Full Description
The birth of rock 'n' roll brought with it the formation of many small, independent record labels. These labels helped the fledgling music gain mainstream acceptance. One of the most prominent was Liberty Records.
The interviews with artists, producers, engineers, arrangers, executives, and composers presented herein are fascinating: Jan and Dean, Bobby Vee, the Ventures, and many more. A complete discography of the label's releases (both 45s and LPs) as well as those of its Dolton and Imperial subsidiaries are provided.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword xiii
Preface
Part one: Anatomy of a Record Label
1. Rock 'n' Roll Record Labels
2. Liberty in the Beginning
3. 1955 The Liberty Girl, Julie London
4. 1956 The Little Liberty Girls, Patience and Prudence
5. 1957 Eddie Cochran, Snuff Garrett, Sharon Sheeley, and Margie Rayburn
6. 1958 "Witch Doctor" and the Chipmunks
7. 1959 Martin Denny, Bobby Vee, Dolphin Records, the Fleetwoods, the Frantics, and Little Bill and the Blue Notes
8. 1960 Johnny Burnette, Buddy Knox, Ernie Freeman, and the Ventures
9. 1961 Avnet, Gene McDaniels, Timi Yuro, Vic Dana, Troy Shondell, and Dick and DeeDee
10. 1962 The Crickets, Jan & Dean, the Marketts, the Rivingtons, Danny and Gwen, Walter Drennan, Jackie DeShannon, Willie Nelson, and Vikki Carr
11. 1963 Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, and More from Bobby Vee, Jan & Dean, Jackie De Shannon, the Fleetwoods, and the Crickets
12. 1964 Matt Monro, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, the Searchers, the Beatles, Irma Thomas, Johnny Rivers, the Swinging Blue Jeans, and the Hollies
13. 1965 Gary Lewis and the Playboys, P.J. Proby, T-Bones, Hal Blaine, O'Jays, Jimmy McCracklin, and Cher
14. Liberty Stereo Little LPs, EPs, 78s, and Picture Sleeves
15. 1966 Bob Lind and Del Shannon
16. Liberty Acquisitions, Special Series, and Subsidiaries
17. 1967 Nitty Gritty Birt Band, Bikki Carr, Hardtimes, Love Generation, Sunshine Company, Classics IV, and the Fifth Dimension
18. 1968 Canned Heat and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, and Tich
19. 1969 The Fifth Dimension and Also-Rans
20. 1970 Ike and Tina Turner and Sugarloaf
21. 1971 Liberty in the End
Part Two: Making Liberty Hit Records
22. Music Publishing —Metric Music
23. Record Producing
24. Recording Music
25. Engineering a Hit
26. Picturing Music
27. Promoting Records
28. Publicity
29. Selling Records
30. Distributing Records
31. Merchandising Records
32. Radio Airplay
Part Three: Four Liberty Superstars
33. Bobby Vee
34. The Ventures
35. Jackie DeShannon
36. Jan & Dean
Part Four: The End of Liberty
37. Selling Liberty... and Selling It and Selling It
38. Life After Liberty
39. Overview
40. Epilogue: Where Did They Go?
Appendices
1. #1 Hits
2. Artists in the Top 200
3. Liberty, Dolton, Imperial, and Soul City Top Rankings
4. The Top Liberty, Dolton, and Imperial Hit Makers
5. The Top Twenty Liberty Family Artists
6. Percentage of Success
7. Chronological Hit Lists
8. Graphs of Hits Per Year
9. Top 100 Hits by Artists
10. Top 100 Hits Listed by Month and Year
11. Singles Discography
12. Liberty LP and EP Discography
13. Liberty Family 45 Sleeves and Libels
Index
