LIBERTY RECORDS a History of the Recording Company and Its Stars, 1955-1971
LIBERTY RECORDS A History of the Recording Company and Its Stars, 1955-1971 h Michael "Doc Rock" Kelly with a foreword by SI WARONKER McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London Contents Acknowledgments vii Foreword xiii Preface xv Part One : Anatomy of a Record Label 1 Rock 'n' Roll Record Labels 3 2 Liberty in the Beginning 7 3 1955 The Liberty Girl, Julie London 13 4 1956 The Little Liberty Girls, Patience and Prudence 19 5 1957 Eddie Cochran, Snuff Garrett, Sharon Sheeley, and Margie Rayburn 23 6 1958 "Witch Doctor" and the Chipmunks 43 7 1959 Martin Denny, Bobby Vee, Dolphin Records, the Fleetwoods, the Frantics, and Little Bill and the Blue Notes 52 8 I960 Johnny Burnette, Buddy Knox, Ernie Freeman, and the Ventures 77 9 1961 Avnet, Gene McDaniels, Timi Yuro, Vic Dana, Troy Shondell, and Dick and DeeDee 101 10 1962 The Crickets, Jan & Dean, the Marketts, the Rivingtons, Danny and Gwen, Walter Brennan, Jackie DeShannon, Willie Nelson, and Vikki Carr 131 11 1963 Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, and More from Bobby Vee, Jan & Dean, Jackie DeShannon, the Fleetwoods, and the Crickets 164 12 1964 Matt Monro, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, the Searchers, the Beatles, Irma Thomas, Johnny Rivers, the Swinging Blue Jeans, and the Hollies 199 x Contents 13 1965 Gary Lewis and the Playboys, P. J. Proby, T-Bones, Hal Blaine, O'Jays, Jimmy McCracklin, and Cher 222 14 Liberty Stereo Little LPs, EPs, 78s, and Picture Sleeves 261 15 1966 Bob Lind and Del Shannon 267 16 Liberty Acquisitions, Special Series, and Subsidiaries
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