Episode notes
In this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian speaks to the absolutely delightful co-founder of highly-influential indie label Sarah Records. Sarah started in 1987 in Bristol, England where Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes got to know each other by exchanging their individual fanzines, Kvatch and Are You Scared To Get Happy. Lamented by the British music press of the day yet worshiped by passionate fans world wide, Sarah was ultimately ranked #2 in the NME’s “Greatest Indie Labels of All Time”.
Clare recounts stories from the early days of Sarah, their design and label aesthetic and culminating with their ending of the label in 1995 famously proclaiming “we don’t do encores”. Clare also shares with Brian the origins of Sarah’s feminist and political statements, going from subtle in the beginning to the forefront by the end. She also explai ...
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