Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American

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founded in 1967 in

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. The label was born out of

Kama Sutra Records Kama Sutra Records was started in 1964 by Artie Ripp, Hy Mizrahi, and Phil Steinberg as Kama Sutra Productions, a production house. The ''Kama Sutra'' is an ancient Sanskrit text. In 1965, the company was joined by Art Kass and the record labe ...

, an

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-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding. Buddah handled a variety of music genres, including

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(the

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and the 1910 Fruitgum Company),

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( Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band), and

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). In addition to the Buddah imprint, the company distributed many other independent labels, including Kama Sutra Records (after Kama Sutra cut their distribution ties with MGM in 1969),

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), T-Neck Records (the

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Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me ( ...

), Hot Wax Records ( Holland-Dozier-Holland post-

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productions) and smaller subsidiaries.

History

Kama Sutra Records helped bolster MGM Records's profits during 1965 and 1966, primarily due to the success of Kama Sutra's flagship artists

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. Kama Sutra's head, Art Kass, ultimately grew dissatisfied with his distribution deal with MGM and founded Buddah Records in 1967, with his Kama Sutra partners, Artie Ripp, Hy Mizrahi, Phil Steinberg, and (allegedly) Italian

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John "Sonny" Franzese. Kass brought in 24-year-old

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to oversee Buddah's daily operations. Bogart had been an MGM General Manager in the early 1960s before taking a VP/Sales Director position at Cameo-Parkway Records. Bogart quickly enlisted Cameo-Parkway producers Jerry Kasenetz and

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, the Ohio Express (a band signed to Kasenetz's and Katz's Super K Productions firm), and ex-Cameo artists the Five Stairsteps into the new label. Buddah's first single was "Yes, We Have No Bananas"/"The Audition" by the Mulberry Fruit Band; the label's first album was ''

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'' by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band. Kass and Bogart also brought along the promotion department of Cameo-Parkway, which was shutting down. Buddah initially made its mark as a

music label, with Ohio Express, the 1910 Fruitgum Company and Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. However, it was

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who gave Buddah its first No. 1 hit with "

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", produced by Paul Leka, in February 1968. The New York-area visual aids company Viewlex purchased a controlling interest in Buddah in 1968 with Ripp, Steinberg and Mizrahi departing the company at this time, leaving Kass and Bogart in charge.Dannen, p. 166. As bubblegum music's popularity declined at the turn of the decade, Buddah branched out into gospel, folk-country, and R&B. Bogart, a master promoter, went to great lengths to generate hit singles for "

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" radio airplay, and got results; music industry historian Bob Hyde has estimated that, during their heyday, Buddah and its associated labels charted over 100 singles, with about one in five singles issued by the company charting (vs. the ratio of one chart hit to 20 singles released that most "major labels" experienced in that time period). Hit singles released by Buddah and its associated labels during 1969–1973 included: * The Brooklyn Bridge's " Worst That Could Happen" (1969) *

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' "

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" (1969) * The Edwin Hawkins Singers' " Oh Happy Day" (1969) * Lou Christie's " I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (1969) *

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) (1970) *

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's "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" (1970) * Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line" (1970) *

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's " Put Your Hand in the Hand" (1971) *

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's " Want Ads" (1971) *

' " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Lean on Me" (1972) and " Use Me" (1972) * Gallery's "Nice to Be With You" (1972) *

's " Super Fly" and " Freddie's Dead" (1972) * Gunhill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short" (1973) *

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' " Uneasy Rider" (1973) * Stories' " Brother Louie" (1973) *

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' " You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" and "

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" (1973) While Buddah primarily focused on singles, several of its album releases, including Brewer & Shipley's '' Tarkio'' (1970), Bill Withers' ''

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'' (1972), and Curtis Mayfield's '' Super Fly'' (1972), also charted well during this period. Neil Bogart created and distributed Brut Records via Buddah Records for the Brut Fabergé company. Bogart left Buddah in 1974 to start his own label,

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. Shortly before Bogart's departure,

emerged as Buddah's biggest success. Previously signed to

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' Soul imprint, Knight and the Pips released their biggest hits, including "

" and " You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", for Buddah. Jazz session drummer

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became Buddah's musical director in 1976 and helped to foster the label's move toward R&B and

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(e.g., the Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" (1976) and

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" (1977); Chic's song charted upon its subsequent re-issue by

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). Viewlex declared bankruptcy in 1976 and Art Kass purchased Buddah back from them, but the debt resulted in a substantial decline in the number of new releases.

