DEAD
RECORDS
Dead Records was a DIY
label formed by Angelic Upstarts. It managed one single.
Distributed By Dead Records. Angelic Upstarts are an English
punk rock formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and
socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead
subculture. More than two decades after its release, their debut single, "The
Murder Of Liddle Towers", was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk
rock singles of all time. The band's original members were Thomas Mensforth
(Mensi) on vocals, Ray Cowie (Mond) on guitar, Steve Forsten on bass guitar, and
Derek "Decca" Wade on drums. Keith Bell was the manager until 1980, when he was
jailed for four and a half years for arson.
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