Bearsville Records

Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Sally Grossman, Albert Grossman’s widow, has been running Bearsville Records since 2010.

Bearsville Records
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderAlbert Grossman
Defunct1984 (1984)
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)Rhino Records
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.

Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in most countries. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then Island until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog.

Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios.

Notable artists

Discography

1970 (under AMPEX distribution)

1971

Switched from AMPEX distribution to Warner Bros. using Reprise Records 2000 catalog number sequence.

  • Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick This was the first album to be released by Bearsville under Warner Bros. distribution. This release was a Bearsville / Reprise records release as noted on the back cover but used a Bearsville label on the LP.
  • Lazarus - Lazarus[1]

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980
  • Roger Powell - Air Pocket BRK 6994
  • Kenny Doss - Movin'on A Feeling
  • Randy Vanwarmer - Terraform
  • Foghat - Tight Shoes BRK 6999
  • Pam Windo and the Shades - It First release using the Warner Bros 3000 catalog number sequence
  • Brian Briggs - Brian Damage
  • Utopia - Deface the Music BRK 3487

1981

1982

1983
  • Nicole Wills - Tell Me
  • Randy Vanwarmer - The Things That You Dream
  • NRBQ - Grooves in Orbit
  • Foghat - Zig-Zag Walk 23888

1984
  • Human Body - Make You Shake It 23995
  • Freida Parton - Two-Faced 23999
  • Todd Rundgren - A Cappella 25128 (Originally slated for release in the Summer of 1984 but delayed until after Bearsville folded. Released in October of 1985 on the Warner Bros. Label using Bearsville Catalog Number)
  • The dB's - Like This (album) 25146

See also

References
  1. "Lazarus | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
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