Everything about Postcard Records totally explained
Postcard Recordings is a
Glasgow-based
independent record label founded by
Alan Horne in
1979 as a vehicle for
Orange Juice and
Josef K releases. The label's motto was "The Sound of Young Scotland", a parody/tribute to the
Motown 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 of
1980. The label went on to sign such bands as
Aztec Camera and
The Go-Betweens, before going bust in 1981. Horne resuscitated Postcard in 1992, and it continues to release records.
Discography
|
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Type |
UK Indie Chart Position |
| Apr |
1980 |
Orange Juice |
"Falling and Laughing" |
Single |
#48 |
80 1 |
| Sep |
1980 |
Orange Juice |
"Blue Boy" |
Single |
#15 |
80 2 |
| Sep |
1980 |
Josef K |
"Radio Drill Time" |
Single |
#15 |
80 3 |
| Nov |
1980 |
Go Betweens |
"I Need Two Heads" |
Single |
– |
80 4 |
| Dec |
1980 |
Josef K |
"It's Kinda Funny" |
Single |
#12 |
80 5 |
| Dec |
1980 |
Orange Juice |
"Simply Thrilled Honey" |
Single |
#5 |
80 6 |
| Mar |
1981 |
Orange Juice |
"Poor Old Soul" |
Single |
#5 |
81 2 |
| Apr |
1981 |
Aztec Camera |
"Just Like Gold" |
Single |
#10 |
81 3 |
|
1981 |
Josef K |
"Sorry For Laughing" |
Single |
– |
81 4 |
| May |
1981 |
Josef K |
"Chance Meeting" |
Single |
#5 |
81 5 |
|
1981 |
Orange Juice |
"Wan Light" |
Single |
– |
81 6 |
| Jul |
1981 |
Josef K |
"The Only Fun In Town" |
Album |
#3 |
81 7 |
| Aug |
1981 |
Aztec Camera |
"Mattress Of Wire" |
Single |
#8 |
81 8 |
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