'Criminal' was a popular name for Punk / New Wave labels in the late 1970s: there were at least two of them, in addition to the more mainstream label run by David Simmons. This particular company came from Coventry. It seems to have run to at least two issues, both of which came out in 1978, and it used an SOL-0 numerical series. Its first single, Punk Man' / 'Paperboy Song', by Stockport band Predator, had a separate number for each side - SOL-1 and SOL-2 - and was released on the 'Bust' label (q.v.). The V.I.P.s' 'Music For Funsters' (SOL-3), shown above, appeared on the actual Criminal label. Thanks to Sam Mauger for the scan.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.