Evolution Records was a record label operated by the Stereo Dimension Records subsidiary of the Longines Symphonette

Longines Symphonette

The Longines Symphonette was a pre-recorded classical music program broadcast nightly on many Mutual stations from 1943 to 1949. It then moved to CBS where it was heard Sundays at 2pm from 1949 to 1957...

 Society, a unit of the Longines

Longines

Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. The company was originally founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832 and it currently holds the oldest registered logo for a watch company . Longines is currently owned by the Swatch Group.Longines is known for its 'Aviators' watches...

 watch company. It was founded in 1969 as the retail arm of the mail order Longines Symphonette Society which usually issued box sets of old radio shows or traditional pop songs.
The most successful act on Evolution was the Canadian rock group Lighthouse

Lighthouse (band)

Lighthouse is a Canadian rock band formed in 1968 in Toronto which included horns, string instruments, and vibraphone; their music reflected elements of rock music, jazz, classical music and swing...

. Longines exited the record business in 1975.

External links

• Evolution albums discography from BSN Pubs