Gold Mountain Records

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Gold Mountain Records was a record label based in New York. [1] It was distributed by A&M Records between 1983 and 1985. After 1985, the distributor was MCA Records. [2] [3]

In 1985, the president of the label was Danny Goldberg. [4] Goldberg founded an anti-censorship group called the Musical Majority to counter the call for rock and roll records with explicit lyrics to have warning labels. [5]

Notable releases include Bruce Cockburn's Stealing Fire, "The Final Frontier" by Keel, and The Textones' Midnight Mission. [6]

Gold Mountain Records changed its name in 1987 to Gold Castle Records.

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References

  1. "The devilish soul of rock'n'roll" Maclean's, Oct 21, 1985, by Fred Bruning
  2. Linda Moleski (12 April 1986). "Keel's Deal is Shipshape" - Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 26. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. "MCA Distributes Gold Mountain" - Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 April 1986. p. 76. ISSN   0006-2510.
  4. "Lay Off of Them Blue Suede Shoes". People, By Eric Levin November 04, 1985
  5. WARNING STICKERS WON`T APPEAR ON MCA ALBUMS". Jonathan Taylor, Los Angeles Daily News, via CHICAGO TRIBUNE, October 10, 1985
  6. "Mission Control" - Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 July 1985. p. 34. ISSN   0006-2510.