Revolution had fingers in several pies. It had separate labels for Rocksteady / Reggae, Soul, Pop and Classical music (q.v. all); Revolution Pop seems to have been the shortest-lived of the four, running to just three singles. The same basic design was shared by all four labels, but their colours were different. Mark Griffiths gives Revolution's owners' names as Dave Hadfield and John Harper; Dave Hadfield ran the Maximum Sound Studios, later known as 'The Workhouse'. Initially distribution of Revolution records was by Immediate (q.v.) but 'Record Retailer' of the 11th of July 1970 reports that a three-year distribution deal had been signed with RCA. It also says that some product would be handled by the BIRD group - an association of independent distributors including H.R. Taylor and Lugton's. Unfortunately it doesn't say which; but several of the Classical records (which were mainly albums) definitely went through RCA. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scans.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.