Wiiija[a] was a British independent record label founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street. It was run by Gary Walker, a sales assistant at the shop.[1]
The label released two early mini-albums by the band Therapy?,[2] and the first records by Silverfish, Huggy Bear and Cornershop. Cornershop's third album, When I Was Born for the Seventh Time, saw international success.[1] Notable later releases included Free Kitten and Bis.
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.[3]
In 1996 it became a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet Records,[1] and remained active until the early 2000s.
Artists
- Action Swingers
- Anjali
- Bastard Kestrel
- Bis
- Blood Sausage
- Brassy
- Comet Gain
- Cornershop
- Fabric
- Free Kitten
- Jacob's Mouse
- Loveblobs
- Mucho Macho
- Silverfish
- Sgt Rock
- Sun Carriage
- Terminal Cheesecake
- Terry Edwards
- Therapy?
- Thule
- Velocette
- Whistler
See also
Notes
References
- King 2017, 19 Cold Blooded Old Times.
- Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. p. 1071. ISBN 9781858284576.
- Monem, Nadine Käthe, ed. (2007). Riot Grrrl - Revolution Girl Style Now!. Black Dog. p. 89. ISBN 9781906155018.
Bibliography
- King, Richard (2017). How Soon Is Now? - The Madmen and Mavericks Who Made Independent Music, 1975-2005. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571243914.
Other sources
- Young, Rob. Rough Trade. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 1-904772-47-1