FARCE
RECORDS
Farce Records was a DIY label. It managed one single.
It issued singles in DTI-000 numerical series. Laser 558 was
an offshore pirate radio station launched in spring 1984 by a consortium of
British and American business and broadcasting executives, some of whom have
never been named. Laser 558 used disc jockeys recruited from the USA. The
station was aboard the ship the MV Communicator in international waters in the
North Sea. Within months the station had gained an audience, popular because of
its alternating format of playing one current record followed by one oldie, but
poor management and lack of advertising starved the station off the air in late
1985. In 1986 an attempt was made to return as Laser Hot Hits, but the
same problems arose. I Spy For The DTI, a parody by The Moronic Surveyors was
released on the 23 September 1985 (Farce records 7" single DTI 007, 12" single
DTIT 007). Laser Radio, by The Communicators, praising the station, was recorded
and written by Laser fans Roger King and Yanni Tsamplakos. The D.T.I. being the
Department of Trade & Industry. Distributed By PRT
Records.
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Moronic
Surveyor
I Spy For The
Dti
FARSE
DTI
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