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Alphabet Business Concern
Founded1986
Founder Cardiacs
Distributor(s)
Genre Pronk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location Kingston upon Thames

The Alphabet Business Concern (also known as Alphabet Records or Alphabet) is a Kingston upon Thames-based independent record label founded in 1986 to release music by the English rock band Cardiacs. [1] Other artists on the label include the Sea Nymphs and Tim Smith.

History

Impact

Alphabet Business Conventions

Discography

Alphabet Business Concern discography
Catalogue  No. Title Artist(s) Ref.
ALPH 000 Archive Cardiacs Cardiacs [2] [3]
ALPH 001 The Seaside (origninal version) [4]
ALPH 002 Seaside Treats [5]
ALPH 003 Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake [6]
ALPH 004 Big Ship Cardiacs [7]
ALPH 005 Rude Bootleg [8] [3]
ALPH 006 " There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" [9]
ALPH 007 A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window [10]
ALPH 008 " Is This the Life" [11]
ALPH 009 " Susannah's Still Alive" [12]
ALPH 010 Cardiacs Live [13]
ALPH 011 " Baby Heart Dirt" [14]
ALPH 012 On Land and in the Sea [15]
ALPH 013 The Seaside (reissue) [16]
ALPH 014 Songs for Ships and Irons [17]
ALPH 015 " Day Is Gone" [18]
ALPH 016 " Appealing to Venus" The Sea Nymphs [19]
ALPH 017 Heaven Born and Ever Bright Cardiacs [20]
ALPH 018 All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest [21]
ALPH 019 Sampler [22]
ALPH 020 Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld Tim Smith [23] [3]
ALPH 021 The Sea Nymphs The Sea Nymphs
ALPH 022 Sing to God Cardiacs
ALPH 023 Sing to God – Part One
ALPH 024 Sing to God – Part Two
ALPH 025 " Manhoo"
ALPH 026 " Odd Even"
ALPH 027 Guns
ALPH 028 " Signs"
ALPH 029 Greatest Hits
ALPH 030 The Special Garage Concerts Vol I
ALPH 031 The Special Garage Concerts Vol II
ALPH 032 On the Dry Land The Sea Nymphs
" Vermin Mangle" Cardiacs

Videos

Catalog number Title Year Performing artist Ref.
Seaside Treats 1984 Cardiacs
ALPH DVD 001 All That Glitters Is a Maresnest 2013
ALPH DVD 002 Some Fairytales from the Rotten Shed 2017

All My Eye and Betty Martin Music

All My Eye and Betty Martin Music
Parent companyAlphabet
Founder Tim Smith
Distributor(s)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location Salisbury
Official website anyware.co.uk/ame

All My Eye and Betty Martin Music (AME) is a subsidiary label of Alphabet set up by Tim Smith for spin-off bands, namely Spratleys Japs. [1]

Discography

Title Year Artist(s) Catalogue number Ref.
The Sea Nymphs 1992 The Sea Nymphs
Pony 1999 Spratleys Japs AME 001
"Hazel" AME 002
Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends 2001 Cardiacs and various artists
William D. Drake William D. Drake AME 003
Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake 2004 Mr & Mrs Smith and Mr Drake AME 004

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Kane, Jack (April 2003). "Label of Love". Record Collector. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Cardiacs.org.
  2. ^ "Archive Cardiacs: Digipac CD". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock [ it] (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "THE SEASIDE: ORIGINAL EDITION: DIGIPAC CD". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ Seaside Treats (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Records. 1985. ALPH 002 – via Totally Vinyl Records.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  6. ^ Mr & Mrs Smith And Mr Drake (2nd edition) (cassette liner notes). Mr & Mrs Smith And Mr Drake. Alphabet. 1984. ALPH 003 – via Discogs.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  7. ^ Big Ship (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1987. ALPH 004 – via Vinyl Records and Album Cover Gallery.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  8. ^ "Rude Bootleg". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1987. ALPH 006 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  10. ^ "A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window: CD". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Is This The Life: 7" Single". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Susannah's Still Alive: 7" Single". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  13. ^ Cardiacs Live (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1988. ALPH LP 010 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  14. ^ "Baby Heart Dirt" (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1989. ALPH 0011T – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  15. ^ On Land and in the Sea (CD liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1989. ALPH CD 012 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  16. ^ The Seaside (1990 reissue) (CD liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1990. ALPH CD 013 – via Discogs.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  17. ^ Songs for Ships and Irons (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1991. ALPH LP 014 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  18. ^ "Day Is Gone" (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1991. ALPH 015T – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  19. ^ "Appealing to Venus" (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1991. ALPH 016 SP – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  20. ^ Heaven Born and Ever Bright (vinyl liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1992. ALPH LP 017 – via Discogs.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  21. ^ All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest (CD liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1995. ALPH CD 018 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  22. ^ Sampler (CD liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 1995. ALPH CD 019 – via Cardiacs.org.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  23. ^ "Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld: CD". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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