Megarave Records: 30 records that have passed through the crate

The story of Megarave Records

Megarave was born in Rotterdam in 1993, and the first thing it did was not release records: it was throw parties. The first was on 3 July 1993 at Maasvlakte and the second on 30 October at the Energiehal, both in Rotterdam. The vinyl comes later, in 1995, with Hardheads' I'm A Gabber Baby, a big hit in the Netherlands.

That order explains the whole label. It isn't a record company that also threw parties; it is a party that ended up with a catalogue, and that is why the sound is so much a floor sound: hardcore and gabber with no trimmings, built for a big room.

What's in the crate

Thirty references have passed through here, between 2001 and 2009, on the MRV prefix plus a special MRVSP series. The names repeat and they are the ones holding up the Dutch scene of those years: The Headbanger, Dione, DJ Delirium.

The record to start with

How Megarave Records sounds in our crate

30 different releases on Megarave Records have passed through beatdo, 55 copies counting duplicates, pressed between 2001 and 2009.

What comes up most often, in this order: Hardcore, Gabber, and Techno.

Nothing is left in the crate right now, but the listings stay published with their condition, their year and their catalogue number.

How to recognise a Megarave Records release

The catalogue numbers we have seen follow the pattern MRV, MRVSP. It is the first thing to check on the centre label when a record comes with no sleeve, which in this repertoire is the norm.

The archive: 30 releases on Megarave Records