JDC Records was an important
record distributor
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during the golden years of dance music (1976–1990). It was originally located in
San Pedro, California
San Pedro ( ; Spanish: "St. Peter") is a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California. Formerly a separate city, it consolidated with Los Angeles in 1909. The Port of Los Angeles, a major international seaport, is partially located wi ...
and owned by Jim and Dale Callon. The company name came from their initials, JDC. They distributed world-wide and carried many independent labels. JDC was known for their "JDC Mixers." Popular DJs such as DJ Pebo would take records from the catalog and create a non-stop dance mix. JDC also had a retail record store in San Pedro. It was managed by Rudy Benavides.
Jim Callon worked closely on production with his UCLA classmate, Charles Lamont of Barking Dog Studios.
JDC was also a record label which included a sub-label of hip-hop called
Dunk Yer Funk Records
Dunk Yer Funk Records was a sub-label of record distributor JDC Records, active in San Pedro, California from 1985 to 1988. With the growing popularity of rap music and electrofunk, Jim Callon decided to form a sub-label. This would keep hi ...
which released the electrofunk classic "Velocity, Speed and Force" by VSF (which was produced by
J-vibe
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).
Today, JDC operates out of San Pedro, California, as a one-stop distribution company for all genres of music, specializing in vinyl records, but also offering CDs and cassette tapes. A new retail shop also opened in San Pedro in 2016, in front of the distribution warehouse.
Releases
* JDC 0027 Unknown Artist L.A. Party Mix (12")
* JDC 0028 Bobby Davenport - Time (Has Come Today) (12")
* JDC 0029 Rofo - Flashlight On A Disconight (12")
* JDC 0030 Precious - Taboo (12")
* JDC 0032 Various The JDC Mixer - 7 Years Of Disco / Dance Music (12")
* JDC 0033 Victor & The Glove - Breakmixer (Part 1) (12", S/Sided)
* JDC 0033 Victor & The Glove - Breakmixer (Part 2) (12", S/Sided)
* JDC 0034 Knights Of The Turntables - Techno Scratch (12")
* JDC 0035 Rofo You've Got To Move It On (12")
* JDC 0036 Tapps - My Forbidden Lover (12")
* JDC 0038 Tyrants in Therapy - Three People (Nude Below The Waist) (12")
* JDC 0041 Knights Of The Turntables - Fresh Mess (12")
* JDC 0042 Purple Flash - We Can Make It (12")
* JDC 0043 Samantha Gilles - Feel It (12")
* JDC 0044 The Glass Family featuring Taka Boom - The Stars Are Out (12")
* JDC 0045 Various - The JDC Mixer Volume 2 (12")
* JDC 0046
Jessica Williams - They Call Me Queen Of Fools (12")
* JDC 0047 Arpeggio / French Kiss - Love & Desire / Panic (12")
* JDC 0049 Venus - One Shot Lover (12")
* JDC 0050 Soif De La Vie - Goddess Of Love (12")
* JDC 0051 Charity / Carlos Perez - Sweet Conversation / Las Manos Quietas (12")
* JDC 0052 Igor RX-15 - Nuthin' But Beats (12")
* JDC 0054 Tyrants In Therapy - Paint It Pink (12")
* JDC 0055 Various - The JDC Mixer Volume 3 (12")
* JDC 0056 J.D. Hall - #1 Lover (12")
* JDC 0058
Cerrone
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- Trippin On The Moon (12")
* JDC 0059 Ferrara - Love Attack (12")
* JDC 0060
Rosebud - Have A Cigar (12")
* JDC 0061 People Like Us - Midnight Lover (12")
* JDC 0062 Finzy Kontini - Cha Cha Cha (12")
* JDC 0063 Latin Lover - Cassanova Action (12")
* JDC 0064 Antonio Rodriguez /
Dee D. Jackson -
