As its name suggests, Blast From The Past was an Oldies label; it dealt in three-track, often 'various artists', reissues of hits from the Rock 'n' Roll years. It was an offshoot of Creole Records, and its singles shared a CR-100 series with those of its parent company. It appears to have been active from 1979-c.82, though its '80s records seem to have been re-promotions of the '70s ones. A letter from a dealer in 'Music Week' of the 16th of December 1979 complained that (many of?) the recordings in the Blast From The Past series were not originals. Bruce White of Creole responded in the issue of the 12th of January 1980, saying that the tracks were "Not advertised as original recordings, nor has Creole ever suggested that they were.... They are [however] by the original artists." Manufacture and distribution were by CBS; the deep circular depression an inch or so from the spindle hole appears to be characteristic of CBS products from the late '70s and early '80s.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.