Stiff Records discography



The British independent record label Stiff Records has released 259 singles and 65 albums on general release in the United Kingdom with a prefix catalogue number of BUY and SEEZ respectively. Just under a quarter of all BUY singles releases charted in the UK Singles Chart and 22 of these have gone on to receive either a silver or gold disc from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Over one third of all SEEZ albums releases charted in the UK Albums Chart and 13 of these have gone on to receive either a silver, gold or platinum disc from the BPI. This list excludes non-BUY singles catalogue numbers such as DAMNED 1 ("Stretcher Case Baby" by The Damned), DEV 1 ("Jocko Homo" by Devo) and NY 7 ("Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl). It also excludes non-SEEZ album catalogue numbers such as FIST 1 (Hits Greatest Stiffs), GET 1 (Live Stiffs Live), and LENE 1 (Lene Lovich Speaks by Lene Lovich).

Damned Damned Damned (SEEZ 1) by The Damned was the first full-length album released by a UK punk group and "New Rose" (BUY 6) was the first single by a UK punk group. Other artists to have released singles or albums on BUY or SEEZ catalogue numbers include Elvis Costello, Madness, Ian Dury, Motörhead, Nick Lowe, Jona Lewie, Tracey Ullman, Desmond Dekker and Alvin Stardust.

This list also includes promotional singles that are generally distributed without charge to DJs and music journalists in advance of its general release, which is distributed commercially to the general public. A plug copy is another name for a promotional recording.

Key

 * {{legend|#ACF8FE|Denotes a promotional single.}}
 * {{legend|#FFDDF4|Denotes that the single entered the UK Singles Chart.}}
 * {{legend|#D0F0C0|Denotes that the album entered the UK Albums Chart.}}
 * {{legend|#b7b7b7|Denotes an unissued single or album.}}
 * Silver record icon.svg Denotes that a silver disc was awarded in the UK for either 200,000 singles sold or 60,000 albums sold.
 * Gold record icon.svg Denotes that a gold disc was awarded in the UK for either 400,000 singles sold or 100,000 albums sold.
 * Platinum record icon.svg Denotes that a platinum disc was awarded in the UK for either 600,000 singles sold or 300,000 albums sold.

General references (sources)

 * 45cat.com
 * stiff-records.com
 * Stiff discography site
 * Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
 * fonorama.cz
 * Official Charts Company
 * BPI - British Recorded Music Industry