Daffodil Records was a Canadian record label that existed from 1971 to 1978. [1]
Daffodil Records was co-founded in Canada, in 1971, by Frank Davies, who had previously been associated in the United Kingdom with Liberty Records and EMI Records. [1] Davies assumed the position of vice-president of the new label. [2]
The label was owned by Love Productions Ltd., the first release of which was a single, "Uncle Pen", by Blake Fordham, later known as Kelly Jay, of Crowbar. The single was released on London Records. [2] The first album released by Daffodil Records was Official Music, by King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar. [2] At the time, the label announced a distribution agreement with Capitol Records, [2] though the label appears to have been initially distributed by GRT Records and, as of 1978, Capitol Records. [3] [4] Canadian artists releasing recordings through the label included King Biscuit Boy, Crowbar, A Foot in Coldwater, Klaatu and Fludd. [3]
The label is notable as having released the first live-in-concert album by a Canadian band: Crowbar's Larger Than Life: And Live'r Than You'll Ever Be, a recording of the band's concert at Toronto's Massey Hall, released in 1971. [5] In addition, Daffodil Records was the first independent Canadian label to be distributed under its own name in international markets. Through a 1971 agreement with Festival Records, Daffodil was distributed under its own name in Australia and New Zealand. [6]
Shortly after concluding its 1978 distribution agreement with Capitol/EMI Records, the company ceased operations as an independent entity.
Daffodil Records was a Canadian record label that existed from 1971 to 1978. [1]
Daffodil Records was co-founded in Canada, in 1971, by Frank Davies, who had previously been associated in the United Kingdom with Liberty Records and EMI Records. [1] Davies assumed the position of vice-president of the new label. [2]
The label was owned by Love Productions Ltd., the first release of which was a single, "Uncle Pen", by Blake Fordham, later known as Kelly Jay, of Crowbar. The single was released on London Records. [2] The first album released by Daffodil Records was Official Music, by King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar. [2] At the time, the label announced a distribution agreement with Capitol Records, [2] though the label appears to have been initially distributed by GRT Records and, as of 1978, Capitol Records. [3] [4] Canadian artists releasing recordings through the label included King Biscuit Boy, Crowbar, A Foot in Coldwater, Klaatu and Fludd. [3]
The label is notable as having released the first live-in-concert album by a Canadian band: Crowbar's Larger Than Life: And Live'r Than You'll Ever Be, a recording of the band's concert at Toronto's Massey Hall, released in 1971. [5] In addition, Daffodil Records was the first independent Canadian label to be distributed under its own name in international markets. Through a 1971 agreement with Festival Records, Daffodil was distributed under its own name in Australia and New Zealand. [6]
Shortly after concluding its 1978 distribution agreement with Capitol/EMI Records, the company ceased operations as an independent entity.