PEEVED
RECORDS
Independent label: An SRT custom pressing SRT
cat number S83CUS1904. The company originally started as Goldfish Records, named
after a particularly good radio programme the founders (Steve Hartwell and Peter
Skelley) broadcast on Imperial College Radio. A company called Goldfish
Productions took exception so it became Peeved. It released one single, by
The Primary, which more or less sold out the 500 that had been
pressed. Thereafter it stuck with tape releases as they did not require
anything like as much capital investment and could be produced 'just in time' to
match the actual demand. The company was based in Cambridge hence all the local
bands appearing on either their own releases or on compilations. Steve was born
in Southampton which is why there are a lot of South Coast connections as well.
The label was heavily influenced by the Southampton based indie cassette review
magazine Stick It In Your Ear (SIIYE). In addition to covering the national and
international home taping phenomemon they also did a lot to support local
talent. The idea was to do the same in Cambridge, not just through the label but
also through the local music magazine Scene And Heard. The Primary band members
were Bass – Peter Nater Drums –
Mark Taylor Guitar, Vocals – Gideon Hatch Keyboards – Pete Barker Vocals –
Louise Tierney. Distributed By Peeved Records.
84
Gestalt
Funeral Party
Fashions (Cassette)
PEEVED
GOLDFISH
001
84
Primary
Radio
Silence
PEEVED
GOLDFISH
002