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| Rev-Ola Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | PoppyDisc |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Joe Foster |
| Distributor(s) | PoppyDisc/Shellshock/Virtual (US) |
| Genre | Esoterica, pop |
| Country of origin | UK United States |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
Rev-Ola Records is a British independent record label formed in 1990 that specializes in reissues, as well as select new releases. The label is headed by Joe Foster, a former child actor and musician/producer. He, along with Alan McGee and Dick Green, formed Creation Records, as well as the band Biff Bang Pow!.
History
The inspiration for Rev-Ola came from the Creation Records staff's love of finding or compiling old, rare, and bizarre records.
The label was originally a subsidiary of the Creation Records publishing arm, Creation Songs, in which guise it also issued spoken word recordings by William Shatner and Ivor Cutler, as well as first-time reissues by favoured artists, such as Fred Neil and Yma Sumac.
Other executives at Rev-Ola include art director and songwriter Andy Morten, and mastering engineer Norman Blake (of Teenage Fanclub).
After Creation Records shut shop in 1999 Rev-Ola became an imprint of the Glasgow-based PoppyDisc label, founded by Foster with Paul Cardow.
Select list of artists on Rev-Ola
- Evie Sands
- Astrud Gilberto
- BMX Bandits
- Cassius Clay
- The Carnival
- The Clique
- Clyde McPhatter
- The Cake
- Patti Dahlstrom
- Dana Gillespie
- Dave Mason
- Deep Six
- Doc Pomus
- Eartha Kitt
- Eric Burdon
- Fats Domino
- F.J. McMahon
- The 5th Dimension
- Fred Neil
- Gene Vincent
- The Hard Times
- Honeybus
- HP Lovecraft
- Ivor Cutler
- Jackie Brenston
- Joe Meek
- Johnny Otis
- July
- Kathe Green
- Last Poets
- Laura Nyro
- Lead Belly
- Link Davis
- Lulu
- Marianne Faithfull
- Mario Telles
- Mars Bonfire
- Merrilee Rush
- Michaelangelo
- The Millennium
- Peanut Butter Conspiracy
- Peggy Lee
- Pete Astor
- Q65
- Revolving Paint Dream
- Screaming Jay Hawkins
- The Scruffs
- Slaughter Joe
- Solomon Burke
- Thanes
- Them
- The Treniers
- Vivian Stanshall
- Weather Prophets
- The Weavers
- William Shatner
- Yma Sumac
- The Grass Roots
References
- Rev-Ola, Discogs.
- "Interview in "My Favourite Flavour"" (PDF). January/February 2008 : Newsletter of Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.