#this is a bit unsatifiying but in a lot of interviews with john he tends to be really vague with the early stuff like that

[andreweverding]

also who was the first band to be signed to them ??

iirc maybe the hippos? they were one of the first two… i’m not sure if they’ve actually ever stated a definitive first. but i know john said the hippos were one of the first two bands signed

one could also claim that less than jake was the first band signed bc vinnie fiorello is the co-founder of fbr but that’s up for debate imo