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Harvest Records was created by EMI in 1969 to market progressive rock music, [1] and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Decca's Deram labels, and the independent Island label. Harvest was initially under the direction of Malcolm Jones, [1] and was distributed in North America by EMI's US affiliate, Capitol Records.
EMI Records launched the Harvest label in 1969 to take advantage of the progressive rock market, and like many record labels at the time, they produced a budget-priced showcase album of their artists. Their roster of artists was large and interesting enough to support a double album retailing at 29s/11d (approximately £1.50).
"Queen of the Hours", which later became the B-side to "Roll Over Beethoven" from the band's second album ELO 2, was the first ever published ELO song, released by Harvest Records in November 1971 in a compilation called The Harvest Bag which featured various Harvest records artists. [9]
Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation of the free love movement, and, of course, Rock and Roll at its height of fame.
Quatermass is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Quatermass, released in May 1970 by Harvest Records. It was produced by Sweden's Anders "Henkan" Henriksson [ sv ] . [ 2 ]
Animals was released in the UK on 21 January 1977 on Harvest Records, [26] and in the US on 12 February on Columbia Records. It reached number two in the UK and number three in the US. [ 27 ] According to The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums , Pink Floyd overtook ABBA for the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart in 1977, at 108 weeks. [ 28 ]
Meddle is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released by Harvest Records on 5 November 1971 in the United Kingdom. [3] The album was produced between the band's touring commitments, from January to August 1971 at a series of locations around London, including EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) and Morgan Studios.
"Tonight" is a song recorded by The Move and was written by Roy Wood originally for pop vocal group The New Seekers. Released in 1971, The Move's version was their first single release on the Harvest label, and charted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] In Denmark, it charted at number seven. [2] The song peaked at number 89 in Australia ...