XX



A label dedicated to the Blues, run by Robin Gosden.  XX issued more than a dozen six-track EPs in 1971-72, some of which featured more than one artist.  Numbering was in the MIN-700s, starting at 700, and distribution was by Swift, of Bexhill-on-Sea, a record importer and distributor of which Gosden was co-director.  In partnership with Bruce Bastin he made other ventures into licensing and releasing material into the CD era, on labels such as Harlequin.  A full discography of XX, from which the details below were taken, can be found at Stefan Wirz's site; as can plenty of illustrations.  Thanks to Robert Bowes for bringing the label to my attention and to Sam Mauger for supplying the scan and the ownership information.

Copyright 2011 Robert Lyons.