[6] 45 rpm releases continued on the Blue Horizon label, generally reissues of rare and hard-to-find singles from a handful of American blues musicians, although two releases – one by guitarist J.B. Lenoir, and another, by Champion Jack Dupree and British guitarist Tony McPhee – presented new material.
[7] A worldwide licensing and distribution deal with CBS, reached late in 1967, heralded the glory years of the label.
[8] Some releases featured Mike Vernon produced recordings of US artists, such as Otis Spann and Champion Jack Dupree, backed by British blues players including Peter Green, Paul Kossoff, Stan Webb, Pete Wingfield and Ireland's Rory Gallagher.
[10] The label ceased production in 1972, and while vinyl re-releases by Sire Records in the US kept interest alive, CD reissues were limited until Vernon himself re-emerged in the 21st century to remaster some of the material.
[14] The label was lampooned by The Liverpool Scene with their song, "I've Got These Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, John Mayall Can't Fail Blues".