FALLING A Independent Diy label: Falling A Records is a
Essex, England based independent record label formed in the late 1970s, and
heavily involved with the D.I.Y cassette movement of the early 1980s. It owned a
shop in Clacton-on-Sea which sold new and second hand records, distributed
fanzines such as New Crimes, Vague, Vox, Flipside, Juniper beri-beri, Blam!, and
D.I.Y magazines/comics including the very first copies of Viz. It also
distributed leaflets for various causes such as "anti-apartheid" and
"anti-vivisection", music and politics being very much interlinked at the
time.It had a roster of several bands on its own label, such as the insane
picnic and Spasmodic Caress, as well as cassettes and some vinyl it distributed
for other D.I.Y cassette labels including Cause for Concern, Subway, Adventures
in Reality, Music for Midgets, Third Mind and Colortapes. Many notable bands
were distributed by Falling A, including The Cleaners from Venus featuring
Martin Newell, the Modern Art, Attrition, The Pastels, The Membranes and the
legendary Wavis O'Shave also known as Foffo Spearjig. Some exclusive material
was recorded for Falling A by The Cleaners from Venus and Foffo Spearjig among
others.The label is still in existence as of April 2009. It is currently
reissuing back catalogue on CD while releasing new music and creating a vast
archival resource from all the memorabilia, ephemera and past product in its
vaults. Manufactured And Distributed By Falling A
Records.
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