A Cardiff-based Punk label, owned by the band Reptile Ranch. Z-Block issued its first single, Reptile Ranch's, 'Lifeguard', in 1979. Another Reptile Ranch 7", 'Animal Noises'(Z-2) followed in 1980, as did an EP split between The Czechs, the Boy Wonders, the Decadent Few and the Ghoulies. However, the label's main claim to fame is that it released the first tracks by Young Marble Giants, on a compilation LP, 'Is The War Over' (ZA-1). A history of Z-Block can be found here.
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