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took over distribution of Buddah from 1978 to 1983, with several artists, including Norman Connors and Phyllis Hyman, switching to Arista. Buddah's final release of new product came in mid-1983, with Michael Henderson's R&B hit "Fickle" and the accompanying album of the same name. Kama Sutra's final issue came a year later, with the Fat Boys (formerly the Disco 3)'s self-titled single. Art Kass subsequently sold the label to Essex Entertainment, who managed the Buddah catalog until 1993, when they sold it to BMG. Kass formed another label, Casino Records, in partnership with former

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manager Marty Thau and concert promoter Terrell Braly, but this venture was not successful. Buddah, now known as Buddha Records, was re-activated by BMG in September 1998 as a reissue label, which was subsequently reorganized as BMG Heritage Records on January 1, 2002. The Buddah/Buddha catalogue is now owned by

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and managed by

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Subsidiary and affiliated labels

Buddah distributed many labels during its history, including the following: *the wholly owned subsidiary

, from 1969 (when Kama Sutra's distribution deal with MGM Records expired) to 1976. *

, founded and owned by Curtis Mayfield, (1968–1974) *

, (1971–1973) * T-Neck Records, owned by the

, (1969–1973) *

, the U.K.-based label founded by

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, distributed 1971–1973. Buddah adopted the Gill Ultra Bold font Charisma used on their "Mad Hatter" label to create a uniform branding for its key labels (Buddah, Kama Sutra, Charisma) in 1973, although Charisma's distribution deal with Buddah ended later that year. * Hot Wax Records, owned by Motown songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, 1969–1973. * Cobblestone Records, a jazz label. *Pavilion Records, a short-lived gospel music imprint best known for its release of " Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins Singers in 1969. * Studio One Records, the Jamaican label founded by

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. Buddah released various selections from Studio One's back catalog in 1978. Other Buddah subsidiaries or associated labels included Radio Active Gold (for reissue singles), Team, Super K, Royal American, Symbolic, Eleuthera, Ember, Pace, Desert Moon, Pi Kappa, Southwind, April, Thomas, Harbour, Music Merchant, National General, and Brut.

Label design variations

*1967: "Buddah Records" in stylized black letters at the bottom. Singles were designated with green labels, albums with red labels *1968–1972: Multi-color "kaleidoscope" label with silhouette of a

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) at the bottom of the label between the words "Buddah" and "Records" (same format for both singles and albums) *1972–1978: Maroon label with pink circle around outer edge, "Buddah Records" at top of label in white letters (deliberately borrowing from the Gill Ultra Bold font used on Charisma Records's "Mad Hatter" label for a uniform branding). Singles feature the head of a Buddha statue at the top of the label, albums show the entire statue at the bottom. When Arista took over distribution in 1978, the Arista logo and disclaimer were added by stamp at the bottom, starting with this label format *1978–1983: Black label with multi–colored "B" logo at top in a box, "Buddah" in white letters under the "B" in a subsection of the box, Arista logo and disclaimer at the bottom (same format for singles and albums)

Associated labels artists

The following artists released at least one recording for Buddah Records, or for one of Buddah's subsidiaries/distributed labels as noted in parentheses: *

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* Addrisi Brothers *

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(Curtom) *

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* The Belmonts * Black Ivory * Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra) * The Brooklyn Bridge *

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*The Camel Drivers *

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* Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band *Captain Groovy and his Bubblegum Army *Carnaby Street Runners * Chee-Chee and Peppy *

* Lou Christie * Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) *

* Dave "Baby" Cortez (T-Neck) *

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(Kama Sutra) * James Darren *

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(Kama Sutra) *

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* The Five Stairsteps (Curtom, Buddah) * Flamin’ Groovies (Kama Sutra) *Free Beer * David Frye * Gallery (Sussex) *

(Charisma, Buddah) * Barry Goldberg *

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*The Good Ship Lollipop (Ember) * Gorgoni, Martin & Taylor * Gunhill Road (Kama Sutra) *

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(Kama Sutra) * Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion, Buddah) * Michael Henderson *Stan Holland *

