On March 20, 2003, radio station “102.1 the EDGE” in Dallas added “Calling You” to regular rotation, and it began to spread to radio stations across the country receiving over 56,585 spins on the US airwaves.
The first single from History For Sale was “Calling You”, released in February 2003.
In November 2002, the band signed with Texas-based management company Rainmaker Artists. Rainmaker immediately signed the band to their record label Brando Records.
The band was dropped by Universal Records in 2000.
After recordings were sent to Universal Records, Blue October signed to the label in 1999 for the release of their second album, Consent to Treatment .
The band was discovered by former Kid Rock manager Michael Rand performing at the Pappadeaux Cafe in Houston in 1998.
Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels while working with producer dB (Don Byczynski) in early 1998. Pre-production started for getting Blue October a more “radio ready” sound, with new songs and to rewrite material off The Answers . Tracking was done in a studio setup at…
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Managed by Justin and Jeremy’s parents under the name RoDan Entertainment, Blue October released their first album, The Answers in 1998. It was a well-received debut which sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone. Due to a fan-based connection with ABC ‘s KTRK-TV (Channel 13), Blue October was able to…
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The group moved to San Marcos, Texas in December 1996.
The song “Still Broken” was originally released by The Last Wish on their 1995 album, The First of February , but ultimately did not make it onto the album.