Plant Life Records
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Plant Life Records was a relatively short-lived record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

. It existed from 1977 until 1984. It was formed by Nigel Pegrum
Nigel Pegrum
Nigel Pegrum was a drummer with The Small Faces and Steeleye Span before becoming a producer.- Biography :Nigel Pegrum played drums with an early line-up of The Small Faces, then played drums with Lee Grant And The Capitols before joining Spice, who subsequently changed their name to Uriah Heep...

 at that time drummer for Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat"....

. Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span.-Early life:...

 recorded one album for the label, as did Wizz Jones
Magical Flight
Magical Flight is the 1977 album by the pioneer British Folk musician Wizz Jones. In addition to composing some of the songs, Alan Tunbridge produced the U.K...

 in 1977. The most successful recordings were by The Tannahill Weavers
The Tannahill Weavers
The Tannahill Weavers are a popular band who performs traditional Scottish music. Releasing their first album in 1976 they became notable for being one of the first popular bands to incorporate the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe in an ensemble setting, and in doing so helped to change the...

. Most of the 30 or so albums were produced by Pegrum. Late in the life of the label it began issuing records under licence from other labels and was linked to the Burlington record label which was also issued with the Plant Life logo on the later labels.
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