Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation, or Thee SPC, is an

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based in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, UK. It is one of the most influential labels in the

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

area, having given early breaks and support to many bands in the so-called

New Yorkshire New Yorkshire was a musical movement identified by UK music magazine ''NME'' in 2005, in response to the success of Yorkshire bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, and Kaiser Chiefs at the time. The bands cited by the magazine included Sheff ...

scene. The label was formed by Markie Mofo, Rob Chuck, Darren Chuck an
Missy Tassles
all one-time members of bands including Velodrome 2000, The Motherfuckers and

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, Mark went on to be in The Parallelograms and The Mini Skips whilst Missy has continued in bands Flying Wing, Black Light Ray, The Sleazoids performed briefly with

The Wedding Present The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, by members of The Lost Pandas. The band has been led by vocalist and guitarist David Gedge, the band's only constant member. Closely linked to the C86 scene ...

and solo as The Girl Next Door. The SPC label has an extensive catalogue; their trademarks are thick, coloured

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and sleevenotes written in a comical

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style. They used to broadcast a weekly radio show on the internet station

Sheffield Live Sheffield Live! is a local community radio and formally local TV station, established in 2003 as an independent company by the Community Media Association (CMA), and is based in the city centre of Sheffield, England. The radio has been broadca ...

. Thee SPC has released singles and albums by various Sheffield-based bands and released two compilations

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, one of Sheffield guitar bands with the title ''A Box of Odd'', and one of Sheffield electronic music with the title ''Thee Sheffield Radiophonic Workshop''. Their only non-Sheffield-related release to date is an album of songs by American chicken farmer Charles E. Cullen. Another notable release was the novelty single "Who The Chuff Are The Mardy Bums?", an affectionate

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Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson ...

. Their irregular

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''Thee Humbug'' always includes a CD of tracks by the featured artists. The second issue is now a collector's piece, changing hands for relatively large sums on

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, as the CD features an early track by the then unknown

and some rare Long Blondes material. Some recent single releases have been released on CD as well as vinyl. "Virtual vinyl" is also available from the label's website, in the form of free downloads, often giving a taste of album releases. The label has featured in Britain's biggest-selling music weekly ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...

'', in an article about small record labels, as part of a feature highlighting the upcoming Sheffield and Leeds scenes, and as the subject of a short article in a series about record labels.

7-inch singles

* The Motherfuckers, "I'm a Fucker". Translucent red vinyl. 2003. *

, "No Not Ah". Translucent blue vinyl. 2003. * Champion Kickboxer, "Like Him + Her + Her + Me". Solid white vinyl. 2004. *

The Long Blondes The Long Blondes were an English indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backin ...

. "New Idols". Solid pink vinyl. 2004. *

. "Umm Na Nagay" / "We Got Squeezed". Solid blue vinyl. 2005. * Smokers Die Younger. "Kermit Song". Solid green vinyl. 2005. *

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/ Balor Knights. "A Perfect Quarter" / "Just Cos Keenan Says So". Solid yellow vinyl. 2006. * The Mardy Bums. "Who The Chuff Are The Mardy Bums?". Orange vinyl. 2006. *

Monkey Swallows the Universe Monkey Swallows the Universe (MSTU) were an acoustic/indie band from Sheffield, England. Their sound has been described as " folk tinged" and "twee, " and their name comes from an episode of the Japanese TV series ''Monkey''. MSTU were activ ...

. "Science". Blue vinyl. 2006. * Slow Down Tallahassee. "So Much For Love". Lipstick Red vinyl. 2007. * Meat for A Dark Day. "Vanity Unfair". Clear vinyl. 2007. * The Bon Bon Club. "Love Is Blind" / "Lullaby" / "Romantic Rights". Grey vinyl. 2008. * Smokers Die Younger. "Sketchpads". Black vinyl. 2008. * Slow Down Tallahassee/

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. "Angel of Death" / "Tricks" / "Dancing". 2009

10" EPs

* Champion Kickboxer. ''Candlepower EP''. 2007.

