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Step Forward
Founded by Sniffin' Glue editor Mark Perry and backed by Miles Copeland, this seminal punk label mainly specialized in the London punk bands that Perry was raving about in his fanzine. But crucially they were also the only people to consider releasing records by unique Manchester act The Fall. "Bingo-Masters Break-Out!", the seventh release on the label, had been touted around by Mark E Smith for over a year before Perry's friend and future washing powder salesman Danny Baker persauded Copeland to give the band a chance. Thirty years later the world is still reaping the consequences of that decision...
Albums
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| SFLP 1 | Fall | Live At The Witch Trials | LP |
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| SFLP 2 | Chelsea | Chelsea | LP |
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| SFLP 3 | Sods | Minutes To Go | LP |
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| SFLP 4 | Fall | Dragnet | LP |
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| SFLP 5 | Chelsea | Alternative Hits | LP |
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| SFLP 6 | Fall | Early Years (77-79) | LP |
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| SFLP 7 | Chelsea | Evacuate | LP |
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Singles
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| SF 1 | Cortinas | Fascist Dictator / Television Families | 7" | ||
| SF 2 | Chelsea | Right To Work / The Loner | 7" | First issued in a card sleeve, later paper |
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| SF 3 | Models | Freeze / Man Of The Year | 7" |
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| SF 4 | Sham 69 | I Don't Wanna / Ulster / Red London | 7" | ||
| SF 412 | Sham 69 | I Don't Wanna / Ulster / Red London | 12" | ||
| SF 5 | Chelsea | High Rise / No Admission | 7" |
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| SF 6 | Cortinas | Defiant Pose / Independance | 7" | ||
| SF 7 | Fall | Bingo-Masters Break-Out! / Psycho Mafia / Repetition | 7" | ||
| SF 8 | Chelsea | Urban Kids / No Flowers | 7" |
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| SF 9 | Fall | It's The New Thing! / Various Times | 7" | ||
| SF 10 | Lemon Kittens | Spoonfed And Writhing EP | 7" | 7 track EP |
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| SF 11 | Fall | Rowche Rumble / In My Area | 7" | ||
| SF 1212 | Transmitters | Still Hunting For The Ugly Man EP | 12" | 4 track EP |
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| SF 13 | Fall | Fiery Jack / Second Dark Age / Psykick Dancehall 2 | 7" | Initially in very rare black & white sleeve, most in yellow tinted one |
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| SF 14 | Chelsea | No-One's Coming Outside / What Would You Do | 7" |
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| SF 15 | Chelsea | Look At The Outside / Don't Get Me Wrong | 7" |
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| SF 16 | Chelsea | No Escape / Decide | 7" |
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| SF 17 | Chelsea | Rockin' Horse / Years Away | 7" | ||
| SF 18 | Chelsea | Freemans / ID Parade / How Do You Know | 7" |
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| SF 19 | Chron Gen | Reality / Subway Sadist | 7" | ||
| SF 20 | Chelsea | Evacuate / New Era | 7" |
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| SF 21 | Chelsea | War Across The Nations / High Rise Living (New Version) | 7" |
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| SF 22 | Chelsea | Stand Out / Last Drink | 7" |