Clay Records was an independent record label founded by Mike Stone in 1980 and based in a record shop in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

History

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 losing £25,000. This led him to close the label in 1996. In January 2000, the label's assets were sold off to Trojan Records, who was subsequently acquired by Sanctuary Records Group in 2001. Subsequently, Clay Records back catalogue is owned by Sanctuary/BMG Rights Management.

Discography

Releases by Clay Records were:

7"/12" Releases

12" EP Releases

LP Releases