Clay's first signing was local Stoke punk band
Discharge who released the Realities of War single in April 1980. Stone distributed the single out of the boot of his car but it still made it into the top 10 of the indie chart in the music magazine
Sounds. The label went on to sign artists including
Play Dead,
The Lurkers,
Demon and
G.B.H. Members of Clay went on to form
Jungle Records in 1984.
In 1996, the label's distributor, Pinnacle Entertainment, went under, resulting in Mike Stone subsequently lost £25,000. This led him to close the label in 1996.[1] In January 2000, the label's assets were sold off to
Trojan Records, who was subsequently acquired by
Sanctuary Records Group in 2001.[2][3] Subsequently, Clay Records back catalogue is owned by Sanctuary/
BMG Rights Management.
Discography
Releases by Clay Records were:
7"/12" Releases
CLAY 1 (1980) -
Discharge: Realities of War 7-inch EP
Clay's first signing was local Stoke punk band
Discharge who released the Realities of War single in April 1980. Stone distributed the single out of the boot of his car but it still made it into the top 10 of the indie chart in the music magazine
Sounds. The label went on to sign artists including
Play Dead,
The Lurkers,
Demon and
G.B.H. Members of Clay went on to form
Jungle Records in 1984.
In 1996, the label's distributor, Pinnacle Entertainment, went under, resulting in Mike Stone subsequently lost £25,000. This led him to close the label in 1996.[1] In January 2000, the label's assets were sold off to
Trojan Records, who was subsequently acquired by
Sanctuary Records Group in 2001.[2][3] Subsequently, Clay Records back catalogue is owned by Sanctuary/
BMG Rights Management.
Discography
Releases by Clay Records were:
7"/12" Releases
CLAY 1 (1980) -
Discharge: Realities of War 7-inch EP