Roulette Records
| Roulette Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | EMI (1989–2013) Warner Music Group (2013–present) |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | George Goldner Joe Kolsky Morris Levy Phil Kahl |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Distributor(s) | Blue Note Records (1989–2013) Rhino Entertainment (pop catalogue; North America) Parlophone (worldwide jazz; international pop catalogues) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City, New York |
Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Levy was appointed director.
The label had known ties to New York City mobsters.[1] Levy ran the label with an iron fist.[2] In 1958 Roost Records was purchased. Goldner subsequently bowed out of his partnership interest in Roulette and, to cover his gambling debts, sold his record labels Tico, Rama, Gee and—years later—End and Gone to Levy, who grouped them into Roulette. Peretti and Creatore later left Roulette and worked as freelance producers for RCA Records throughout the 1960s. They co-founded Avco Records in 1969. In 1971 Roulette took over the catalog of Jubilee Records.
History
[edit]During the late 1950s, Roulette scored hits by Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, The Playmates, Jimmie Rodgers, Ronnie Hawkins, The Delicates, and Frankie Lymon as well as releasing albums by Pearl Bailey, Dinah Washington and Count Basie.
During the early 1960s, Roulette issued recordings connected to the twist dance craze, such as "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee and the Starliters. They also released a rare album of "twist songs" by Bill Haley & His Comets, Twistin' Knights at the Roundtable. Other major 1960s hits for the label include "Two Faces Have I" by Lou Christie. A group of United States Marines called The Essex recorded the hit "Easier Said Than Done" while based at Camp Lejeune, NC, in 1963. In 1964, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay first recorded together on Roulette while in the nine-member Au Go Go Singers, the house band for the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City.
In the UK Roulette's records were issued on EMI's Columbia label. In April 1965, the UK music magazine NME reported that Roulette had agreed to offer a sponsored show to the UK pirate radio radio station Radio Caroline. The hour-long show, recorded in the US by disc jockey Jack Spector, was to be broadcast five evenings a week. The contract covered a two-year period and was worth over £10,000 to the station.[3]
According to Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells, whose "Hanky Panky", "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mirage", "Mony Mony", "Crimson and Clover" and many others were released during his time at the label, Roulette was a front business for the Genovese crime family.[4] James estimates that the label kept $30 million-$40 million of the group's royalties but afforded it total artistic freedom, whereas another label would have tampered with its formula and might have dropped the group early on.[1] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Roulette was one of the industry's major distributors, handling records for many leading labels.
Levy was the key financial backer for the rap music label Sugar Hill Records, which was founded in 1979 by the husband-and-wife team Joe and Sylvia Robinson. Sugar Hill released the first Top 40 rap single, "Rapper's Delight", in 1979. In the early 1980s, the Robinsons bought Levy out.
In 1981, Henry Stone turned to Levy to help prevent the demise of TK Records, so they set up Sunnyview Records under the Roulette umbrella. In 1986, Levy was arrested, tried and convicted for extorting money from an FBI informant, John LaMonte, but he died in Ghent, New York, before serving any time in prison. In 1989, Roulette Records was sold to a consortium of EMI and Rhino Records, the latter of which was later acquired by Warner Music Group. Rhino would control Roulette’s pop catalogue in the USA, Canada and Mexico, while EMI acquired Roulette’s jazz catalogue worldwide, plus the international distribution of Roulette’s pop catalogue.[5] As of 2013, Warner Music Group now has worldwide rights to the Roulette catalogue as a result of acquiring EMI’s Parlophone label.[6][7]
Following their 1989 acquisition, Rhino and EMI began issuing large royalty checks to former Roulette artists. Tommy James recalled that his checks were in amounts in six or seven digits. Roulette was notorious for not paying royalties to its artists, who had to rely on concerts and personal appearances for their income.[1]
Until 2013, EMI used the Roulette name for the reissue of old Roulette-label material. In the US, Blue Note Records handled the Roulette jazz catalogue for release on the Roulette Jazz label until 2013. It was one of the units of Parlophone that Universal Music was required to sell to Warner Music Group to comply with international regulators.
