- Smash Records
Smash Records is an American
record label . It was founded in 1961 as a subsidiary ofMercury Records cite book
first=Charlie
last=Gillett
year= 1996
title= The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
edition= (2nd Ed.)
publisher= Da Capo Press
location=New York, N.Y.
pages= p. 51
id= ISBN 0-306-80683-5] by Mercury executiveShelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach. Fach took over after Singleton left Mercury in 1966. Its recording artists includedJames Brown ,Bruce Channel ,Roger Miller ,The Left Banke ,Bill Justis andJerry Lee Lewis .A dispute with King Records led
James Brown to release all of his band'sinstrumental recordings between 1964 and 1967 on Smash. Smash also released three of Brown's vocal recordings, including his 1964 proto-funk single "Out of Sight".cite web
url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67818DC49A57420EFB11E77FD9856D220F40DD4AB2A3C5253F8E43066B8076AB00DBADBCFAEF875B47FE3F624A55905D2C8FE2781&sql=11:42j97i4jg71r~T1
title=James Brown Biography
publisher=allmusic
accessdate=2006-11-22 ]Smash shared the numbering system for their singles with other labels that they distributed. The most important of these was
Fontana Records .Polygram revived Smash as anR&B /dance label for a short time in the late 80s and early 90s.Label variations
*1961-1967 -- Red label with SMASH shown vertically on left side
*1968-1970 -- Red or orange label with SMASH/Mercury logo shown sideways on left sidemash Records artists
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The Angels
*James Brown
*The Caravelles
*Mother Maybelle Carter
*Bruce Channel
*Dee Jay & The Runaways
*Jay & The Techniques
*Joe Dowell
*Pete Drake (and his talking Steel Guitar)
*Dickie Lee
*Left Banke
*Jerry Lee Lewis
*Linda Gail Lewis
*The Mesmerizing Eye
*Roger Miller
*Charlie Rich
*Sir Douglas Quintet
*Millie Small
*Swingin' Medallions
*The Walker Brothers
*Bill Justis
*Sparky's Flaw See also
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List of record labels Notes
External links
* [http://www.bsnpubs.com/mercury/smash/smashstory.html The Smash Records Story from BSN Pubs]
* [http://microgroove.jp/mercury/Smash.shtml A discography of Smash albums]
* [http://globaldogproductions.info/smash.html A discography of Smash singles]
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