Palette Records was an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

, founded in

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in 1958 by Jacques Kluger. It was linked to the publishing company World Music, which was taken over by BMG in 1989. The

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Palette label was distributed by

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. Artists included the comedian

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, who had a minor

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with "Don't Jump off the Roof, Dad", Monty Babson, and the Reg Owen Orchestra, whose single " Manhattan Spiritual" reached #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1959.

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* Reg Owen * Monty Babson *

Will Tura Arthur Achiel Albert, Ridder (title), Knight Blanckaert (born 2 August 1940 in Veurne), known by his stage name Will Tura, is a Belgian artist considered as the most successful Flemish-speaking singer of the 20th century. Famous in Flanders and th ...

* Rita Deneve * Jess and James * Los Mayas * Andre Brasseur * The Mertens Brothers

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