Caff Records

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Caff Records
Founded1989
Founder Bob Stanley
Defunct1992
Genre Alternative rock
Shoegazing
Britpop
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location Croydon, England

Caff Records was a short lived British independent record label run by Bob Stanley [1] of the band Saint Etienne. The label grew out of a fanzine Stanley put out with fellow band member Pete Wiggs, [2] with the label going by the name Caff, Caff Records and Caff Corporation. [3] Established in 1989, it is most noted for single releases by Pulp and the Manic Street Preachers. The Caff logo is a line drawing of a duck. After closing the label, Stanley together with Wiggs ran Icerink Records (1992–94), [4] Royal Mint (1995) and EMIdisc (1996). [5] They currently have a CD imprint called Eclipse via Universal. [6]

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Discography

Caff only released one-off singles of each of group. Singles, EPs and split singles were solely released on the seven inch (7") format.

Catalogue NumberDateArtistTitle
CAFF 11989East Village / Cath Coughlan Freeze Out / Im' long Me Measaim (Split flexi-disc) [1] [3]
CAFF 21989 The Field Mice I Can See Myself Alone Forever / Everything About You
CAFF 31989 Phil Wilson Better Days / The Written Word
CAFF 41989 Close Lobsters Just Too Bloody Stupid
CAFF 51989 Television Personalities I Still Believe In Magic / Respectable
CAFF 61989 Buffalo Tom Enemy / Deep In The Ground
CAFF 71990 Another Sunny Day Genetic Engineering / Kilburn Towers
CAFF 81990 The Claim Birth Of A Teenager / Mike The Bike
CAFF 91990 Galaxie 500 Rain / Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
CAFF 101990 Razorcuts Sometimes I Worry About You (4 track EP)
CAFF 111990 The Orchids An Ill Wind That Blows / All Those Things
CAFF 121990 The Lilac Time Madresfield / Bird On A Wire
CAFF 131990 Biff Bang Pow/ The TimesSleep / Extase (Split single, usually known as The Mods Are Back!)
CAFF 141991 Bitch Magnet Sadie / Ducks And Drakes
CAFF 151991 Manic Street Preachers New Art Riot / Repeat After Me (Known as Feminine Is Beautiful )
CAFF 161991 World Of Twist The Sausage / Skidding Into Love / Space Rockit
CAFF 171992 Pulp My Legendary Girlfriend (live) / Sickly Grin / Back In LA

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References

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  2. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/05/saint-etienne-ive-been-trying-to-tell-you-interview-bfi-season
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