Roulette Records artists
[edit]Discography
[edit]25000 Popular Series
[edit]Roulette Records 25000 Popular Series of LP records began in 1957 and ran until 1968.[8]
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25001 | Calypso with the Playmates | The Playmates | |
| 25002 | Barrelhouse | Moe Wechsler | |
| 25003 | Buddy Knox | Buddy Knox | |
| 25004 | Jimmy Bowen | Jimmy Bowen | |
| 25005 | Italy | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25006 | Charleston | Bonnie Alden | |
| 25007 | Memories of Hal Kemp | Henry Jerome Orchestra | |
| 25008 | Showplace of the Nation | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | |
| 25009 | Tyree Glenn at the Embers | Tyree Glenn | |
| 25010 | Dorothy Donegan at the Embers | Dorothy Donegan | |
| 25011 | Polka | Ted Tyle | |
| 25012 | Pearl Bailey A Broad | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25013 | Frankie Lymon at the London Palladium | Frankie Lymon | |
| 25014 | Kay Martin and Her Bodyguards | Kay Martin | |
| 25015 | Dixiecats | Jazz All Stars | |
| 25016 | Pearl Bailey Sings for Adults Only | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25017 | Copa Girl | Dori Anne Gray | |
| 25018 | Songs My Mother Loved | Milton Berle | |
| 25019 | Hi-Fi Harmonica | Leo Diamond | |
| 25020 | Jimmie Rodgers | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25021 | Pajama Party | Various Artists | |
| 25022 | Accordion in Hi-Fi | Jo Ann Castle | |
| 25023 | Musical Themes of Hollywood U.S.A. | Jack Schaindlin & Symphony of the Air | |
| 25024 | Let's Dance | Tony Pastor and Orchestra | |
| 25025 | Jamaica | Lennie Hayton | |
| 25026 | The Long Hot Summer (Soundtrack) | Alex North | |
| 25027 | Guy Pastor and His Dad | Tony Pastor and Orchestra | |
| 25028 | Italy Revisited | The DiMara Sisters with the Tony Dannon Orchestra | |
| 25029 | Curtain Going Up | Original Dukes of Dixieland | |
| 25030 | Gospel Songs | Stamps-Baxter Quartet | |
| 25031 | Let's Do the Polka | Ted Tyle Orchestra | |
| 25032 | Oriental Delight | Hank Mardigian Sextet | |
| 25033 | The Number One Ballads | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25034 | David Niven Reads the World's Most Famous Love Letters | David Niven | |
| 25035 | Cowboy | Foy Willing & The Riders of the Purple Sage | |
| 25036 | Rock 'n Roll | Frankie Lymon | |
| 25037 | St. Louis Blues | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25038 | Dixieland at Carnegie Hall | Various Artists | |
| 25039 | Coffee, Cigarettes and Memories | Jeri Southern | |
| 25040 | Emil Coleman at the Waldorf Astoria | Emil Coleman | |
| 25041 | With Love | Fernando Lamas | Two tracks arranged by Astor Piazzolla |
| 25042 | Jimmie Rodgers Sings Folk Songs | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25043 | At Play with the Playmates | The Playmates | |
| 25044 | When Good Fellows Get Together | Hugo & Luigi with Their Family Singers | |
| 25045 | Noro Morales at the Harvest Moon Ball | Noro Morales | |
| 25046 | Song Stylist Extraordinaire | Valerie Carr | |
| 25047 | On My Way to Heaven | Lee Russell & Wayfarers | |
| 25048 | Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen | Buddy Knox/Jimmy Bowen | Split album |
| 25049 | Greece | Peter Kara Orchestra | |
| 25050 | Tyree Glenn at the Roundtable | Tyree Glenn | |
| 25051 | Italia con Pier Angeli | Pier Angeli | |
| 25052 | A Long, Long Kiss | Canta Maya | |
| 25053 | Steve Allen at the Roundtable | Steve Allen | |
| 25054 | Love Songs a LaRosa | Julius LaRosa | |
| 25055 | La Guitarra: The Genius of Rolando Valdes-Blain | Rolando Valdes-Blain | |
| 25056 | Hello Nice People | Henry Jerome Orchestra | |
| 25057 | His Golden Year | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25058 | Swingin' My Way Through College | Maynard Ferguson Orchestra | |
| 25059 | Rock and Roll Record Hop | Various Artists | |
| 25060 | At Home with the Barry Sisters | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25061 | Emotions of Jose Duval | Jose Duval | Arranged by Astor Piazzolla |
| 25062 | Cha Cha Italiana | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25063 | Pearl Bailey Sings Porgy and Bess and Other Gershwin Melodies | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25064 | Swingin' Marchin' Whistlin' | Buddy Williams and his Golden Echo Music | |
| 25065 | Lennie Hayton Introduces Scandinavian Suite No. 1 | Lennie Hayton | |
