| Fresh Sounds Records | |
| Founder: | Bill Rich |
| Status: | Inactive |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Lawrence, Kansas |
Fresh Sounds Records (also known as Fresh Sounds Inc) was an independent record label from Lawrence, Kansas, run by local music promoter Bill Rich. Acts that have been on the label include Get Smart!, the Embarrassment, the Mortal Micronotz, Start, SPK, the Homestead Grays and William S. Burroughs.
The label was founded in 1981 and its first releases were flexi discs that were issued with Rich's Talk Talk magazine. The first four albums issued by the label were issued on cassette only before the label started issuing its releases on vinyl.
The Fresh Sounds from Middle America series of compilation albums was organized by Bill Rich as a way to promote regional bands on a national level.
| Year | Cat no | Artist | Title | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fresh Flexi 001 | Abuse | "No Money" / "In America" / "Love's Alright" | flexi (3 tracks) | |
| 1981 | Fresh Flexi 002 | Get Smart! | "Numbers and Colours" / "Ankle Deep in Mud" | flexi (2 tracks) | |
| 1981 | Fresh Flexi 003 | William S. Burroughs | "Abandoned Artifacts" / "On the Nova Lark" | flexi | |
| 1981 | Fresh Tape 101 | Various artists | Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 1) | cassette | |
| 1981 | Fresh Tape 102 | Various artists | Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 2) | cassette | |
| 1982 | Fresh Tape 103 | SPK | Last Attempt at Paradise Tape | cassette | |
| 1984 | Fresh Tape 104 | The Embarrassment | Retrospective | cassette | |
| 1982 | FS 201 | Mortal Micronotz | Mortal Micronotz | LP (14 tracks) | |
| 1982 | FS 202 | Broadcast | Zero Hour | 7-inch EP (4 tracks) | |
| 1983 | FS 203 | Start | Look Around | 12-inch EP | |
| 1983 | FS 204 | The Embarrassment | Death Travels West | LP | |
| 1983 | FS 206 | The Micronotz | Smash | 12-inch EP | |
| 1984 | FS 207 | The YardApes | "Neurosis"/"Ghost Town" | 7-inch single | |
| 1984 | FS 208 | The O.D.'s | Back at the Ranch | LP | |
| 1984 | FS 209 | Short Term Memory | Effect of Excess | LP | |
| 1984 | FS 210 | Mortal Micronotz | Live Recording of the Video Soundtrack | 7-inch EP | |
| 1985 | FS 211 | The Micronotz | The Beast That Devoured Itself | LP | |
| 1985 | FS 212 | The YardApes | "Weatherman"/"White as a Ghost" | 7-inch single | |
| 1986 | FS 213 | Various artists | Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 3) | LP | |
| 1983 | FS 214 | The Micronotz | 40 Fingers | LP (13 tracks) | |
| 1983 | FS 215 | William S. Burroughs | Break Through in Grey Room | LP | |
| 1987 | FS 216 | Intensive Care | They Thought They Were Free | LP | |
| 1987 | FS 217 | The Embarrassment | The Embarrassment LP | LP | |
| 1988 | FS 218 | Various artists | Live from Lawrence | LP | |
| 1988 | FS 219 | Homestead Grays | Big Hits | 12-inch vinyl | |
| 1989 | FS 220 | Intensive Care | Assault Down Memory Lane LP | LP | |
| 1990 | FS 221 | Various artists | Fresh Sounds from Middle America (vol 5) | CD |