Dandelion Records was a British record label started on 18 July 1969 by the British DJ John Peel.

History

The label was started as a way to get the music Peel liked onto record. Peel was responsible for "artistic direction" and the commercial side was handled by Clive Selwood of Elektra Records and his wife Shirley. Peel wrote:

Dandelion and the sister publishing company Biscuit were named after Peel's hamsters at the suggestion of his then flatmate Marc Bolan.

Around twenty eight albums were released by the label. One album was by Gene Vincent, with a cast of musicians including members of The Byrds and Steppenwolf. Others were by younger or non-commercial artists, including Beau, Bridget St John, Medicine Head, Clifford T. Ward, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill, Stack Waddy, Tractor, Kevin Coyne/Siren, and Denmark's Burnin' Red Ivanhoe.

The only record ever to make the UK Singles Chart was "(And The) Pictures in the Sky" by Medicine Head, which reached #22 in 1971. Beau's "1917 Revolution" made #1 in the Lebanon in 1969.

Dandelion Records were distributed by, successively, CBS Records, Warner Bros. Records and Polydor. The label ran until late 1972

Singles

  • 4403: Beau – "1917 Revolution" / "Sleeping Town"
  • 4404: Bridget St John – "To B Without A Hitch" / "Autumn Lullaby"
  • 4405: Principal Edwards Magic Theatre – "Ballad of the Big Girl Now" / "Lament for Earth"
  • 4493: Clague - "Mandy Lee" / "Bottle Up and Go" (With Kevin Coyne)
  • 4494: Coyne-Clague – "The Stride" / "I Wonder Where"
  • S 4596: Gene Vincent – "Be-Bop-A-Lula '69" / "Ruby Baby"
  • 4661: Medicine Head – "His Guiding Hand" / "This Love of Old"
  • 4781: Mike Hart – "Yawney Morning Song" / "Almost Liverpool 8"
  • 4786: Bill Oddie – "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at" / "Harry Krishna"
  • S 4974: Gene Vincent – "White Lightning" / "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)"
  • S 5075: Medicine Head – "Coast to Coast" / "All for Tomorrow"
  • S 5119: Stack Waddy – "Roadrunner" / "Kentucky"
  • DAN7002/K19004: Siren – "Strange Locomotion" / "I'm All Aching"
  • DAN7003/K19002: Medicine Head – "(And The) Pictures in the Sky" / "Natural Sight"
  • DAN7004/K19003: Yamasukis – "Yamasuki" / "Aieaoa"
  • 2001276: Medicine Head – "Kum On" / "On the Land"
  • 2001282: Tractor – "Stoney Glory" / "Marie" / "As You Say"
  • 2001325: Medicine Head – "Only To Do What Is True" / "Sittin' in the Sun"
  • 2001327: Clifford T. Ward – "Carrie" / "Sidetrack"
  • 2001331: Stack Waddy – "You Really Got Me" / "Willie the Pimp"
  • 2001357: Kevin Coyne – "Cheat Me" / "Flowering Cherry"
  • 2001382: Clifford T Ward – "Coathanger" / "Rayne"
  • 2001383: Medicine Head – "How Does It Feel" / "Morning Light"
  • 2058214: Coxhill Bedford Duo – "Mood" / "Sonny Boy" / "Oh Mein Papa" (B-side by Will Dandy & the Dandylettes)