Revue Records was an American
subsidiary record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...
of
MCA Incorporation. Revue was operated by the same management team that ran
Universal City (UNI) Records. Revue was created in 1967 to exclusively cater to the
R&B market.
The label primarily released singles, but from 1968 until its dissolution, albums were released. In 1971, MCA merged Uni Records and other subsidiaries to become
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wi ...
.
Roster
The label initially bought master recordings to release, but artist who recorded for the label include:
*
Garland Green
*
The Mirettes
* Jack Montgomery
*
The Chi-Lites
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* Marvin L. Sims
* Darrow Fletcher
* Alder Ray
* The Sunlovers
* Lee Charles
* Tony Borders
* Marvin Holmes & The Uptights
* Third Avenue Blues Band
*
Mike & The Censations
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...
*
David T. Walker
*
Eddie & Ernie
* Joyce Hopson
* Charles Lamont
Discography
Albums
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!Catalog
No.
!Released
!Title
!Artist
, -
, RS 7201
, 1968
, ''House on Elm Street''
, Harold Johnson Sextet
, -
, RS 7202
, 1968
, ''To Soul with Love''
,
Stu Gardner
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, -
, RS 7203
, 1968
, ''Can You Dig It...Live''
,
Ural Thomas
, -
, RS 7204
, 1968
, ''Everybody Loves a Winner''
, Harold Johnson Sextet
, -
, RS 7205
, 1968
, ''In the Midnight Hour''
,
The Mirettes
, -
, RS 7206
, 1969
, ''Jazz + Soul''
, Willie Bovain
, -
, RS 7207
, 1969
, ''The Sidewalk''
, David T. Walker
, -
, RS 7208
,
,
,
, -
, RS 7209
,
,
,
, -
, RS 7210
, 1969
, ''A Midsummer's Day Dream''
, Mark Eric
, -
, RS 7211
, 1970
, ''Going Up!''
, David T. Walker
, -
, RS 7212
, 1970
, ''Wide Open''
, Harold Johnson
, -
, RS 7213
, 1970
, ''Fantastic''
, 3rd Avenue Blues Band
References
External links
Revue Album Discography on BSN Pubs
Soul music record labels
Record labels based in California
Defunct record labels of the United States