LABRITAIN
The Labritain label appears to have belonged to the Albion management,
booking and publishing company. The success of its first single, 'I'm
Alive' by Punk band 999 (LAB-999; 9/77) led to the band signing to United
Artists; the single was reissued on United Artists as UP-36519 in June
1979. The label name seems to have been suggested by the surname of
999's drummer, Pablo Labritain, and the suitably British-looking label design
reflects closely that of the 78rpm-era Rex label. Albion started its own
Albion label (q.v.) early in 1978, and adopted the Labritain label design
for it almost exactly. Labritain was used again in 1978 for a free 12"
single given away with 999's United Artists LP 'Separates', and made another
appearance in 1985 for the band's 'Face To Face'
album. Distribution of 'I'm Alive' was by Lightning.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.