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was set up in the UK in 1976 by Jake Riviera, Dave Robinson and Nick Lowe.
The label earned itself a place in history by releasing the first Punk
single, the Damned's, 'New Rose' (BUY 6 - 1976), and brought a breath of
fresh air to the music business with its tongue-in-cheek attitude to promotion
and publicity. Stiff was also responsible for introducing Elvis Costello
& the Attractions to the world. Riviera left in 1978, to start the
Radar
label, and Lowe and Costello went with him.
In 1984, the label hit financial difficulties and was sold to Island Records. Stiff Records enjoyed another brief period of independence in 1986, again under Dave Robinson, but soon closed down. |
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