| 25066 | Hawaiian Luau | William Kealoha Orchestra | |
| 25067 | Woody Herman Sextet at the Roundtable | Woody Herman Sextet | |
| 25068 | Cuttin' Capers | The Playmates | |
| 25069 | Honky Tonk Piano | Moe Wechsler | |
| 25070 | Dixieland in High Society | Don Redman and the Knights of the Roundtable | |
| 25071 | TV Favorites Volume 1 | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25072 | Basie Swings, Bennett Sings | Count Basie and Tony Bennett | |
| 25073 | Themes from the Hip | Bud Wattles Orchestra | |
| 25074 | Folk Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee | Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee | |
| 25075 | Try a Little Tenderness | Tyree Glenn with Strings | |
| 25076 | Turk Murphy and His Jazz Band at the Roundtable | Turk Murphy and His Jazz Band | |
| 25077 | Shy | Cathy Carr | |
| 25078 | Ronnie Hawkins | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 25079 | It Seems Like Only Yesterday | Hal McIntyre Orchestra | |
| 25080 | Dixieland at the Roundtable | Salt City Six | |
| 25081 | Twilight on the Trail | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25082 | Joe Reisman Salutes the All-Time Instrumental Favorites | Joe Reisman | |
| 25083 | On the Sunny Side | Julius LaRosa | |
| 25084 | Broadway Show Stoppers | The Playmates | |
| 25085 | Go Ahead & Rock Rock Rock | Buddy Johnson Orchestra featuring Ella Johnson | |
| 25086 | Shepherd and His Flock | Bill Shepherd Orchestra | |
| 25087 | Happy Organ | Bob Wyatt | |
| 25088 | Music for Wise Guys | Turk Murphy | |
| 25089 | Great American Waltzes | Joe Reisman | |
| 25090 | Born to Be Blue | Anne Phillips | |
| 25091 | Jack Teagarden at the Roundtable | Jack Teagarden | |
| 25092 | Relax'n with Chico Randall | Chico Randall | |
| 25093 | Rock n' Roll Bandstand | Various Artists | |
| 25094 | Ev'ry Hour, Ev'ry Day | Valerie Carr | |
| 25095 | It's Christmas Once Again | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25096 | Memorie di Roma | The DiMara Sisters | Arranged by Astor Piazzolla |
| 25097 | Christmas Carols | St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir | |
| 25098 | On the Beach (Soundtrack) | Ernest Gold | Musical Score from the film. |
| 25099 | Sounds in the Night | Sam Marowitz | |
| 25100 | Marc of Fredericks | Marc Fredericks and Orchestra | |
| 25101 | More Songs for Adults Only | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25102 | Mr. Dynamo | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 25103 | When the Spirit Moves You | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25104 | Once More with Feeling | Billy Eckstine | |
| 25105 | Polka! Polka! Polka! | Kenny Bass | |
| 25106 | Original Hit Records | Various Artists | |
| 25107 | A Thousand Miles Away | The Heartbeats | |
| 25108 | Salute Italia | Al Caiola | |
| 25109 | Woo Hoo | The Rock-A-Teens | |
| 25110 | On Stage | Alan Gale | |
| 25111 | Island Paradise | William Kealoha Orchestra | |
| 25112 | Dixieland at the Roundtable | Sharkey Bonano | |
| 25113 | Smooth and Rocky | Rocky Cole with The Al Cohn Orchestra | |
| 25114 | Instrumental Imports | Joe Reisman | |
| 25115 | Let's Have a Ball | Tyree Glenn | |
| 25116 | Songs of the Bad Old Days | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25117 | Accent Italino | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25118 | Las Vegas Late Show | Jack Ross Quartet | |
| 25119 | Jazz Maverick | Jack Teagarden | |
| 25120 | The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 25121 | Folk Scene U.S.A. | The Cumberland Three | |
| 25122 | Neapolitan Memories | Doreen | |
| 25123 | Jimmy Durante at the Copacabana | Jimmy Durante | |
| 25124 | Ivory and Bone | Al Lerner | |
| 25125 | Naughty But Nice | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25126 | Italiano U.S.A. | Lou Monte | |
| 25127 | New Sensations in Sound | Lou Monte | |
| 25128 | At Home with Jimmie Rodgers: An Evening of Folk Songs | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25129 | Swings for Dancers | Richard Maltby | |
| 25130 | Sing Along with Emmett Kelly | Emmett Kelly | |
| 25131 | Banjo & Calls Sing Along | Various Artists | |
| 25132 | Civil War Almanac Volume 1: The Yankees | The Cumberland Three | |
| 25133 | Civil War Almanac Volume 2: The Rebels | The Cumberland Three | |
