REGULAR
A companion label to Thomas Leer's 'Oblique'
(q.v.). Regular issued just the one record, a self-financed seminal
Electronic single by Robert Rental, called 'Paralysis' (ER-102;
1978). ER-101 was Leer's 'Private Plane', which came out on
Oblique. In common with many DIY labels, Regular just had a white
label with the credits but on with ink-stamps. Leer and Rental had
come down from Scotland to London together around 1977; they collaborated on an
album, 'The Bridge', and were prominent figures on the early 'Synth /
Industrial' scene. Both singles were reissued by Company
Records (q.v.) on the Company / Oblique and Company / Regular
labels. Thanks to Sam Mauger for drawing the label to my attention,
and to Paul Winsall for providing the scan.
Copyright 2009 Robert Lyons.