Small Wonder Records
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Small Wonder Records was a UK
independent record label
owned and managed by Pete Stennett, that specialised in releasing records by punk rock
and post-punk
bands. It operated out of a record shop of the same name at 162 Hoe Street, Walthamstow
, E17, east London. Important artists to have released on the label include Bauhaus
, Crass, The Cure
, The Cravats
, Patrik Fitzgerald
, Puncture, Cockney Rejects
, The Carpettes
, Poison Girls
and the Angelic Upstarts
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
owned and managed by Pete Stennett, that specialised in releasing records by punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
bands. It operated out of a record shop of the same name at 162 Hoe Street, Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
, E17, east London. Important artists to have released on the label include Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
, Crass, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, The Cravats
The Cravats
The Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway and The Shend . Further members were Svor Naan and Dave Bennett ....
, Patrik Fitzgerald
Patrik Fitzgerald
Patrik Fitzgerald is a singer-songwriter. The son of working-class Irish immigrant parents, he began recording and performing during the punk rock movement in 1977, after working briefly as an actor.-Early recordings:His early songs were generally short, sarcastic efforts, recorded with just an...
, Puncture, Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre...
, The Carpettes
The Carpettes
The Carpettes are a punk rock band from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England, formed in 1977, who released two albums on Beggars Banquet Records and recorded two Peel sessions...
, Poison Girls
Poison Girls
The Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band. The female singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, usually from an anarchist perspective...
and the Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
.
Singles
- Small One Puncture - Mucky Pup / You Can't Rock n Roll In A Council Flat 7"
- Small Two Zeros - Hungry / Radio Fun 7"
- Small Three The CarpettesThe CarpettesThe Carpettes are a punk rock band from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England, formed in 1977, who released two albums on Beggars Banquet Records and recorded two Peel sessions...
- How About Me And You 7" (4 track EP) - Small Four Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety-Pin Stuck In My Heart 7" (6 track EP)
- Small Five Menace - GLC / I'm Civilised 7"
- Small Six Patrick Fitzgerald - Backstreet Boys 7" (4 track EP)
- Small Seven Leyton BuzzardsLeyton BuzzardsThe Leyton Buzzards aka The Buzzards were a British rock band, active between 1976 and 1980, best known for their minor hit single, "Saturday Night ".-Career:...
- 19 & Mad / Villain / Youthanasia 7" - Small Eight Punishment of LuxuryPunishment of LuxuryPunishment of Luxury, also known as Punilux, are a four-man post-punk band from Newcastle, England, who were active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They released an album Laughing Academy on United Artists, and another on Red Rhino Records...
- Puppet Life / The Demon 7" - Small Nine Carpettes - Small Wonder / 2 NE 1 7"
- Small Ten Demon Preacher - Little Miss Perfect / Perfect Dub 7"
- Small Eleven The Cure - Killing An ArabKilling an Arab"Killing an Arab" is the first single by The Cure. It was recorded at the same time as their first LP in the UK, Three Imaginary Boys but not included on the album...
/ 10.15 Saturday Night 7" (Later re-released on Fiction) - Small Twelve Nicky & The Dots - Never Been So Stuck / Linoleum Walk 7"
- Small Thirteen Wall - New Way / Suckers / Uniforms 7"
- Small Fourteen Molesters - Disco Love / Commuter Man 7"
- Small Fifteen The CravatsThe CravatsThe Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway and The Shend . Further members were Svor Naan and Dave Bennett ....
- The End 7" (3 track EP) - Small Sixteen Menace - Last Year's Youth / Carry No Banners 7"
- Small Seventeen Murder The Disturbed - Genetic Disruption 7" (3 track EP)
- Small Eighteen Molesters - End Of Civilisation / Girl Behind The Curtain 7"
- Small Nineteen Cockney Rejects - Flares 'n' Slippers / Police Car / I Wanna Be A Star 7"
- Small Twenty Fatal Microbes - Violence Grows / Beautiful Pictures / Cry Baby 7"
- Small Twenty-One Wall - Exchange / Kiss The Mirror 7"
- Small Twenty-Two English Subtitles - Time Tunnel / Sweat / Reconstruction 7"
- Small Twenty-Three Proles - Soft Ground / SMK 7"
- Small Twenty-Four The CravatsThe CravatsThe Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway and The Shend . Further members were Svor Naan and Dave Bennett ....
- Precinct / Who's In Here With Me? 7" - Small Twenty-Five The CravatsThe CravatsThe Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway and The Shend . Further members were Svor Naan and Dave Bennett ....
- You're Driving Me / I Am The Dreg 7" - Small Twenty-Six The CravatsThe CravatsThe Cravats are a punk rock band originally from Redditch, England, founded in 1977 by Robin Dallaway and The Shend . Further members were Svor Naan and Dave Bennett ....
- Off The Beach / And The Sun Shone 7" - Small Twenty-Seven AnthraxAnthrax (UK band)Anthrax were an anarcho punk band formed in Gravesend, Kent, England in 1980. They recorded their first demo in 1981 and went on to release two 7" EPs on Crass Records and Small wonder. They appeared on compilations released by Crass Records, Mortarhate Records and Fightback Records...
- They've Got It All Wrong 7" (4 Track EP) - Small Twenty-Eight Camera ObscuraCamera Obscura (electronic duo)Camera Obscura were a synth pop band formed in 1982 in York, England, by Peter Oldroyd and Nigel James. They signed to Small Wonder Records in 1983 and reached no. 32 in the UK Indie Chart with the single "Destitution". They split up in 1986 but re-formed for a tour of Germany in 2005 after signing...
- Destitution / Race In Athens 7" - RT/SW-001 Angelic Upstarts - Murder Of Liddle Towers / Police Oppression 7" (Reissue of Angelic Upstarts label press)
- Weeny 1 Patrik Fitzgerald - Paranoid Ward EP 12" 9 track EP, also on 7"
- Weeny 2 Crass - Feeding Of The Five Thousand 12" (18 track EP, later reissued on the Crass label)
- Weeny 3 Poison Girls / Fatal Microbes - Closed Shop / Piano Lessons / Violence Grows / Beautiful Pictures 12"
- Weeny 4 Poison Girls - Hex 12" (8 track EP, reissued on Crass)
- Teeny 1 Frank Sumatra - Te Deum 12" (4 track EP)
- Teeny 2 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's DeadBela Lugosi's Dead"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a gothic rock song written by the band Bauhaus. The song was the band's first single, released in August 1979, and is often considered to be the first gothic rock record released. It did not enter the UK charts. The b-side features the song "Boys" and some versions also...
/ Boys / Dark Entries (Demo) 12" (White vinyl, 5000 only - reissued many times)