ALIEN RECORD CO.
One of a host of independent labels from the Punk / New
Wave era. Under managing director Nigel Lucas ('Music Week', 10th February 1979) the Alien
Record Co. released at least four singles, including two by Punk group The Rivvits: 'Saturday Night At
The Dance' b/w 'The Girl Next Door' (ALIX-001; 1978), and 'Never' b/w 'Boy
Meets Girl' (ALIX-002; 1979). Distribution of the first was by Spartan, while One
Stop handled the second. The second, third and fourth of
the company's singles were pressed in France and had injection-moulded
labels, which ruined what was a
distinctive label design. Another series of Alien singles appeared in
1980-81; they had a different label design, different numbering (in an ALIEN-00
series) and a slightly different company name (Alien Records), but at least
one early release shared a common publisher with the singles
shown above, which suggests that that label may have been the successor to
this one. The 'Zig Zag Small Labels Catalogue 1978' gives Alien's address
as 24 Danbury Street, London N1. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the
scans of the injection-moulded labels.
Copyright 2008 Robert Lyons.