Six Pack was a somewhat idiosyncratic concern. Its products were all picture discs, and the fact that they came in a stand-up sleeve suggests that they were intended to be looked-at as much as played. There were four of them, and, as the label's name suggests, they were mostly six-track EPs - the Arthur Brown disc ended up a track short. In addition to Brown the artists featured were Captain Beefheart, Steve Hillage and Ian Matthews. The material was licensed from the appropriate companies; the tracks vary in age and the years on the labels seem to refer to when they were first published, which makes dating the Six Pack releases somewhat dubious. It seems likely that they were released together, and as the Steve Hillage record has '1979' on it it seems reasonable to say that 1979 would be the earliest probable date. Catalogue numbers were in the SIXPACK-0s. Thanks to Sam Mauger for bringing the label to my attention, and to BillyTwo of the 45cat site for the use of his sleeve scan here.
Copyright 2010 Robert Lyons.