Stiff Records used various lacquer cutting companies to create their records. The engineers, such as Steve Angel of Trident/Utopia, Arun Chakraverty of Master Room, Denis ‘Bilbo’ Blackham at Tape One and, perhaps most famously, George ‘Porky’ Peckham of Portland Studios, would cut the record details into the runout of the record (around the label).
These would include the catalogue number and their own personal and company marks, but also some of them would contain a not-so-hidden message. Chris Foreman has mentioned that some of these were suggestions of the band themselves.
Here’s a list:
7″
| A-Side | B-Side | |
| The Prince | CHAS SMASH SAYS “THAT NUTTY SOUND“ CHAS SAYS “THAT NUTTY SOUND” | |
| One Step Beyond | NUT NUT NUTTY NUT NUT DON’T WATCH THAT | WATCH THIS |
| My Girl | A PRESENT….. SWEET….. | …FOR THE FUTURE DOUBLE SWEET….. |
| Work Rest & Play EP | THE ROCKINGEST SOUND | GOES AROUND AND AROUND GOES AROUND & AROUND |
| Baggy Trousers | WE HAVE LIFT-OFF | WIND ME UP |
| Embarrassment | ||
| The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 | NO CARDS REQUIRED | DONK YOU’VE BEEN DANKED |
| Grey Day | PLAY QUIETLY | |
| Shut Up | PASS THAT BUCK | GOOD LUCK TO THE SHERPAS GOOD LUCK TO THE FAITHFUL SHERPAS |
| It Must Be Love | ||
| Cardiac Arrest | ||
| House Of Fun | CHEMIST FACADE | |
| Driving In My Car | ON YOUR BIKE SUNSHINE! | THIS ARE HEAVY T.D. SIDE |
| Our House | THE PLAYERS PLAY A PART | SEVEN SAYS “RESULTS NOT EXCUSES |
| Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day) | ||
| Wings Of A Dove | LOOK UP AT THE ROOF TOPS. | AT THE ARSE OF A CROW |
| The Sun And The Rain | THE MUSIC MAKERS | SCREAM BOO HOO BOO HOO! |
| Michael Caine | ||
| One Better Day | ||
| Yesterday’s Men | HELLO, HELLO WE’RE BACK AGAIN | FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM “LOST IN THE MUSEUM” |
| Uncle Sam | HERE THEY COME AGAIN… | HEY HEY WE’RE THE MADDIES. |
| Sweetest Girl | THANKS GREEN | HOW COULD WE DO THIS TO YOU. |
| (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | MY GOOD HUMOURD FRIENDS… | WE’LL MEET AGAIN…. |
| I Pronounce You | I COULD CRY | IN TILL SIX |
| What’s That | ||
| House Of Fun (1992) | WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE | STILLBORN ESCAPISTS |
| Sorry (2007) | MAY CONTAIN NUTS |
12″
| A-Side | B-Side | |
| One Step Beyond | A NUTTY CUT CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT | NUTTY |
| My Girl | SWEET….. | DOUBLE SWEET….. |
| The Return Of The Los Palmas 7 | ||
| Grey Day | STIFF IS WONDERFUL | |
| Shut Up | ||
| It Must Be Love | ||
| Cardiac Arrest | ||
| Driving In My Car | ||
| Our House | ||
| Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day) | ||
| Wings Of A Dove | ||
| The Sun And The Rain | THERE’S A MAN I KNOW… | |
| Michael Caine | ||
| One Better Day | ||
| Yesterday’s Men | HELLO, HELLO WE’RE BACK AGAIN! | RECORDED ON TASCAM 244 PORTASTUDIO… |
| Uncle Sam | ||
| Sweetest Girl | WHEN THE GOVT FALLS | I WISH I COULD TELL |
| (Waiting For) The Ghost Train | THANKS FOR THE MEMORY | ….UNTIL THEN, THEN |
| I Pronounce You | OOOH, I’VE GOT A FEELING…. | FOLLOW THE VAPOUR TRAIL. |
| What’s That | ||
| House Of Fun (1992) | HERE THEY COME AGAIN! | BUY NUTTY BOYS “CRUNCH!” |
LP
| A-Side | B-Side | |
| One Step Beyond… | THAT NUTTY SOUND | DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN |
| Absolutely | NUTS TO SCRIBES | RIGHT IS RIGHT BEST IS BEST |
| 7 | TAKE AWAY THE NO YOU FIRST THOUGHT OF | ANSWER IS SEVEN |
| Complete Madness | ARE YOU COMFORTABLE ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? | THEN WE’LL BEGIN |
| The Rise & Fall | ||
| Keep Moving | WELL THERE’S A MAN I KNOW.. | AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO. YEARS AGO. |
| Mad Not Mad | ||
| Absolutely (1985/88) | SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE APPLE PIE | |
| Utter Madness | 40 FINGERS DEEP | BRUSH IT OFF THE SHOULDER |
| The Madness | BIGGER & MADDER | JUMP WITH ME |
| It’s… Madness | BUY THE NUTTY BOY’S “CRUNCH” OUT NOW ! | WE’LL BE BACK. |
| Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da | The Working Mans Pink Floyd | A Bright Shining Virus of Joy |
| I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side | OH WHAT FUN WE HAD | OH WHAT FUN WE HAD |
| Absolutely (2020) | Gotcha Thommo! | We have lift off! |
| I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side Volume Two | Tiddley-om-pom-pom |
Zarjazz
| Artist | Release | A-Side | B-Side |
| The Fink Brothers | Mutants In Mega-City One 7″ | CORPORATE GROOVE | COCOS A GO GO |
| Charm School | Life’s A Deceiver 7″ | WHERE’S THE PARTY GLEN? | |
| Charm School | Life’s A Deceiver 12″ | WHERE THERE’S A WILL… | THERE’S AN HEIR |
| Tom Morley | Who Broke That Love? 7″ | …NOTHING TO LOSE… | …BUT OUR SHIRTS… |
| Tom Morley | Who Broke That Love? 12″ | …NOTHING TO LOSE… | …BUT OUR TROUSERS. |