Chopper was formed by Geoff Morrow (previously of Samantha, Ammo and Pentagon; q.v. all) and Laurence Bristow. It seems to have put out records in a wide range of styles, from the Country of Kelvin Henderson to a solo LP by ex-Curved Air singer Sonja Kristina. None of its singles appear to have sold in any great quantity, although the 45s's 'Couldn't Believe A Word' was awarded Single of the Week status on Radio One. Distribution was initially by Selecta and latterly by RCA. Singles generally came in a CHOP-0 numerical series in the Selecta era, though the 45s single was numbered CHEAP-45; the move to RCA in 1980 brought about a change of numbering, to CHOP-100, and of label colour, to black on yellow. The company operated from 1979 into the early '80s. The discography below only covers the 1970s, and is rather holey; numbers CHOP-6 to CHOP-9 appear not to have been used.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.