WAIF
RECORDS
Waif Records was a DIY label. launched by Brian Wade and
Tony Cliff in March 1977. Both of the men worked for music pubishers
ATV. Their motivation was that they wanted to learn about the whole
spectrum of records, finding artists, signing them, going into the studios and
promotion, and we decided that the best way to get control was to start our own
company." Sadly a single by actor Bill Maynard seems to have been the only
release on the new label. It coupled 'Without Someone To Love' with 'Move
A Little Closer' and had a catalogue number of STRAY-1. 'Potato' by the Colorado
Beetles (EMI-2998; see 'The Colorado Beetles') was published by Waif / ATV in
1979 and was a Waif production, so the company kept going for longer than the
label did. Distribution was by Lugton / H. R. Taylor. Thanks to
Robert Lyons For The Info.
77
Bill Maynard
Without Someone To
Love
WAIF
STRAY
1