Blast First
| Blast First | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Mute Records |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Paul Smith |
| Distributor(s) | Alternative Distribution Alliance (Back catalogue) Caroline Distribution, PIAS (New catalogue) |
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, noise rock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London |
Blast First is a sub label of one-time independent record label Mute Records, founded in approximately 1985. It was named after a phrase taken from the first number of the radical Vorticist journal Blast, published by Wyndham Lewis in 1914. Lewis's "Manifesto" begins with the words "BLAST First (from politeness) ENGLAND".