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Bang Records was created by Bert Berns in 1965 together with his partners from Atlantic Records: Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. The first letters of their names formed the label's name.
Candid Records was a jazz record label first established in New York City.
Gone Records was a record label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, along with music publishing arm Real Gone Music, that was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Among the artists that recorded for the label were Bill Haley & His Comets, Ral Donner, Jo-Ann Campbell, Eddie Platt, Johnny Rivers, and The Four Seasons. It was acquired by Morris Levy and incorporated into Roulette Records in 1962.
The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s. They had a top 30 US hit in 1959 with the Leiber and Stoller song "Love Potion No. 9".
Herbert C. Abramson was an American record executive, record producer, and co-founder of Atlantic Records.
Immortal Records was an American independent record label/imprint label based in Los Angeles, California. The company helped launch the careers of such influential acts as Korn, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had also released soundtracks, including Judgment Night, Spawn, Blade II and Masters of Horror. It was distributed by various labels, including Epic, Virgin and RED Distribution.
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys' version reached No. 12 as "Do You Wanna Dance?" in the United States in 1965, and a 1972 cover by Bette Midler reached No. 17.
Flip Records is a Californian record label, started by Jordan Schur in April 1994. The label is known for the signing of popular nu metal bands such as Limp Bizkit, Dope and Cold. The label has sold 70 million albums worldwide.
"Please Don't Tease" is a 1960 song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Recorded in March and released as a single in June, the song became their third No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart spending three weeks at the summit. The song was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch together with Pete Chester.
"The Minute You're Gone" is a song written by Jimmy Gateley, a Nashville, Tennessee based fiddle player and singer, for Sonny James in 1963. This song originally made No. 95 in the US charts and No. 9 in the country charts for Sonny James in 1963.
Festival Records was an American independent record label founded in 1961 by Herb Abramson, after his Blaze Records folded. It was distributed by King Records. The label released six singles and one album before it folded in 1962. None of its releases made the charts. Abramson revived the label in 1966, but was still unsuccessful.
Blaze Records was a record label founded by former Atlantic Records president Herb Abramson. The label's biggest hit was a version of "Tennessee Waltz" by Bobby Comstock in 1959. The label lasted only a couple of years after which Abramson founded Festival Records.
Diamond Records was a record label, based in New York City, which was founded in 1961 by former Roulette Records executive Joe Kolsky. Another Roulette exec, Kolsky's brother Phil Kahl, joined Kolsky in the venture the following year.
CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records unit of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962. Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outside North America, such as Philips Records and its subsidiary Fontana in Europe.
"It'll Be Me" is a song written by Jack Clement, first released in April 1957 by Jerry Lee Lewis, as B-side to his single "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On".
Codiscos is a record label headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. It was founded in 1950 by Alfredo Díez Montoya with the name Zeida Ltd, which is today the name of its popular label dedicated to tropical music. Along with Discos Fuentes, it is one of the oldest and largest record labels of Colombia.
"Wake Me When It's Over" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Willie Nelson. After being signed as a recording artist to Liberty Records in 1961, the song was recorded during his second session with the label in September 1961 at Radio Recorders. Selected as the A-side of one of the promotional singles, the song failed to chart.
Lu Ann Simms was an American singer. She released pop 45s on Columbia Records between 1952 and 1957, Jubilee Records between 1957 and 1960, Top Rank Records in 1960, Vee-Jay Records in 1963 and Wand Records in 1965. She also released a handful of children's records on Columbia Records between 1953 and 1955. Her recordings were licensed by such record labels as Philips Records and Coronet Records for release outside the United States.
Star Dust is a studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1958 on Dot Records.
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