A small independent label, named after a famous old oak tree in Sherwood Forest. Major Oak Records was based in Ockbrook, Derbyshire. To judge by the few examples of its products that I have seen listed, it seems to have had a leaning towards Folk music. The company issued at least two seven-inch records, the two shown above: a Notts County FC supporters' song, 'The Magpie Song' by Reg Cooper and others (MO-1; 1973) and an eponymous EP by Focal Point (MO-2; 1973). LPs and EPs were numbered in the same MO-0 series, to begin with at least; the highest number - of five! - that I have seen listed was MO-101, an LP by Tantalus, which came out in 1977. MO-5, Stu Stevens's 'Command Performance' LP, came out in 1976, and I can't imagine that Major Oak issued nearly a hundred records in a years, so presumably MO-101 was the start of a new series. There was also a Various Artists LP, 'Country Music Festival', featuring British Country artists such as Brian Golbey and the The Hillsiders. The second scan comes from an old ebay auction.
Copyright 2007 Robert Lyons.