Re: [ARSCLIST] Verve, but not Jazz

[Eric Goldberg <ericgoldie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi all,
>
> I have a question about Verve Records, but it's not about Jazz.  I 
> have a wonderful psych/pop album by "The Gordian Knot" which is from 
> the late 60s and is on Verve.  I'm wondering if anyone can tell me 
> if this was a real big departure for the label or if they regularly 
> had non-Jazz releases?  I know they are known for Jazz, but don't 
> know much else about the label.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
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Off the top of my head I can think of several non-jazz verve 
recordings including the first album by Zappa and the Mothers of 
Invention, The Blues Project, and there are folk recordings by Dave 
van Ronk, Patrick Sky and quite a few others.

Eric Goldberg