Postcard Records
Postcard Records is a Glasgow-based independent record label founded by Alan Horne in 1979, as a vehicle for Orange Juice and Josef K releases. The label's motto was "The Sound of Young Scotland", a parody/tribute to the Motown motto; its logo featured a cartoon cat beating a drum. Although short-lived, Postcard was to prove a key influence on the C81 and the later C86 indie-pop movements, although possibly more associated with sophisti-pop at the time.
The label's first release was Orange Juice's, Falling and Laughing, which was jointly financed by Horne and band members Edwyn Collins and bassist David McClymont, and was released in the spring of 1980.[1] The label went on to sign such bands as Aztec Camera and The Go-Betweens, before winding down in 1981 shortly after Orange Juice left to sign a major deal with Polydor. Horne resuscitated Postcard in 1992, releasing various new albums and retrospectives until 1995.
Discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Type | UK Indie Chart Position | Catalogue ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 1980 | Orange Juice | "Falling and Laughing" | Single | #48 | 80 1 |
| August | 1980 | Orange Juice | "Blue Boy" | Single | #15 | 80 2 |
| August | 1980 | Josef K | "Radio Drill Time" | Single | #15 | 80 3 |
| November | 1980 | The Go-Betweens | "I Need Two Heads" | Single | #6 | 80 4 |
| December | 1980 | Josef K | "It's Kinda Funny" | Single | #12 | 80 5 |
| December | 1980 | Orange Juice | "Simply Thrilled Honey" | Single | #5 | 80 6 |
| March | 1981 | Orange Juice | "Poor Old Soul" | Single | #5 | 81 2 |
| March | 1981 | Aztec Camera | "Just Like Gold" | Single | #10 | 81 3 |
| March | 1981 | Josef K | "Sorry For Laughing" | Single | – | 81 4 |
| May | 1981 | Josef K | "Chance Meeting" | Single | #5 | 81 5 |
| 1981 | Orange Juice | "Wan Light" (assigned serial number but never issued) | Single | – | 81 6 | |
| July | 1981 | Josef K | "The Only Fun In Town" | Album | #3 | 81 7 |
| August | 1981 | Aztec Camera | "Mattress Of Wire" | Single | #8 | 81 8 |
See also
References
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2005). Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. London: Faber and Faber. p. 353. ISBN 0-571-21570-X.