A DIY Punk label, owned by the band of the same name. Angelic Upstarts put out just the one single, 'The Murder Of Liddle Towers' b/w 'Police Oppression' (IS/AU-1024; 8/78). It was picked up by Rough Trade / Small Wonder and reissued, as RTSW-001, though the labels kept the original catalogue number. The band came to the attention of the major record companies, and they went on to register half a dozen Top Fifty singles with Warner Brothers and EMI / Zonophone. Thanks to Sam Mauger for the scan, which is of a reissue - original singles lack the 'Small Wonder / Rough Trade' reference under the title. The IS/xx/1000 catalogue series was used by Impulse Studios of Newcastle; see 'Wudwink'. The 'Zig Zag Small Labels Catalogue 1978' gives the label's contact address as 411 Palmerston Street, South Shields.
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