Sales of their two albums for Blanco y Negro Records , Stutter in 1986 and Strip-mine in 1988 , were disappointing and , at the time Madchester hit , the band was using t-shirt sales to fund its own releases through Rough Trade Records and a live album called 'One Man Clapping ' on Rough Trade Records , who early in 1989 put out the original version of Sit Down .
Both Stutte and Strip-mine were commercial failures for Blanco y Negro Records and the band .