MODE/ROUGH TRADE
RECORDS
Mode Records was a DIY Punk label from the 1979 to 1981
period. Owned by female-punk band The Modettes, it was dedicated to their
releases, and it bit the dust when the band broke up. The label's first
release was the Modettes', 'White Mice' single (MODE-1), which came out in
December 1979. Mo-dettes were an all-female post-punk band, formed in 1979
by Kate Korris, an original member of The Slits and brief member of The
Raincoats, and Jane Crockford, former member of The Bank of Dresden. The Band
Line-up was Kate Korris (Korus) – guitar – (born in the United States), Jane
Crockford (Perry Woodgate) – bass, Ramona Carlier – vocals (now known as Ramona
Wilkins) (from Switzerland, June Miles-Kingston – drums. Distribution was by
Rough Trade. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
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