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17 Seconds Records was set up in order to undermine society, corrupt youth and bring civilisation to its' knees.
OK, so that's not strictly true. 17 Seconds Records was set up, as a result of two blokes living in and around the east coast of Scotland, by the names of Ed and Laurent. The discussion started over coffee one morning in August 2008, and snowballed from there. We are helped in our mission by the long-suffering and hard-working Scott.
The aim is to put out records by bands we like, with the aim of helping deserving artists get their music out there.
Our first signing, in September 2008, was Edinburgh legends Aberfeldy. This was followed by X-Lion Tamer, The Gillyflowers and Escape Act.
What about us?
First of all, Ed....
Age: Old enough to know better 
Favourite Films: Withnail & I, If..., The Shawshank Redemption, and pretty much anything Alfred Hitchcock did. Martin Scorcese, Tim Burton and Fritz Lang also rate highly amongst my favourite directors.
Favourite writers: Jonathan Coe, Christopher Brookmyre, Joolz Denby, E.M. Forster, Zadie Smith, George Orwell
Favourite Music: The Cure, David Bowie, Kate Bush...this is the tip of a very big iceberg...
Drink: Coffee. Black, strong and not too hot. Generally anything black, sugarfree and full of caffeine is good (probably not good for me, but hey...)
Food: Italian, Indian (vegetarian, naturally)
Vinyl or CD: Duh!...Vinyl, obviously
Likes: walks with my wife, playing with our cats, reading the Guardian and talking about music. Meeting people for coffee. Talking about any of the interests on this page.
Dislikes: Cold people, bigotry, courgettes, sectarianism
Records that changed my life: Beatles Hard Day's Night, Public Enemy It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, The Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, LCD Soundsystem 'Losing My Edge,' Miles Davis Kind Of Blue, Mozart's Requiem. Aberfeldy 'Claire' single. The Pixies 'Planet Of Sound' single. Billy Bragg 'The internationale EP'
Football team: Hibernian
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