Category: Australian indepdendent label
Date: 1970-72
Location: Sydney NSW
Ownership: Martin Erdman / World of Sound Productions
Distribution: RCA (1969-70); self-distrubuted Apr-Oct. 1970; Festival Records (Nov. 1970-1972)
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VIOLET'S HOLIDAY
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Category: Australian indepdendent label Date: 1970-72 Location: Sydney NSW Ownership: Martin Erdman / World of Sound Productions Distribution: RCA (1969-70); self-distrubuted Apr-Oct. 1970; Festival Records (Nov. 1970-1972) |
History
Violet's Holiday was one of two labels established in the early 1970s by independent producer Martin Erdman, who also operated the Du Monde label and ran the independent World of Sound recording studio in Ramsgate, Sydney. Martin and the acts he recorded enjoyed a notable run of success with the Du Monde label, mainly in and around the period of the 1970 Radio Ban.
Violet's Holiday was set up sometime in 1970, and according to Chris Spencer it released about fifteen titles. The output includes several releases by Sydney band Flake -- their cult classic LP How's Your Mother (recently re-issued on CD by Martin) and their three 1971 singles -- the hit single "The Wheat In The Field" by Harry Young & Sabbath, and the now rare and highly prized self-titled LP by McPhee, which was reissued several years ago on CD by Vicious Sloth Collectibles.
Du Monde had at least two different distributors (RCA, then Festival) but it is evident from the catalogue numbers that most of the Violet's Holday singles listed below were distributed by Festival. However the catalogue numbers for the label's three LPs released suggests that they could have made and distributed by EMI, since the "SHVL" prefix and catalogue number was used by EMI's for its progressive subsidiary Harvest.
Discography
Singles
| Cat. # | Date | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| VHK-4199 | 1970 | Flake | "Life Is Getting Better" "Down In Rio" |
| VHK-4210 | 1970 | Harry Young & Sabbath | "The wheat in the field" "You can't destroy love" |
| VHK-4262 | 1971 | Toby Jug | "Waiting For The Train To Nowehere" ? |
| VHK 4315 | 1971 | Donnie Sutherland with The Cleves |
"Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie Na Na Kiss Him Goodbye" ? |
| VHK-4433 | 1971 | Flake | "Under The Silent Tree" "Say Goodbye (Sharon's Song)" |
| VHK-4461 | 1971 | Harry Young and Sabbath | "Sand And The Sea" ? |
| VHK-4911 | 1972 | Flake | "Where Are You?" "See The Light" |
| VHK-4540 | 1972 | Sharon Sims | "To Be The One You Love" ? |
EPs
| Cat. # | Date | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
Albums
| Cat. # | Date | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHVL-934365 | Dec. 1970 | Flake | How's Your Mother |
| SHVL-934391 | 1970 | McPhee | McPhee |
| SHVL-934390 | 1972 | The Original Battersea Heroes | Little Miss Lucy and Boogie Chicken |
References / Links
Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry
Who's Who of Autralian
Rock (Five Mile Press, 2002)