A punk label, owned by The Buzzcocks and primarily intended to be an outlet for their records. Its first release, the 'Spiral Scratch' EP, brought the band to the attention of United Artists, who snapped them up; they went on to have a succession of hits on the United Artists label. A reissue of 'Spiral Scratch' also entered the charts, on the back of the UA successes, in 1979; reissues have paper labels (2) rather than the original injection-moulded ones (1). Although the Buzzcocks were gone, New Hormones soldiered on, releasing records by unsigned bands from the local (Manchester) area until the end of 1982. A discography can be found on the Punknet 77 site.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.