Hit Records

Hit Records was a record company based in Nashville, Tennessee, which specialized in sound-alike cover versions of hit records.

Founded in 1962 by Bill Beasley, Hit Records were sold in dime stores for 39¢ (US), less than half the price of the hit recordings they were covering.[1] Located in Nashville, the home base for the country music recording business in the United States, the company had a pool of talented singers and musicians to record the cover songs. Some of these performers would later become successful on their own such as Sandy Posey,[1] Ray Stevens, Bobby Russell and Sam Moore of Sam & Dave.[2]

The company folded in 1969 due to competition from record companies such as K-Tel which issued various artists compilation albums featuring the actual hit recordings licensed from the various record companies.[3][4] Many Hit Records are very collectable and some of the performers on these recordings have developed their own fan base.

References

  1. 1 2 Urbahns, Paul. ""Music is fun for everyone" The HIT Records Project". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. ↑ Urbahns, Paul. "Pauls top 10 Hit List". Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Record Lables: HIT Records USA". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. ↑ "45 Discography for HIT Records". Global Dog Productions. 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  • Hit Records tribute site
  • The Hit Records Project
  • 45 rpm discography from Global Dog Productions
  • "A sample of 1960's "HIT" label 45 RPM knock-off records". RadioTvPhononut (YouTube). 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2016-04-06. - A sample of some of the music offered by the "HIT" label.
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