La Bamba / S.O.S. (Love To The Rescue) (12")
* JDC 0065
Angie Gold -
Eat You Up (12")
* JDC 0066
Patrick Cowley - Right On Target (12")
* JDC 0067 Various - The JDC Mixer Volume 4 (12")
* JDC 0068 Phaeax - Talk About (12")
* JDC 0069
Santa Esmeralda - Another Cha Cha/Cha Cha Suite (12")
* JDC 0071
Telex
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- Moskow Diskow (12")
* JDC 0073 Astaire - Fire Me Up (12")
* JDC 0074 Colleen - Soft Cafe (12")
* JDC 0076 Venus - Hot Sun On Video (12")
* JDC 0079 Tyrants In Therapy - Too Tuff To Cry (12")
* JDC 0082 Sabby - Friday Night (12")
* JDC 0085 Tapps - Don't Pretend To Know (12")
* JDC 0087 Various - The JDC Mixer Vol. 6 (12")
* JDC 0088 Persuasion - Take Me Now (12")
* JDC 0089 Dharma - Plastic Doll (12")
* JDC 0090 Psychic Interface - Body To Body (12")
* JDC 0091 Bianca - One More Time (12")
* JDC 0092 Trilogy - Not Love (12")
* JDC 0093
Boytronic
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- You / Bryllyant (12", Single)
* JDC 0094 Shy Rose - I Cry For You (12")
* JDC 0096 Scotch - Money Runner (Remix) (12")
* JDC 0097
MC Miker G. &
DJ Sven - Holiday Rap (12")
* JDC 0099 Tyrants In Therapy - Crazy Dreams (12")
* JDC 0100 Tantra - The Hills Of Katmandu (The Patrick Cowley Megamix) (12")
* JDC 0101
Man 2 Man Meets
Jessica Williams - These Boots Are Made For Walking (12")
* JDC 0102 Michael Bow - One Shot So Hot (12")
* JDC 0103 Various - The JDC Mixer Volume 7 (12", Mix)
* JDC 0106 The Tyrant Michael - Call Of The Wild (12")
* JDC 0107 Digital Emotion - Get Up "Action!" (12")
* JDC 0108 Bianca - Midnight Lover (12")
* JDC 0109 Various - The JDC Mixer Volume VIII (12")
* JDC 0110 Rofo - Rofo's Theme (12")
* JDC 0112 David Storrs - Dancing On The Planet (12")
* JDC 0113 Jonny Chingas - Automatic Lover (12")
* JDC 0114 Bollock Brothers - The Harley David / Son Of A Bitch (12")
* JDC 0115 Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money (12")
* JDC 0116 Sexual Harassment -
I Need a Freak (12")
* JDC 0117 Various - The JDC Mixer No. 9 (12")
* JDC 1001
Ice-T - Coldest Rap / Cold Wind Madness (12")
* JDC 12-1 Glass Family - The Crazy / Disco Concerto (12")
* JDC 12-11 Ann Joy - Love Now Hurt Later (12")
* JDC 12-12 Little Casper and The MX's - The Ultimate Warlord (12")
* JDC 12-4
Two Man Sound - Que Tal America (12")
* JDC 12-6 Taka Boom - Bring It Back (12")
* JDC 12-7 Fever - Standing In The Shadows Of Love (Remix) (12")
* JDC 12-8 Two Man Sound - La Musica Latina (12")
* JDC 12-9 '
Lectric Funk - Shanghaied (12")
* JDC 2003
Captain Rapp - Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) (12")
* JDC 2018 Poetry 'N' Motion - Killer Dayton's (12", RP)
* JDC 2023 Stereo MD & DJ Weasul - Don't Make Me Mad (12")
* JDC 3451-2 Bollock Brothers - The Harley David / Son Of A Bitch (CD, Maxi)
* JDC 3452-2 Eddie Hazel Jams From The Heart (CD)
* JDC 429 Glass Family - The Crazy (7")
* JDC 62177 Glass Family - The Mr DJ, You Know How To Make Me Dance (LP)
* JDC/DOM-002
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- C'est La Vie (12")
* M3-12 Glass Family - The Crazy / Disco Concerto (12")
* P 20584 Vaughan Mason & Crew / Young & Company - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll / I Like (What You're Doing To Me) (12")
References
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American record labels
Hip hop record labels
Record labels based in California
Record labels established in 1978
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