DORK
A long-lived, if not very productive, independent label
from the North West. Dork was owned by Punk band The Stiffs, and its
first two releases, 'Standard English' (UR-1; 1979), and 'Inside Out' (UR-2;
1980), both featured that band; 'Inside Out' was reissued on EMI's Zonophone /
Stiffs label in May 1980, with the catalogue number Z-3. The label
was dormant from 1981-84; it reawakened in 1985, releasing further singles by
The Idol Rich (fronted by Phil Hendriks, lead singer with The Stiffs) and a
couple of other local bands, Euro-K and Vicious Rumours. Catalogue
numbers reached UR-8 before the operation shut down again. Dork was
revived in 2006. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scans.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.