Get", which reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Also faring well were the album's...

 (1997)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Live from the Middle East

Live from the Middle East

Live from the Middle East is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on October 20, 1998 by Mercury Records. This album was recorded live in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub...

 (1998)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Pay Attention

Pay Attention

Pay Attention is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on May 2, 2000 by Island Records.It reached #74 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:#"Let Me Be" – 3:52#"The Skeleton Song" – 3:01#"All Things Considered" – 4:01...

 (2000)
Sum 41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

- Half Hour of Power

Half Hour of Power

Half Hour of Power is Sum 41's debut EP. It was released June 27, 2000, on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records , and Aquarius Records...

 (2000)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- A Jackknife to a Swan

A Jackknife to a Swan

A Jackknife to a Swan is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on July 9, 2002 by SideOneDummy Records. This album marked the return of the Bosstones to an indie label, and was the last album released by the group before their four-year hiatus between 2003 and 2007...

 (2002)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Medium Rare (2007)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Pin Points and Gin Joints

Pin Points and Gin Joints

Pin Points and Gin Joints is the eighth studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which was released on December 8, 2009. It is their first album of all new material in seven years, since the release of A Jackknife to a Swan in 2002, the longest gap between albums in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones'...

 (2009)
The Mighty Might Bosstones- The Magic of Youth

The Magic of Youth

The Magic of Youth is the ninth studio album from Boston ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, due to be released on December 6, 2011 on Big Rig Records.-Track listing:# "The Daylights" - 2:21# "Like a Shotgun" - 3:15# "Disappearing" - 3:26...

(2011)