US label founded in 1968; mostly appears just as "Blue Thumb" or "". Label Code: LC 1228 / LC 01228 Initially distributed by , the licensing & distribution moved in 1971 to , a subsidiary of Gulf & Western Company who purchased the label in 1972 as In 1974, Gulf+Western sold its entire record operation, which included and , to . (A label history is in images). For its successive sister label, please see ABC Blue Thumb. via Discogs →