American. Mums was owned by film producers Hal Landers and Bobby Roberts. It was longer-lived (1971-74) and more successful in the States than over here, but it registered one hit in the British Singles Charts: Albert Hammond's, 'Free Electric Band' (MUMS-1494; 1973). Distribution in Britain was by CBS; Mums shared a numerical sequence with the other CBS labels, which explains the high catalogue numbers. In 1974 the company was sold to Epic; its artists were transferred to that label in the States, but in Britain the new owners seem to have kept the Mums marque going until the following year.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.