A DIY label from the East Midlands. An EP by The Lion, 'He's A Man'(RSL-130), appears to have been Avatar's only release. The catalogue number was taken from the RSL-100 series which was used by Rainbow / Rainbow Sound studios, of Nottingham. There's no date on the label, but RSL-116 came out in 1978, and the date of RSL-131 - 'Bingo', by The Escorts - is given as 1979 and 1980 in different sources, 1979 seems not impossible. The record itself is somewhat schizophrenic: the 'A' side is sparse, almost Indie-sounding, a tiny bit reminiscent of The Pretenders, while the two tracks on the 'B' are Christian Rock, the first with Psych overtones, the second quite heavy.
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