Apparently a one-off label, in vinyl terms at least. CJV took its name from the initials of the man who was behind it, Chris Veness. He wrote, produced (and recorded?) the only single on the label, the one shown above, 'Get Em Off' by the Sunny Jim Band (JA-001 / 002; 1978). The fact that the 'B' side was called 'Is He One Of Those' makes you suspect that there may be a lack of political correctness in the lyrics. Robert Bowes, who was kind enough to bring the label to my attention, describes the music as 'Punkish sing-along' stuff. Under the name of Chris Black, guitarist Veness went on to make several Rockabilly records with his band Black Cat in the '80s. He revived the CJV label briefly in 2001.
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