Formed when Ode Records linked up with CBS-subsidiary Epic, in 1977. Epic / Ode's main purpose seems to have been as a vehicle for reissues of popular Ode albums; not much new material surfaced. It released only a couple of singles in Britain, neither of which sold in any great quantity. Tom Scott's 'Gotcha' b/ w 'Smoothin' On Down' (EPC-5589) appeared in September 1977; it was followed on the 30th of December of that year by 'Bloat On' b/w 'Just Say Right On' by Cheech & Chong (EPC-5890). Catalogue numbers were in a series shared with the other members of the CBS group, and the EPC prefix was the same as that used by Epic's own singles. As can be seen, the two singles had a different label design. A later single, coupling Carole King's 'It's Too Late' and 'You've Got A Friend' (EPC-7067; 3/79) came out on Epic, with Ode relegated to an additional logo on the standard Epic label.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.