An independent contemporary Folk label from Bristol, founded by Ian A. Anderson, John Turner (manager of the Troubadour folk club in that city) and Saydisc Records' Gef Lucena. Village Thing operated from 1970 to 1974 and released a couple of dozen LPs, which are going up in price nowadays. It also released one EP - a Various Artists sampler entitled 'The Great White Dap' - and two singles, none of which are easy to find. Distribution was by CRD or Transatlantic at various times during the label's life; Billboard of the 28th of August 1971 says that Transatlantic had agreed to do that job exclusively, but the issue of the 11th of December gives CRD as distributor.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.