Wand Records
Wand Records | |
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Parent company | Scepter Records |
Founded | 1961 |
Founder | Florence Greenberg |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Various |
Location | U.S. |
Wand Records was started by Florence Greenberg in 1961 as a subsidiary of Scepter Records. Artists on Wand Records included The Isley Brothers, The Kingsmen, Mel Wynn & the Rhythm Aces, Chuck Jackson, and the Monzas.
In 1976, Greenberg retired from the business and sold her record labels to Springboard International. When Springboard went bankrupt, Gusto Records acquired the catalog. The Kingsmen acquired full ownership of their Wand catalog in court from Gusto for nonpayment of royalties.
Wand label artists
Some artists to have one-off releases include Benny Gordon with "Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got" , and a singer called Al Wilson.[1] For some time there has been speculation and discussion among some Northern Soul collectors and enthusiasts that single "Help Me", composed and produced by Johnny Northern and Ralph Bailey, arranged by Robert Banks, is not the same Al Wilson who recorded "The Snake". It is believed by some that this may be a completely different singer who happened to have the same name.[2][3][4]
List
- Walter Lee & The Leeds
- Maxine Brown
- Johnny Copeland
- Nella Dodds
- Don and the Goodtimes
- Jimmie Green
- The Independents
- Isley Brothers
- Chuck Jackson
- Joe Jeffrey Group
- The Kingsmen
- The Last Five
- Lois Lane
- The Moving Sidewalks
- Canned Heat
- Tammy Montgomery (Tammi Terrell)
- Roscoe Robinson
- Shirelles
- South Shore Commission
- B. J. Thomas
- The Next Five
- The Masqueraders
- The Monzas
References
- ↑ Global Dog Productions Discography for Wand Records
- ↑ 45Cat Artist: Al Wilson (New York)
- ↑ Soul Express Al Wilson Discography
- ↑ Soulful Detroit Al Wilson Vs. Al Wilson