Caff Records
| Caff Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Bob Stanley |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Genre |
Alternative rock Shoegazing Britpop |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Croydon, England |
Caff Records was a short lived British independent record label run by Bob Stanley[1] of the band Saint Etienne. The label went by the name Caff, Caff Records and Caff Corporation.[2] Established in 1989, it is most noted for single releases by Pulp and the Manic Street Preachers. The Caff logo is a line drawing of a duck. After closing the label, Stanley together with Pete Wiggs ran Icerink Records (1992–94),[3] Royal Mint (1995) and EMIdisc (1996).[4] They currently have a CD imprint called Eclipse via Universal.[5]
Discography
Caff only released one-off singles of each of group. Singles, EPs and split singles were solely released on the seven inch (7") format.
| Catalogue Number | Date | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAFF 1 | 1989 | East Village / Cath Coughlan | Freeze Out / Im' long Me Measaim (Split flexi-disc)[1][2] |
| CAFF 2 | 1989 | The Field Mice | I Can See Myself Alone Forever / Everything About You |
| CAFF 3 | 1989 | Phil Wilson | Better Days / The Written Word |
| CAFF 4 | 1989 | Close Lobsters | Just Too Bloody Stupid |
| CAFF 5 | 1989 | Television Personalities | I Still Believe In Magic / Respectable |
| CAFF 6 | 1989 | Buffalo Tom | Enemy / Deep In The Ground |
| CAFF 7 | 1990 | Another Sunny Day | Genetic Engineering / Kilburn Towers |
| CAFF 8 | 1990 | The Claim | Birth Of A Teenager / Mike The Bike |
| CAFF 9 | 1990 | Galaxie 500 | Rain / Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste |
| CAFF 10 | 1990 | Razorcuts | Sometimes I Worry About You (4 track EP) |
| CAFF 11 | 1990 | The Orchids | An Ill Wind That Blows / All Those Things |
| CAFF 12 | 1990 | The Lilac Time | Madresfield / Bird On A Wire |
| CAFF 13 | 1990 | Biff Bang Pow/ The Times | Sleep / Extase (Split single, usually known as The Mods Are Back!) |
| CAFF 14 | 1991 | Bitch Magnet | Sadie / Ducks And Drakes |
| CAFF 15 | 1991 | Manic Street Preachers | New Art Riot / Repeat After Me (Known as Feminine Is Beautiful) |
| CAFF 16 | 1991 | World Of Twist | The Sausage / Skidding Into Love / Space Rockit |
| CAFF 17 | 1992 | Pulp | My Legendary Girlfriend (live) / Sicky Grin / Back In LA |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Caff Records label discography". All rights reserved. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Caff Corporation on TweeNet". 1994-2008 TweeNet. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ↑ "Icerink - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ↑ "EMIDISC - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ↑ "Eclipse (2) - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.