Highland Records is a defunct
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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that was based in
California
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in the 1960s and 1970s owned by Sid Talmadge.
They often served as a starting point for young musicians who quickly moved on to other better-known labels such as
Motown
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ...
or
Brunswick.
Client list
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Joe & the Fantastics
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The Kendalls
The Kendalls were an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall (born Royce Kuykendall in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 25, 1934 – May 22, 1998) and his daughter Jeannie Kendall (born October 30, 1954). Between the 1960s and 1 ...
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Dick Michaels and the Hartford Group
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Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from hi ...
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Rosie and the Originals
Rosie and the Originals were an American 1960s musical group best known for their single " Angel Baby". Fronted by lead singer Rosie Hamlin, the group produced two singles (including "Angel Baby") for Highland Records and, like many other mus ...
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The Dee Jayes
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The Rumblers
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The War-Babies
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Frank Wilson
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Thee Counts
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Jim Gamble
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Bobby Montgomery
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Mike & the Censations
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N'Betweens (Slade) (From Wolverhampton, England/UK) - A Side 'Security'/B Side 'Evil Witchman' Highland 1173 released October 1966 and produced by Kim Fowley
*The Explosions aka The Xplosions! (From Compton/Los Angeles, CA) songs written by Lionel J. Bihm Jr., Song - "Animated Heart" (As seen on YouTube)
*Bobby Charles Highland #711 Come On.
References
External links
Website
See also
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List of record labels
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Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, ...
Defunct record labels of the United States
American country music record labels
Rock record labels
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