Label Guide: Blue Horizon
Blue Horizon Records was an independent British Blues Label, founded by Mike Vernon in 1965. The label has its roots in Vernon's mail order label Purdah Records and the first two LP releases were printed in very small numbers and distributed only by mail, hence the very high prices on the collectors market today.
A world-wide licensing and distribution deal with CBS in 1967 heralded the glory years of the label. Blue Horizon produced chart hit singles for Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack and a string of albums in imaginative sleeves. The label stayed with CBS until mid 1970, when Polydor took over. The blues boom died away and Blue Horizon ceased production in early 1972.
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1. UK Label Variation
first UK Blue Horizon label (1965)
The first two albums where released when Blue Horizon was an independent company, pre-CBS. Only the first album (LP-1) was released with the above label; it is now incredibly hard to find.
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2. Label Variation
second UK Blue Horizon label (1966)
The first two albums where released when Blue Horizon was an independent company, pre-CBS. Only the second album (LP-2) was released with the above label, now a major collector's item.
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3. UK Label Variation
third UK Blue Horizon label (1968 - Summer 1970)
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4. UK Label Variation
fourth UK Blue Horizon label (Summer 1970 - 1972)
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1. US Label Variation
first US Blue Horizon label (1968)
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2. US Label Variation
second US Blue Horizon label (1969 - 1970)
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3. US Label Variation
third US Blue Horizon label (1970 - 1972)