Golden Crest Records

Golden Crest Records

Industry	Music Label
Founded	1956;70 years ago (1956)
Founder	Clark Galehouse
Defunct	1983 (1983)
Headquarters	United States
Parent	Shelley Products

Golden Crest Records was an American music label. In its original incarnation it produced records from 1956 until 1983 and was headed by Clark Galehouse. ^[1] It was a subsidiary of Shelley Products in Huntington Station. ^[2] The label released The Fabulous Wailers instrumental hit "Tall Cool One". Ace Records released a Best of Golden Crest album. ^[3] The label's collection is in the Library of Congress. ^[4]

Discography

• James F. Burke albums
  • The All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1960)
  • The Burke/Phillips All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1961)
• Mark Thomas albums
  • Images (with Christine Croshaw) (Golden Crest Records, 1982)
  • Contrasts (with Christine Croshaw) (Golden Crest Records, 1983)
• Paul Brodie albums
• Wind Quintet (Schoenberg) album
• Gigi
• Fisher Tull album
• Leonard Falcone album
• Jack Winerock album
• William Bell album
• Scott Joplin album
• John Garvey album
• Coenraad Bloemendal album
• Malcolm Bilson album
• The Chessmen album ^[5]
• Billy Mure
• The Montells

Further reading

• Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers by John Broven, University of Illinois Press, Urbana 2009 chapter 20 and pages 13-20
• '“Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll!: The Golden Crest Records Story" by John Broven, American Music Magazine (Sweden) No. 81, September 1999, 13

References

1. "Golden Crest". Discogs.com.
2. "Golden Crest Records: The Independent Record Industry Comes to Long Island". Lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu. October 20, 2012.
3. "The Best Of Golden Crest". Acerecords.co.uk.
4. "John Broven - Golden Crest Records". Johnbroven.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
5. "Golden Crest [NY]| THE NORTHWEST MUSIC ARCHIVES". Nwmusicarchives.com.

External links

• "Golden Crest Records: The Independent Record Industry Comes to Long Island" from the Long Island History Journal