(Hot Wax) *

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(Curtom) *

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(T-Neck) * Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
(aka K-K Super Circus) *Jane Avenue Bus Stop *J.C.W. Ratfinks * The Jaggerz (Kama Sutra) *Jennifer's Friends *

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*Jimmy Jackson *

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(Brut) *

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(Kama Sutra) *

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* Trade Martin * Barbara Mason *

(Curtom) *

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(reissue of RCA material) *The Modulations *

(Charisma, Buddah) *

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*Dorothy Morrison * Motherlode *The Mulberry Fruit Band *

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*The Teri Nelson Group *

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*Penny Nichols * 1910 Fruitgum Company *

(Kama Sutra) *

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(Hot Wax) *Protozoa (Kama Sutra) *Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia, 19141 * Rena Scott *

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*Revival *

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* Biff Rose * The Salt Water Taffy * The Shangri-Las (Kama Sutra) *

Sha Na Na Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll and doo-wop revival group formed in 1969. The group performed a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs that both revived and parodied the music and the New York City street culture of the 1 ...

(Kama Sutra, Buddah) *Scratch * Shadows Of Knight (Team) * Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (Sussex) * The Smoke Ring * Stories (Kama Sutra) *

Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson (April 20, 1938 – April 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary ''Billboard'' charts, incl ...

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin music (genre), Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group mod ...

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* The Trammps * Andrea True Connection * Up With People (Pace-Buddah) *

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(Charisma) *

Les Variations Les Variations was a French rock band from the late 1960s to mid-1970s that sang mostly in English and was known for its rock guitar-based music. Several of its members were born in Morocco and were of Jewish origin. They were France's first ...

* Velvet Crest * Vik Venus *

Ben Vereen Benjamin Augustus Vereen (né Middleton; October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', for which he received ...

* Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex) *

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* Jim Weatherly *Michael Wendroff *

Jack Wild Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the film ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at t ...

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1 ...

(Sussex) * Zalman Yanovsky (Buddah, Kama Sutra)

Compilation discography and Billboard chart peak positions

*Bubble Gum Music Is the Naked Truth (#105) – Buddah BDS-5032—3/69 ::''Hits by 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, The Lemon Pipers, Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, and Shadows of Knight'' *Buddah's 360 Degree Dial-A-Hit—Buddah BDS-5039—1969 ::''Tracks from Buddah, Kama Sutra and Curtom artists'' *The Amazing Mets (#197) – Buddah 1969—11/69 ::''Songs by the 1969 World Series Champions New York Mets (take note of the appropriately issued label number)'' *Dick Clark / 20 Years Of Rock & Roll (#27) – Buddah BDS-5133—7/73 ::''2-LP set of hits from 1953 to 1972. Original copies (with gatefold cover) include booklet and bonus 7" cardboard record "Inside Stories with Dick Clark" (reissues have none of the extras)'' *The Buddah Box—Essex Entertainment 7060–1993 ::''3-CD set of 45 tracks by various Buddah artists (1965–1984). Includes 28-page booklet with label history and photos''

