LightningBased: London, England, UK Dodgy somtimes-indie (they had a distribution deal at times with WEA). Lightning alternated dubiously talented punk bands (many of which sounded like thinly disguised rock bands) with reggae acts. To be fair, some of the punk stuff was pretty good: The Jerks, Snatch, Martin & The Brownshirts. Scored a massive No. 1 hit with the reggae classic 'Up Town Top Ranking' by Althia & Donna. |
| Singles (all 7" except where noted, non-punk releases omitted): | ||
| BCS 008 | LUCY - Really Got Me Goin' | 1977 |
| LIG 501 | JET BRONX & THE FORBIDDEN - Ain't Doin' Nothin' | 1977 |
| LIG 502 | SNATCH - Stanley & I.R.T. | 1977 |
| GIL 503 | THE MIRRORS - Cure For Cancer | 1977 |
| GIL 504 | BLITZ KRIEG BOP - Let's Go | 1977 |
| LIG 505 | SNATCH - All I Want | 1978 |
| GIL 507 | MARTIN & THE BROWNSHIRTS - Taxi Driver | 1978 |
| LIG 508 | ELTON MOTELLO - Jet Boy Jet Girl / Pogo Pogo | 1978 |
| GIL 509 | FRUIT EATING BEARS - Chevy Heavy | 1978 |
| GIL 511 | DIRTY DOG - Let Go Of My Hand | 1978 |
| GIL 512 | HORRORCOMIC - I Don't Mind | 1978 |
| GIL 513 | TOO MUCH - Who You Wanna Be | 1978 |
| GIL 516 | LUCY - Never, Never | 1978 |
| GIL 519 | THE EXITS - The Fashion Plague | 1978 |
| GIL 520 | THE NERVES - TV Adverts | 1978 |
| LIG 525 | JET BRONX - Rock & Roll Romance | 1978 |
| GIL 531 | CANE - "3x3" | 1978 |
| GIL 534 | SNIFTERS - I Like Boys | 1978 |
| GIL 536 | NEVILLE WANKER AND THE PUNTERS - Boys On The Dole | 1978 |
| GIL 538 | GREAT BRITISH HEROES - Eric Miller | 1978 |
| GIL 540 | THE MIRRORS - Dark Glasses | 1978 |
| GIL 542 | NASTY MEDIA - Spiked Copy | 1978 |
| GIL 543 | BLITZKRIEG BOP - U.F.O. | 1978 |
| GIL 546 | KRYPTON TUNES - Limited Vision | 1978 |
| GIL 549 | THE JERKS - Cool | 1978 |
| GIL 552 | TOO MUCH - Be Mine | 1978 |
| LPs (non-punk releases omitted): | ||
| LIP 2 | VARIOUS - Farewell To The Roxy | 1978 |
