Wiiija was a British independent record label founded in 1988 by staff from the

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, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street. The label was notable for introducing the band

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and releasing the first records by Silverfish,

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and

Cornershop Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ...

. Notable later releases included Free Kitten and Bis while the commercial success of Cornershop from 1997 rewarded the label's long-term support. Wiiija became loosely associated with the early UK riot grrrl scene as a result of releases by Huggy Bear and Blood Sausage, as well as the ''Some Hearts Paid To Lie'' EP which featured Comet Gain, Skinned Teen, Linus and Pussycat Trash. Labelmates Cornershop can be seen along with Huggy Bear and Blood Sausage in the 1994 tour documentary ''Getting Close To Nothing''. In 1996 it became a subsidiary of

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and remained active until the early 2000s.

Artists

* Action Swingers * Anjali * Bis * Blood Sausage * Brassy * Comet Gain *

* Fabric * Free Kitten * Jacob's Mouse * Loveblobs * Mucho Macho * Silverfish * Sgt Rock * Sun Carriage * Terminal Cheesecake *

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* Thule * Velocette * Whistler

References

Other sources

*Cavanagh, David. ''The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry for the Prize''. London: Virgin Books, 2000. . *Young, Rob. ''Rough Trade''. Black Dog Publishing. {{Authority control Record labels established in 1988 British independent record labels Beggars Group Indie rock record labels Defunct record labels of the United Kingdom

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