Revue Records
{{Short description|Defunct American record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Revue Records
| founded = 1967
| genre =
| distributor = Uni Records
| defunct = 1970
| parent = MCA Records
| location = Hollywood, California, U.S.
}}
Revue Records was an American subsidiary record label of MCA.{{Cite magazine|date=December 9, 1967|title=MCA Buys Kapp in New Surge To Be a Major Record Complex|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-12-09.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=3}} Revue was operated by the same management team that ran Universal City (UNI) Records. Revue was created in 1967 to exclusively cater to the R&B market.{{Cite magazine|date=October 7, 1967|title=MCA in R&B With Revue|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-10-07.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=3}} The label primarily released singles, but from 1968 until its dissolution, albums were released. In 1971, MCA merged Uni Records and other subsidiaries to become MCA Records.
Roster
The label initially bought master recordings to release, but artist who recorded for the label include:
- Garland Green
- The Mirettes
- Jack Montgomery
- The Chi-Lites
- Marvin L. Sims
- Darrow Fletcher
- Alder Ray
- The Sunlovers
- Lee Charles
- Tony Borders
- Marvin Holmes & The Uptights
- Third Avenue Blues Band
- Mike & The Censations
- David T. Walker
- Eddie & Ernie
- Joyce Hopson
- Charles Lamont
Discography
= Albums =
class="wikitable"
|+ !Catalog No. !Released !Title !Artist |
RS 7201
|1968 |House on Elm Street |Harold Johnson Sextet |
RS 7202
|1968 |To Soul with Love |
RS 7203
|1968 |Can You Dig It...Live |
RS 7204
|1968 |Everybody Loves a Winner |Harold Johnson Sextet |
RS 7205
|1968 |In the Midnight Hour |
RS 7206
|1969 |Jazz + Soul |Willie Bovain |
RS 7207
|1969 |The Sidewalk |David T. Walker |
RS 7208
| | | |
RS 7209
| | | |
RS 7210
|1969 |A Midsummer's Day Dream |Mark Eric |
RS 7211
|1970 |Going Up! |David T. Walker |
RS 7212
|1970 |Wide Open |Harold Johnson |
RS 7213
|1970 |Fantastic |3rd Avenue Blues Band |
References
External links
- [http://www.bsnpubs.com/mca/revue/revue.html Revue Album Discography on BSN Pubs]
- [http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/articlerevue.htm Revue on Soulful Kinda Music]
Category:Soul music record labels