- Postcard Records
Postcard Recordings is a
Glasgow -basedindependent record label founded by Alan Horne in 1979 as a vehicle forOrange Juice and Josef K releases. The label's motto was "The Sound of Young Scotland", a parody/tribute to theMotown motto; its logo featured a cartoon cat beating a drum. Although short-lived, Postcard was to prove a key influence on the C81 and the later C86 indie-pop movements.The label's first release was Orange Juice's "Falling and Laughing" which was jointly financed by Horne and band members
Edwyn Collins and bassist David McClymont and was released in the spring of1980 . [Reynolds, S. (2005) "Rip It And Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984", page 353, (London: Faber and Faber); ISBN 0-571-21570-X] The label went on to sign such bands asAztec Camera andThe Go-Betweens , before going bust in 1981. Horne resuscitated Postcard in 1992, and it continues to release records.Discography
References
1. Reynolds, S. (2005) "Rip It And Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984", page 353, (London: Faber and Faber); ISBN 0-571-21570-X
See also
*
List of record labels
*List of independent UK record labels External links
* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/the-sound-of-young-scotland-a-bluffers-guide.htm Stylus article]
* [http://www.twee.net/labels/postcard.html TweeNet article]
*http://www.discogs.com/label/Postcard+Records Postcard discography at discogs.com
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