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in 1972. Within the company's first four months, it released its first gold single, "

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. In addition to Newton, Chelsea featured a number of new and established artists like Tommy Boyce, Jim Gilstrap,

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History

A sublabel, Roxbury Records, focused on the soul and R&B market and scored a million-selling hit with William DeVaughn's " Be Thankful for What You Got" in 1974. It was reported in the 22 February 1975 issue of ''

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'' that Chelsea artist Ronnie Williams was the charter client for new company, Camillo /Marcucci Productions which was formed by

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. Williams' single " Dreamin'" charted in the UK.''Music Week'', April 5, 1975
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originally handled distribution for Chelsea, but Farrell switched to independent distributors in 1974, and later did its own distribution. Ultimately, RCA absorbed the label in 1977.

References

{{Authority control Defunct record labels of the United States Record labels established in 1972 Record labels disestablished in 1977