Medium Cool was a British
independent record label, that existed between 1986 and 1989. Specializing in jangly guitar-pop, it released records by bands such as
The Raw Herbs,
The Siddeleys
The Siddeleys were a London-based indie pop band, active during the late 1980s. Although they were relatively short-lived, they were influential.
The band formed in 1986, comprising female singer Johnny Johnson, Andrew Brown (bass), Allan Kingdo ...
,
The Rain,
The Waltones,
The Popguns
The Popguns are an English indie rock band, which played a part in the British Indie pop scene. Originally from Brighton, East Sussex, they formed in 1986 by vocalist Wendy Morgan, guitarists Simon Pickles and Greg Dixon plus bassist Pat Walkin ...
, and
The Corn Dollies.
History
The label released its first record, "I Don't Need You" by
The Enormous Room
''The Enormous Room (The Green-Eyed Stores)'' is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I.
Background
Cummings served as an ambulance driver during the wa ...
, in 1986. Over the next three years, the label released 21 records. The collapse of the label's distributor,
Red Rhino
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
, effectively brought things to an end.
In 2006, label owner Andy Wake blogged that he had been in discussions with
Cherry Red Records regarding a label retrospective.
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Label catalogue
*MC1: The Enormous Room - "I Don't Need You"
*MC2: The Raw Herbs - "Old Joe"
*MC3: The Raw Herbs - "She's a Nurse But She's Alright"
*MC4: The Waltones - "Downhill"
*MC5: The Siddeleys - "What Went Wrong This Time?"
*MC6: The Raw Herbs - "Don't Bury Me Yet"
*MC7: The Waltones - "She Looks Right Through Me"
*MC8: The Corn Dollies - "Be Small Again"
*MC9: The Corn Dollies - "Forever Steven"
*MC10: Various Artists - ''Edge Of The Road'' LP
*MC11: The Waltones - "Spell It Out"
*MC12: The Rain - "First Of May"
*MC14:
Drop - "The Boy Racers"
*MC15: The Corn Dollies - "Shake"
*MC16: The Waltones - "The Deepest"
*MC17: The Corn Dollies - "Map Of The World"
*MC18: The Waltones - ''Deepest'' LP
*MC19: The Popguns - "Landslide"
*MC20: The Corn Dollies - "Nothing Of You"
*MC21: The Corn Dollies - ''The Corn Dollies'' LP
*MC22: The Waltones - "Listen To Your Heart"
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial label blog
British independent record labels
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