I-Spy was started by Ian Page of Mod group Secret Affair, in 1979. Secret Affair took the label into the Top 75 five times during 1979-81, but when the group disbanded, c.1982, I-Spy expired with it. Both paper and injection moulded labels were used; some singles can be found in both forms (1, 3). In the '70s paper-labelled records had the titles on one side and a key hole or the company's logo on the other; the titles were on the 'A' side of the first single and the 'B' sides of the others. The example shown was pressed by CBS; the injection moulded records were usually Phonodisc pressings (4) but some were made in France (3). In the '80s paper labels followed the more usual same-on-both-sides format. Company sleeves also came in several different designs. Marketing and distribution were by Arista, the latter job being done through Phonodisc who handled Arista's distribution at the time. Catalogue numbers, which were in a SEE-0 series, reached SEE-11. The discography below only covers 1979.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.