RATHER
An independent label, which operated from 1977-c.80. Rather
was owned by Rock / Avant Garde band Swell Maps, from Solihull, and
most of its releases were by that band. It did better than most of
its contemporaries by surviving for long enough to issue at least nine singles,
the first of which was the Maps's own, 'Read About Seymour'
(GEAR-1). Some singles were released in collaboration with Rough
Trade, and had two catalogue numbers, a Rather one and a Rough Trade
one. The discography below only covers the 1970s. The
label design varied from record to record. Thanks to Steve Hill for the
scan.
(http://www.hyped2death.com/MesslinersRtoZ.htm)
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.