Postcard Records

Postcard Records is a Glasgow-based independent record label founded by Alan Horne in 1979, as a vehicle for Orange Juice and Josef K releases. The label's motto was "The Sound of Young Scotland", a parody/tribute to the Motown motto; its logo featured a cartoon cat beating a drum. Although short-lived, Postcard was to prove a key influence on the C81 and the later C86 indie-pop movements.

The label's first release was Orange Juice's, Falling and Laughing, which was jointly financed by Horne and band members Edwyn Collins and bassist David McClymont, and was released in the spring of 1980. The label went on to sign such bands as Aztec Camera and The Go-Betweens, before becoming bankrupt in 1981. Horne resuscitated Postcard in 1992, and it continues to release records.

Discography

	Year	Artist	Title	Type	UK Indie Chart Position	Catalogue ref
April	1980	Orange Juice	"Falling and Laughing"	Single	#48	80 1
September	1980	Orange Juice	"Blue Boy"	Single	#15	80 2
September	1980	Josef K	"Radio Drill Time"	Single	#15	80 3
November	1980	The Go-Betweens	"I Need Two Heads"	Single	–	80 4
December	1980	Josef K	"It's Kinda Funny"	Single	#12	80 5
December	1980	Orange Juice	"Simply Thrilled Honey"	Single	#5	80 6
March	1981	Orange Juice	"Poor Old Soul"	Single	#5	81 2
April	1981	Aztec Camera	"Just Like Gold"	Single	#10	81 3
	1981	Josef K	"Sorry For Laughing"	Single	–	81 4
May	1981	Josef K	"Chance Meeting"	Single	#5	81 5
	1981	Orange Juice	"Wan Light" (assigned serial number but never issued)	Single	–	81 6
July	1981	Josef K	"The Only Fun In Town"	Album	#3	81 7
August	1981	Aztec Camera	"Mattress Of Wire"	Single	#8	81 8

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent UK record labels

External links

• Stylus article
• TweeNet article
• Postcard discography at discogs.com