A DIY label from the Punk / New Wave era. No Rip Off seems to have managed at least two 7" releases, with a four-year gap between them. The first was the 'Mell Square Musick' EP (YAW-001), which featured three tracks by Solihull band The Accused and one each by 021, Cracked Actors and The Undertakers. Both Discogs and the 45Cat site give the EP as being released in February 1980, which would put No Rip Off outside the scope of this site, but Bored Teenagers has it as 1979 and it has '1979' written on the labels, so I've given it the benefit of the doubt. A cassette tape featuring various local bands, 'A Tale Of Two Cities' was released in 1980, with support from The Prince's Trust; then in 1984 came the second single, 'I Lost My Mind' b/w 'Hold Back' by Eye Do It (YAW-2; 2/84). YAW-1 came with a home-made picture sleeve but blank white labels, which frequently have the details handwritten on them; YAW-2 was distributed by The Cartel. Illustrations and an article can be found at the Bored Teenagers site mentioned above.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.