Evolution Records
Evolution Records was a record label operated by the Stereo Dimension Records subsidiary of the Longines Symphonette Society, a unit of the Longines watch company.[1][2] It was founded in 1969 as the retail arm of the mail-order Longines Symphonette Society, which typically issued box sets of old radio shows, such as a two-record set of Orson Welles's 1938 Mercury Theatre on the Air production of "The War of the Worlds", or traditional pop songs. Loren Becker was the president of the label.[3] In 1973 the label made a concerted effort to break into the soul music genre.[4]
The Canadian rock group Lighthouse earned Evolution its first gold record.[5] Evolution sold Lighthouse's contract to Polydor Records, but retained rights to material originally issued on Evolution.[3]
The 1972 Mike Quatro Jam Band single "Circus (What I Am), released on Evolution, reached No. 8 on Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart[6] and No. 91 on Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.
Longines exited the record business in 1975.
Artists
[edit]- Bloontz[7]
- Dorothea Joyce[8]
- Lighthouse
- Mike Quatro Jam Band[9]
- Richard Sarstedt[10]
- Steel River[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Evolution Album Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- 1 2 "Stereo Dimension Shaping New Aim Via Westinghouse". Billboard. February 13, 1971. p. 10.
- 1 2 "Polydor Buys Lighthouse". Billboard. May 5, 1973. p. 6.
- ↑ "Evolution, Master 5 Pact Accents Soul". Billboard. March 17, 1973. p. 48.
- ↑ "One Fine Morning". Billboard. October 23, 1971. p. 1.
- ↑ "Evolution Album Discography". www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Evolution gives Bloontz $60G 'Bloontzkreig'". Billboard. February 24, 1973. p. 58.
- ↑ "Signings". Billboard. August 12, 1972. p. 18.
- ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 11 March 1972. p. 78. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Signings". Billboard. September 25, 1971. p. 22.
External links
[edit]- Evolution Album Discography — Both Sides Now Publications
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