First (1972) were released by Track/Decca. In 1973, The Who produced Quadrophenia, their last album of new material released by Track (Track/MCA in the United States). In 1974, the Who fulfilled their contract with Track by releasing Odds & Sods. This album was compiled by John Entwistle from a batch of previously unreleased Who recordings made between 1964 and 1972. In 1974, the Who parted ways with Lambert and Stamp amid litigation. In a move initiated by Roger Daltrey, the band attempted to collect a large sum of unpaid royalties from Track. The Who moved to Polydor, except in United States and Canada, where they remained with MCA. Polydor later became a sister label to MCA after Universal Music Group absorbed PolyGram in 1999. By 1975, Track was left with only Golden Earring on its roster, who also soon left. After this, Track only released two more LPs, one by the Heartbreakers, and one by Shakin' Stevens. Track ceased business operations in 1978, though Track albums that remained in print in the UK remained on the Track label until the distributor re-issued them on Polydor a few years later. Kit Lambert died in 1981 at age 45. 1999–present In the 1999 Stamp gave in the rights to the name to Ian Grant who relaunched the label with his logo but without the rights to the back catalogue. Ian Grant is manager of Stranglers, Cult, and Big Country. He released recordings by Joe Brown, Hugh Cornwell, Big Country, Phil Mogg's $ign Of 4, Noel Redding, Dennis Locorriere, Deborah Bonham and again the Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Vampire Suite album) and Thunderclap Newman (Beyond Hollywood) among others. List of Track Record artists 1967–1978 Arthur Brown Roger Daltrey Eire Apparent John Entwistle Andy Ellison Fairport Convention Golden Earring The Heartbreakers The Jimi Hendrix Experience Marsha Hunt John's Children John Lennon and Yoko Ono The Parliaments Murray Roman Shakin' Stevens Pete Townshend Thunderclap Newman The Who John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett References External links British independent record labels British record labels Record labels established in 1966 Rock record labels The Who