Major German independent record company, SPV, has entered into a joint venture with London based record executive, Del Taylor.
SPV has acquired Del Taylor's Blue and Yellow labels in a deal whereby Del will A&R the labels as well as sign blues, jazz, R&B acts and catalogue to the Blue label and rock acts and catalogue to the Yellow label. In turn the labels will be marketed and distributed worldwide by SPV.
Del Taylor has managed and produced many artists, including the legendary blues musician and broadcaster, Alexis Korner. Del also set up and ran the successful British blues label, Indigo Records for the Trojan Records Group until its sale to Sanctuary Records.
Of SPV, Del Taylor said: "Manfred Schuetz and his team are real music people and SPV is a powerful independent music company that will be able to bring specialist blues and rock music to a wide audience around the world."
Manfred Schuetz, Managing Director of SPV said: "I am very pleased to be working with Del, as after successfully building our Revisited label, specialising in national back catalogue product, with Del and our new Blue and Yellow labels we will be able to further expand our international back catalogue."
The first releases to appear under the new deal are scheduled for May 2006.