Stein, Gottehrer Revive Blue Horizon

REUNITED: Sire’s Seymour Stein and The Orchard’s Richard Gottehrer will revive the legendary U.K. blues label Blue Horizon, signing Austin-based psychedelic rockers The Black Angels as its first act. The Vector-managed band’s third album, Phosphene Dream, comes out Sept. 14 in the U.S. To hear the first track, "Bad Vibrations," click here. The Orchard will handle the marketing, worldwide digital and North American physical distribution for all label releases. Stein co-founded the U.K.-based Blue Horizon in 1966 as a label specializing in the blues, featuring bands like the original Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann, Elmore James, Chickenshack (Christine McVie’s first group), and Champion Jack Dupree. The label was distributed in the U.S. by CBS, and Sony Music still holds rights to the repertoire. Stein and Gottehrer co-founded Sire Records in 1966. (6/21p)