Wiiija

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.

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Notes

  1. ↑ /ˈwiːdʒə/ ⓘ WEE-jə

References

  1. 1 2 3 King 2017, 19 Cold Blooded Old Times.
  2. ↑ Buckley, Peter, ed. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. p. 1071. ISBN 9781858284576.
  3. ↑ 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
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