Discography

* BDS–5000 – The Best from Buddah – Various Artists 969* BDS 5001 – Safe As Milk – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band 967* BDS 5002 – The Beauty of Bruno – Tony Bruno 967* BDS 5003 – * BDS 5004 – * BDS 5005 – Calypso Go Go – Lord Burgess and His Sun Islanders 968* BDS 5006 – * BDS 5007 – Penny's Arcade – Penny Nichols 968* BDS 5008 – Our Family Portrait – 5 Stairsteps & Cubie 968* BDS 5009 – Green Tambourine – Lemon Pipers 968* BDS 5010 – Simon Says – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 968* BDS 5011 – The Treasure of San Gennaro (Soundtrack) – Armando Trovaioli 968* BDS 5012 – The Barry Goldberg Reunion – There's No Hole In My Soul 968* BDS 5013 – * BDS 5014 – Incense and Oldies – Various 968* BDS 5015 – Checkmate – Lemon Pipers & The 1910 Fruitgum Co. 968* BDS 5016 – Jungle Marmalade – Lemon Pipers 968* BDS 5017 – Classmates – Various 968* BDS 5018 – Ohio Express – Ohio Express 968* BDS 5019 – Zalman Yanovsky Is Alive and Well in Argentina – Zalman Yanovsky 968* BDS 5020 – Kasenetz–Katz Singing Orchestral Circus – Kasenetz–Katz Singing Orchestral Circus 968* BDS 5021 – Finders Keepers – Salt Water Taffy 968* BDS 5022 – 1, 2, 3, Red Light – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 968* BDS 5023 – Steamed – Calliope 969* BDS 5024 – Born To Be – Melanie 969* BDS 5025 – George Burns Sings – George Burns 969* BDS 5026 – Chewy, Chewy – Ohio Express 969* BDS 5027 – Goody Goody Gum Drops – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 969* BDS 5028 – Quick Joey Small/I'm In Love With You – Kasenetz–Katz Super Circus 968* BDS 5029 – Barry Goldberg...and – Two Jews Blues 969* BDS 5030 – Bob McAllister of Wonderama – Bob McAllister /69* BDS 5031 – Sun Rise – Eire Apparent 969* BDS 5032 – Bubble Gum Music Is The Naked Truth – Various 969* BDS 5033 – Elephants Memory – Elephants Memory 969* BDS 5034 – Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge 969* BDS 5035 – Yesterdays Folks – U.S. 69 969* BDS 5036 – Indian Giver – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 969* BDS 5037 – Mercy – Ohio Express 969* BDS 5038 – Songs From Midnight Cowboy – Elephant's Memory 969* BDS 5039 – Buddah's 360 Dial–A–Hit – Various 969* BDS 5040 – A Salute to Dwight D. Eisenhower – Documentary /69* BDS 5041 – Melanie – Melanie 969* BDS 5042 – The Second Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge 969* BDS 5043 – Hard Ride – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 969* BDSP 5044 – Strike–Confrontation At Harvard 1969 – Various 969* BDS 5045 – Journey To The Moon – Jay Genesis 969* BDS 5046 – When I Die – Motherlode 969* BDS 5047 – * BDS 5048 – * BDS 5049 – Early in the Morning – Kole and Param * BDS 5050 – Bengali Bauls At Big Pink – Bengali Bauls 1/70* BDS 5051 – Street Man – Barry Goldberg 970* BDS 5052 – I'm Gonna Make You Mine – Lou Christie 969* BDS 5053 – Oh What a Night – Dells 1/70* BDS 5054 – Peace Is Blowin' In The Wind – Edwin Hawkins Singers 969* BDS 5055 – * BDS 5056 – * BDS 5057 – Juiciest Fruitgum – 1910 Fruitgum Co. 970* BDS 5058 – The Very Best of the Ohio Express – Ohio Express 970* BDS 5059 – Both Sides Now – Tokens 970* BDS 5060 – Candles In The Rain – Melanie 970* BDS 5061 – Stairsteps – Stairsteps 970* BDS 5062 – Head – Head 970* BDS 5063 – Safe As Milk – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 970(reissue of Buddah BDM 1001/BDS 5001) * BDS 5064 – More Happy Days – Edwin Hawkins Singers 970* BDS 5065 – The Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge 970* BDS 5066 – Leftover Wine – Melanie 970* BDS 5067 – Brand New Day – Dorothy Morrison 970* BDS 5068 – Step By Step By Step – Stairsteps 970* BDS 5069 – Biff Rose – Biff Rose 970* BDS 5070 – Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers 969* BDS 5071 – Anthem – Anthem

971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) attacks the Bulgarian frontier, perso ...

Anthem/Queen/You're Not So Mean/Florida/New Day//Misty Morns/Ibis/Child * BDS 5072 – Where Are We Going – Bobby Bloom

* BDS 5073 – Paint America Love – Lou Christie Sacco

* BDS 5074 – My First Album – Melanie 970* BDS 5075 – The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side – Biff Rose

* BDS 5076 – Children Of Light – Biff Rose

* BDS 5077 – Mirror Man – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Tarotplane/Kandy Korn//25th Century Quaker/Mirror Man * BDS 5078 – Half Live At The Bitter End – Biff Rose

* BDS 5079 – Stairsteps – Stairsteps /71* BDS 5080 – Call Me Man! – Jules Blatner Group

