Cee-Jam Records
| Cee-Jam Records | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1963-1978 |
| founder | John Marascalco |
| Seat | Hollywood |
| distribution | Atco Records |
Cee-Jam Records was an independent music label based in Hollywood , California. It was launched in 1963 by the songwriter, producer and publisher John Marascalco , who mainly published his own productions there. The label was mainly active in the mid-1960s and was only used sporadically in the 1970s. Altogether 13 different singles appeared on Cee-Jam Records, whereby the catalog numbers 100, # 3 and # 4 were assigned twice and some material that had already been released was rearranged. Most of the singles appeared in several editions with different label and logo designs, from mid-1965 with a reference to the new distribution partner Atco Records . Due to the diverse musical contacts of the label owner, no genre focus can be determined, there are recordings from the genres doo-wop , rockabilly , garage rock and early soul .
Many of the singles are now rarities and are traded at high prices. Count the Tears by Buster and James on the second Cee-Jam # 4 is one of the first published compositions by the young singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson . Dorsey Burnette's version of Bertha Lou was first released on Cee-Jam # 6 . The doo-wop group The Electras and the soul singer Art Wheeler worked for a large part of their work with Marascalco as a songwriter, producer and publisher on Cee-Jam or on one of his other labels.
Discography
- 1963 - The Surgeons: Everything's Gonna Be Crazy / Don't Tell Me , Cee-Jam 100
- 1963 - The Electras / The Surgeons: You Know / Don't Tell Me - Cee-Jam 100
- 1964 - Lorenzo Holden: The Wig / The Days of Wine and Roses , Cee-Jam # 1
- 1964 - Carl Underwood: The Hurt Is On / Nights Are So Lonely , Cee-Jam # 2
- 1965 - Godfrey : The Trip / Come On, Come On , Cee-Jam # 3
- 1965 - Godfrey : The Trip / Let's Take a Trip , Cee-Jam # 3
- 1966 - Art Wheeler: That's How Much I Love You / Walk On , Cee-Jam # 4
- 1966 - Buster and James: Count the Tears / The Flip , Cee-Jam # 4
- 1966 - Art Wheeler: Walk On / The Flip , Cee-Jam # 5
- 1965 - Dorsey Burnette / The Brothers: Bertha Lou / Keep A Knockin ' , Cee-Jam # 6
- 1970 - Dorsey Burnette : Bertha Lou / Til the Law Says Stop , Cee-Jam # 16
- 197? - Art Wheeler: Robot Man / Robot Man Part Two , Cee-Jam # 27
- 1978 - Art Wheeler Band: That Number Gets Paid / Let's Make a Deal in Love , Cee-Jam 347
Individual evidence
- ^ Cee-Jam Label Discography. In: 45cat.com, accessed May 19, 2015.
- ^ Billboard, June 5, 1965, p. 6.
- ^ A b Marv Goldberg: The Valiants / The Untouchables / The Electras. In: Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook , accessed May 19, 2015.
- ^ Gary E. Myers: Surf Records. In: Topshelfoldies , accessed on May 19, 2015.
- ↑ a b Sir Shambling: Art Wheeler. In: Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven , accessed May 19, 2015.