Ugly Man Records was established in 1986 with the début release of Wonderful Life, by Liverpool band Black. Over the following years had the good fortune to release débuts by elbow, I am Kloot and Josephine Oniyama. Published football fanzines and books by Frank Sidebottom. Gave Jon Ronson his first proper job, and had the courage to have taken on multi-nationals and governments and won, but best of all, still here releasing great music.