Label Guide: Daffodil

Daffodil Records was a Canadian record label, founded in 1971 by Frank Davies, who had previously been associated in the United Kingdom with Liberty Records and EMI Records. The label was owned by Love Productions and most of its releases were distributed by Capitol Records, although there are some GRT and A&M distributed albums inbetween. Daffodil Records was the first independent Canadian label to be distributed under its own name in international markets. Through a 1971 agreement with Festival Records, Daffodil was distributed under its own name in Australia and New Zealand.

Most of Daffodil's output was by Canadian artists in the progressive rock genre, including Christmas, Crowbar, A Foot in Coldwater, Klaatu and Fludd. The distribution agreement with Capitol Records ended in 1978 and Daffodil Records ceased operations as an independent entity.

Daffodil Records (USA) was an unrelated jazz label, started in 1973 by American jazz singer and pianist Blossom Dearie. "Record companies were not willing to produce the kind of recordings that Blossom wanted to create, and Blossom was unwilling to work any other way." (Daffodil Records Inc.) The label is still active today.