Daffodil Records was a Canadian record label that existed from 1971 to 1978.
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History

Daffodil Records was co-founded in Canada, in 1971, by Frank Davies, who had previously been associated in the United Kingdom with

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. Davies assumed the position of vice-president of the new label. 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

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. The single was released on

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Love Productions plans release of first product
Billboard, June 20, 1970, p. 47. Retrieved 2013-05-09. The first album released by Daffodil Records was ''Official Music'', by King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar. At the time, the label announced a distribution agreement with

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, though the label appears to have been initially distributed by GRT Records and, as of 1978,

.Profile of Daffodil Records

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. Retrieved 2013-04-23. Canadian artists releasing recordings through the label included King Biscuit Boy,

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, Klaatu and Fludd. 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. 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.Uncredited
Daffodil Bows Logo in Intl Markets
Billboard, February 20, 1971, p. 50. Retrieved 2013-04-30. Shortly after concluding its 1978 distribution agreement with Capitol/EMI Records, the company ceased operations as an independent entity.

References

{{Authority control Record labels established in 1971 1971 establishments in Canada 1978 disestablishments in Canada Defunct record labels of Canada EMI