Rooftop Records

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Rooftop Records
Parent companyHighway Missionary Society
Founded1982 (1982)
Founder Jim Palosaari, Paul Jenkins
Defunct1984 (1984)
Distributor(s) Benson Records
Genre Christian, Christian rock
Country of originUnited States
Location Wilderville, Oregon

Rooftop Records [1] was a Christian music record label, founded in 1982 by the Highway Missionary Society, the parent organization of the band Servant, and distributed by Benson Records. The label was formed to gain greater creative control for the band, as well as a vehicle to promote artists they believed in. Due to the financial stress of supporting Servant's "Great American Album Giveaway" tour, Benson dissolved the relationship, bringing an early end to the nascent label.

Contents

Artist roster

Discography

YearCatalog #ArtistTitle
1982RT 1000Servant World of Sand [7] [8]
1983RT 1001ServantTreeplanter Stomp/Cog in the Wheel (7" single)
1983RT01003ServantWorld of Sand (reissued) [9]
1983RT02000ServantCaught in the Act of Loving Him [10]
1983RT01100Robyn PopeAlways, Robyn
1983RT01200Loyd ThogmartinSimple Direction
1983RT01300ShelterProphets and Clowns [11]
1984RT01400Mac FramptonPlaying for the King

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References

  1. Rooftop Records discography at Discogs
  2. Powell, Mark Allan (August 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (1st ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp.  722. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  3. Servant at AllMusic . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. Powell, Mark Allan (August 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (1st ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp.  808–809. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  5. Powell, Mark Allan (August 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (1st ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp.  820. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  6. Powell, Mark Allan (August 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (1st ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp.  946. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  7. World of Sand at Discogs (list of releases)
  8. Servant. World of Sand at AllMusic . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  9. World of Sand (reissued) at Discogs
  10. Servant. Caught in the Act of Loving Him at AllMusic . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  11. Prophets and Clowns at Discogs