| C81 | ||||
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| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 79:39 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade New Musical Express | |||
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C81 was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 1981 (hence (C)assette 81) and released in conjunction with the record label Rough Trade. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers, it was intended to mark the first five years of the independent label movement in the UK record industry and Rough Trade itself. It was the first in a series of many cassette releases from the paper, including the C86 compilation of 1986.