* BDS 5081 – Blast From My Past – Barry Goldberg

* BDS 5082 – Bert Sommer – Bert Sommer

* BDS 5083 – Everything's Coming Up Roses – Jack Wild

* BDS 5084 – Nature's Baby – Lena Horne

* BDS 5085 – Seeds To The Ground – Airto

Andei/Branches Of The Rose Tree/Jive Talking/Moon Dreams/We Love/Wind * BDS 5086 – Children (Get Together) – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5087 – * BDS 5088 – I Don't Know Yet – The Country Store Co. * BDS 5089 – Gotta Get Back To 'Cisco – Gorgoni, Martin & Taylor

* BDS 5090 – Tomorrow – Bobbi Martin

* BDS 5091 – The Johnny Maestro Story – Johnny Maestro

* BDS 5092 – Wilbert Harrison – Wilbert Harrison

* BDS 5093 – Paul Anka – Paul Anka

* BDS 5094 – Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra – Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra

* BDS 5095 – Garden In The city – Melanie

* BDS 5096 – Steve Goodman – Steve Goodman

* BDS 5097 – Richard Nixon Superstar – David Frye

* BDS 5098 – Steve Kuhn – Steve Kuhn 972* BDS 5099 – Merry Christmas – Raymond Lefevre Orchestra 972* BDS 5100 – The View From Rowland's Head – Family Dogg 972* BDS 5101 – I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing – Edwin Hawkins Singers 972* BDS 5102 – Swampgas – Swampgas 972* BDS 5103 – Soul Improvisations – Van McCoy 972* BDS 5104 – Sea Dog – Sea Dog 972* BDS 5105 – Ups And Downs – Len Barry 972* BDS 5106 – * BDS 5107 – The Bridge In Blue – Bridge 972* BDS 5108 – Tapped Out – Motherlode 972* BDS 5109 – Oh Happy Day – Raymond Lefevre 972* BDS 5110 – A Beautiful World – Jack Wild 972* BDS 5111 – Made For Each Other (Soundtrack) – Trade Martin /72* BDS 5112 – Johnny Tillotson – Johnny Tillotson 972* BDS 5113 – Gorgoni Martin & Taylor – Gorgoni Martin & Taylor /72Yellow label. * BDS 5114 – Jubilation – Paul Anka * BDS 5115 – Take Me Away – Risa Potter * BDS 5116 – Chee Chee & Peppy – Chee Chee & Peppy * BDS 5117 – Give Me Your Love – Barbara Mason * BDS 5118 – Gasoline – Chip Taylor * BDS 5119 – Amazing Spider–Man: From Beyond The Grave! – Various 972* BDS 5120 – * BDS 5121 – Somebody Else's Troubles – Steve Goodman * BDS 5122 – * BDS 5123 – Cigars, Acappella, Candy – Belmonts * BDS 5124 – Kid Gloves – Kid Gloves * BDS 5125 – Roger Shriver – Roger Shriver * BDS 5126 – Let Me Touch You – Trade Martin * BDS 5127 – A Musical Trip with George Burns – George Burns * BDS 5128 – * BDS 5129 – The Black Motion Picture Experience – Cecil Holmes' Soulful Sounds * BDS 5130 – Michael Wendroff – Michael Wendroff * BDS 5131 – New World – Edwin Hawkins Singers * BDS 5132 – Please Love Me ("All the Right Noises" Soundtrack) – Melanie * BDS 5133–2 – Dick Clark–20 Years Of Rock N' Roll – Various * BDS 5134 – * BDS 5135 – Spirit Of Atlanta – Spirit Of Atlanta

973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias ( Domestic of the Schools in the East), continues the op ...

* BDS 5136 – Super Fly T.N.T. – Osibisa * BDS 5137 – Gordon's War (Soundtrack) – Horace Ott Ducklings)/Hot Wheels (The Chase)/Child Of Tomorrow (Sung By Barbara Mason) * BDS 5138 – Cycles – Rod McKuen * BDS 5139 – Music for Soulful Lovers – Cecil Holmes' Soulful Sounds * BDS 5140 – Lady Love – Barbara Mason * BDS 5141 – Imagination – Gladys Knight & The Pips * BDS 5142 – Love From The Sun – Norman Connors * BDS 5143 – * BDS 5144–2 – The Blues... A Real Summit Meeting – Various * BDS 7511 – Electric Blues Chicago Style – Various 970

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