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It started as a mail order fanzine under the label Purdah with just four 7" single releases by British Blues artists, notably Bernard Jenkins b/w Lonely years by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton . There are thought to be only 99 releases of each - limited apparently, to avoid purchase tax - although there is a widely held view that there are 500 pressings of the Mayall/Clapton single. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton album cover John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was a pioneering British blues band that included such luminaries as: Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (both later in Cream), Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (later all in Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor (later in... The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and...

The next incarnations were the orange label Outasite and first series Blue Horizon white label featuring licensed work by pukka US blues artists. Mainly singles there are thought to be a handful of now-unobtainable albums by Dr.Ross and others.

A licensing and distribution deal with CBS heralded the glory years of the label; starting with two 7" singles with combined CBS /Blue Horizon stamps featuring Fleetwood Mac and Aynsley Dunbar there followed a string of singles and albums by both British and US blues artists, both licensed and recorded. Some releases featured Mike Vernon produced recordings of US artists like Otis Spann and Champion Jack Dupree and were backed by the cream of the British Blues scene including such luminaries as Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Paul Kossoff, Stan Webb, Pete Wingfield and Duster Bennett CBS is derived from an abbreviation of Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of a company Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired in 1995. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Prolific English drummer Aynsley Dunbar (born on January 10, 1946, in Liverpool, England) has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, and Sammy Hagar. ... Michael Mike Vernon (born 24 February 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. ... Otis Spann (March 21, 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician. ... William Thomas Dupree, best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. ... At least two notable persons have been named Peter Green: Peter Green (musician), founder of Fleetwod Mac Peter Green (historian) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rory Gallagher (March 2, 1948 – June 14, 1995) was an Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal. ... Paul Kossoff (September 14, 1950 - March 19, 1976) was a British rock guitarist well-known and respected for his restrained yet intensely emotive playing style. ... Stan Webb (born Stanley Webb, 3 February 1946, in Fulham, South London, England) is the lead guitarist with the blues band, Chicken Shack. ... Pete Wingfield is a British music producer, keyboard player and journalist. ... Duster Bennet was a British Blues singer and musician. ...

The label produced chart single hits for Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack and a string of albums in imaginative gatefold sleeves

The distinctive blue label singles eventually gave way to red and then no-centre white labels as the blues boom died away.

Although the label ceased production around 1971, all the titles are still highly collectible. Later vinyl re-releases by both Sire and Line kept the flame alive but CD product was very limited until Mike Vernon himself re-emerged in the 21st Century to remaster the best material and finally do justice to the Blue Horizon legacy

See also

• List of record labels