Editing Derek Taylor (section)

==After the Beatles==
Taylor went to work for the newly launched UK record company WEA (later [[Warner Music Group]]),{{sfn|Talevski|1999|p=416}} the British umbrella company that distributed and marketed several labels owned in the US by [[Kinney National Company]]. These record labels included Warner Bros., Reprise, Elektra and Atlantic.<ref name="Unterberger/AM" /> Taylor served as Director of Special Projects, working with artists such as [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Neil Young]], [[Vivian Stanshall]], [[Carly Simon]] and [[Alice Cooper]]. He also presided over a revival of British jazz singer [[George Melly]], producing two albums for him. He was instrumental in signing seminal Liverpool Art School rock band [[Deaf School]], featuring future record producer [[Clive Langer]]. He was instrumental in the Rhead Brothers signing to WEA and received a dedication on both their 1977 album ''Dedicate'' and the re-issued ''Black Shaheen'' (2017).

Independently of his work for WEA, Taylor co-produced Nilsson's ''[[A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night]]'' in 1973.<ref name="Unterberger/AM" /> He had previously provided liner notes for Nilsson's ''[[Aerial Ballet]]'' album. (A story written by Taylor's daughter Vanessa was printed on the back cover of Nilsson's album ''[[Harry (album)|Harry]]''.)