CD singles

. "Science". 2006. * Meat For A Dark Day. "Vanity Unfair". 2007 * Nat Johnson. "Dirty Rotten Soul". 2008

Albums

* Various Artists. ''A Box Of Odd''. 2004. * Charles E. Cullen. ''The World of Charles E. Cullen''. 2005. *

. ''The Bright Carvings''. 2006. * Smokers Die Younger. ''X Wants The Meat''. 2006. * Champion Kickboxer. ''Perforations''. 2006. * Various Artists. ''Thee Sheffield Radiophonic Workshop''. 2006. * Heartyeah. ''Traps''. 2007. * Slow Down Tallahassee. ''The Beautiful Light''. 2008. * Cats for Peru. ‘’The Attack of the Pitching Machine’’ 2009. *

. ''The Noyelle Beat''. 2010. * Nat Johnson & the Figureheads. ''I'm Across, I'm Ashore''. 2012. *The Sleazoids. ''Insane Escapades'' imited 12" vinyl 2018.

Free download-only singles

. "Sheffield Shanty" / "Jimmy Down The Well". 2005. * Charles E Cullen. "Fading Into The Light". 2005. * Smokers Die Younger. "I Spy Dry Fear". 2006. * Champion Kickboxer. "Perforations" / "Maximum". 2006. * Heartyeah. "Chris Huelsbeck". 2007. *

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. "I Need A Blanket". Virtual box-set. 2008. * Slow Down Tallahassee. "The Beautiful Light". 2008.

Fanzines

* ''Thee Humbug #1'' - CD featuring Champion Kickboxer, The Ape Drape Escape, Balor Knights, Chuck, Ormondroyd, Repomen,

Kings Have Long Arms Kings Have Long Arms are an English "rocktronica" act, formed in Sheffield and masterminded by Salford-born Adrian Flanagan (a.k.a. "Longy"). Kings Have Long Arms have collaborated with Philip Oakey from the Human League on the track "Rock an ...

. 2004. * ''Thee Humbug #2'' - CD featuring

, Screaming Mimi,

Harrisons Harrisons were a four-piece guitar band from Hillsborough in Sheffield, England. They were one of the leading bands in the so-called New Yorkshire scene, along with fellow Sheffielders Arctic Monkeys, Milburn, The Long Blondes and Bromheads ...

, Conrad, 1984, Charles E. Cullen, The Scarlet Tuesday,

, Velodrome 2000, The Hipshakes,

. 2005. * ''Thee Humbug #3'' - CD featuring

Bromheads Jacket Bromheads Jacket (briefly Bromheads) are an English three-piece post punk band, formed in 2005 in Sheffield. History Bromheads formed in Sheffield in 2005, following the split of a band called Fixated. Although often compared to other Sheffie ...

, Fury of the Headteachers, Smokers Die Younger, Corleone, The Lodger, Daybreak, earteah!!, O Fracas,

, Milburn. 2005. * ''Thee Humbug #4'' - CD featuring The Yell,

Little Man Tate ''Little Man Tate'' is a 1991 American drama film directed by Jodie Foster (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Scott Frank. The film stars Adam Hann-Byrd as Fred Tate, a seven-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-a ...

¡Forward, Russia! ¡Forward, Russia! are an English rock band from Leeds, active between 2004 and 2008, before re-forming in 2013. The band's debut album, ''Give Me a Wall'', was released in 2006. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the or ...

, Umlaut, Scaramanga 6, Cannibal Sunset, Wet Dog, The Real Losers, Optimist Club, Navvy, Bear. 2006. * ''Thee Humbug #5'' - CD featuring Slow Down Tallahassee, Hands & Knees, The Chiara Ls, Situationists, Dave Woodcock, Atoness, The Jakpot, Rotary Ten, The Hair, The Friendly Wilson, Poisonous Little Creatures. 2007.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield Phonographic Corporation British independent record labels Music in Sheffield