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Major Minor was founded by pirate radio station Radio Caroline's founder [a=Ronan O'Rahilly] in 1966 and its then manager and record producer, [a=Philip Solomon]. The label was distributed by [l=Decca] Records, with an eclectic roster of artists from [a=Johnny Nash] to [a=Rory Gallagher], and from bubblegum bands like [a=Crazy Elephant] to soul artists such as [a=Cissy Houston] and [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Isley+Brothers,+The]The Isley Brothers[/url]. Major Minor had its first UK #1 single with "Mony Mony" by [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tommy+James+%26+The+Shondells?anv=Tommy+James+And+The+Shondells]Tommy James and the Shondells[/url] in 1968. Astute licensing deals of obscure or controversial recordings which 'captured the moment' also helped the Major Minor label to gain strong sales, such as the single "[url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1687183]Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus[/url]" which reached the UK #1 spot in 1969. Sister label of [l105401] In 2011, the label was resurrected by [a=Morrissey] in order to reissue his 1990 album "Bona Drag".