The label was responsible for many underground records of Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Devo, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, The Who and many other rock artists of the era.
They were quality-conscious perfectionists who pressed many of their albums on colored, virgin vinyl, and possibly the first bootleggers to start producing printed picture covers, and later color picture covers, rather than paper inserts.
Taylor and Douglas had released several albums under different names before settling on "Trade Mark of Quality" in 1969, the first being Great White Wonder by Bob Dylan.
Second generation releases came after Taylor and Douglas split their partnership and began a "friendly competition".
Asked about his favorite TMOQ artwork, Stout said: "Welcome to New York, with Paul McCartney and Wings' Great Dane[1] a close second.