RECORDS
Independent label: Illegal Records. the first of several labels set up by Miles Copeland. Illegal is probably best known for being the label which launched The Police, though at the time of their 'Fall Out' single (IL-001; 1977) the prospect of superstardom must have seemed a million miles away to them. John Cale and Antipodean rock group Split Enz also recorded for the company. Illegal records were distributed by Lightning initially, as were the other labels in Copeland's 'Faulty Products' group, Step Forward and Deptford Fun City; late in 1979 Pye took over that job. The change of manufacturer saw a change of catalogue numbers, from IL-000 to ILS-0000, and a new label design. The numbers reached 0035 in 1983; the company was still going in 1988, in which year Gary Numan took it into both the Singles and Albums Charts. Distributed By Lightning Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 77 | Police | Fall Out | ILLEGAL | IL | 001 |
| 77 | Electric Chairs | Stuck On You | ILLEGAL | IL | 002 |
| 77 | Cale John | Animal Justice | ILLEGAL | IL | 003 |
| 77 | Menace | Screwed Up | ILLEGAL | IL | 004 |
| 77 | County Wayne & Electric Chairs | Thunder When She Walks | ILLEGAL | IL | 005 |
| 77 | Cale John | Jack The Ripper | ILLEGAL | IL | 006 |
| 78 | Spirit | Nature'S Way | ILLEGAL | IL | 007 |
| 78 | Menace | I Need Nothing | ILLEGAL | IL | 008 |
| 78 | Curious Johnny & Strangers | In Tune | ILLEGAL | IL | 009 |
| 78 | Vermilion & Aces | Angry Young Woman | ILLEGAL | IL | 010 |
| 79 | Lines | White Night | ILLEGAL | ILS | 011 |
| 79 | Fowler Kim | In My Garage | ILLEGAL | IL | 012 |
| 79 | Cramps | Gravest Hits [ Ep ] | ILLEGAL | ILS | 013 |
| 79 | Root Boy Slim And The Sex Change Band W/ The Rootettes | Dare To Be Fat (Edit.) | ILLEGAL | ILS | 014 |
| 79 | Vermilion & Aces | I Like Motorcycles | ILLEGAL | ILS | 015 |
| 79 | Sirens & Mick Dorey | Paranoia Station | ILLEGAL | ILS | 016 |
| 80 | Champs | Fever | ILLEGAL | ILS | 017 |
| 80 | Skafish | Disgracing The Family | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0018 |
| 80 | Split Enz | I See Red | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0019 |
| 80 | Skafish | Obsessions Of You | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0020 |
| 80 | Champs | Drug Train | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0021 |
| 80 | Skafish | Maybe One Time | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0022 |
| 80 | Martin Patrick D | Computer Datin' | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0023 |
| 80 | Payolas | Juke Box | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0024 |
| 80 | Renaissance | Fairies Living At The | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0025 |
| 80 | James Brian | Why Why Why | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0026 |
| 80 | Crimps | Drug Train | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0027 |
| 82 | Lords Of New Church | New Church | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0028 |
| 82 | Cosmetics | Crack | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0029 |
| 82 | Lords Of New Church | Open Your Eyes | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0030 |
| 82 | Wall Of Voodoo | On Interstate 15 | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0031 |
| 82 | Alarm | Marching On | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0032 |
| 82 | Lords Of New Church | Russian Roulette | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0033 |
| 83 | October Gene | Suffering In The Land | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0034 |
| 83 | Crown Of Thorns | Kingdom Come | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0035 |
| 83 | Wall Of Voodoo | Mexican Radio | ILLEGAL | ILS | 0036 |
| 77 | The Wasps | Teenage Treats | ILLEGAL | FOUR | 001 |