| 25134 | Italy Volume 2 | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25135 | Voice of Hawaii | William Kealoha | |
| 25136 | Side by Side | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25137 | Ronnie Hawkins Sings the Songs of Hank Williams | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 25138 | Tyree Glenn at London House in Chicago | Tyree Glenn | |
| 25139 | Wait for Me | The Playmates | |
| 25140 | In Love for the Very First Time | Wanda Stafford | |
| 25141 | It's Happy Polka Time | Kenny Bass & His Polka Poppers | |
| 25142 | St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir Sings Christmas Songs | St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir | |
| 25143 | You Talk Too Much | Joe Jones | |
| 25144 | The Best of Pearl Bailey | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25145 | Fidoodlin' | Spade Cooley | |
| 25146 | Grimm's Hip Fairy Tales | Mort Linsey | |
| 25148 | Swing Folksongs | Richard Maltby | |
| 25149 | That's Paris | Tony Osborne Orchestra | |
| 25150 | The Folk Song World of Jimmie Rodgers | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25151 | Melodie O'Italia | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25152 | Dream Bar | Willie Restum | |
| 25153 | Return to Rome | Rudy Adamo | |
| 25154 | It Happened One Night | Dorothy Donegan | |
| 25155 | Pearl Bailey Sings Songs of Harold Arlen | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25156 | We Belong Together | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25157 | Shalom | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25159 | Murray the "K's" Sing Along with the Original Golden Gassers! | Various Artists | |
| 25160 | The Best of Jimmie Rodgers Folk Songs | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25161 | My Name...Jose Jimenez | Bill Dana | |
| 25162 | Pat Harrington, Jr. as Guido Panzini and Bill Dana as Kookie as Ever | Pat Harrington, Jr. and Bill Dana | |
| 25163 | Enzo Stuarti | Enzo Stuarti | |
| 25164 | The Gospel in Words & Music | Rev. Adam Clayton Powell | |
| 25165 | Top Polka Million Sellers | Kenny Bass & His Orchestra | |
| 25166 | Doin' the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge | Joey Dee and the Starliters | |
| 25167 | Happy Sounds | Pearl Bailey with the Louis Bellson Orchestra | |
| 25168 | Hey, Let's Twist | Various Artists | |
| 25169 | Twistin' at the Roundtable with the Orchids | The Orchids | |
| 25170 | Dinah '62 | Dinah Washington | |
| 25171 | All the World is Twistin | Joey Dee and the Starliters | |
| 25172 | Twistin' at the Miami Beach Peppermint Lounge | Seven Blends | |
| 25173 | Back at the Peppermint Lounge | Joey Dee and the Starliters | |
| 25174 | Twistin' Knights at the Roundtable | Bill Haley and His Comets | |
| 25175 | Let's All Twist at Peppermint Lounge | Dale Hawkins and His Escapades | |
| 25176 | The Most of the Twist | Various Artists | |
| 25177 | The Dixie Sound of Jack Teagarden | Jack Teagarden | |
| 25178 | Brilliant Big Band Ballads and Blues | Richard Maltby | |
| 25179 | 15 Million Sellers | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25180 | In Love | Dinah Washington | |
| 25181 | Come On, Let's Play with Pearlie Mae | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25182 | Two Tickets To Paris (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
| 25183 | Drinking Again | Dinah Washington | |
| 25184 | The Trombone Artistry of Tyree Glenn | Tyree Glenn | |
| 25185 | This Was Burlesque | Ann Corio | Original Cast Album |
| 25186 | How to Strip for Your Husband | Ann Corio | Orchestra conducted by Sonny Lester |
| 25187 | Songs for the John | Jackie Kannon | |
| 25188 | Hit Movie Themes in Italiano | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25189 | Back to the Blues | Dinah Washington | |
| 25190 | Modern Dance Band Sounds of Country & Western Hits | Sonny Lester Orchestra | |
| 25191 | Murray the K Presents Golden Gassers for Hand Holders | Various Artists | |
| 25192 | Murray the K Presents Golden Gassers for a Dance Party | Various Artists | |
| 25193 | Bossa Nova | Tito Puente | |
| 25195 | About Good Little Girls and Bad Little Boys | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25196 | The Next One Will Kill You | Morey Amsterdam | |
| 25197 | Joey Dee | Joey Dee | |
| 25198 | The Barry Sisters in Israel | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25199 | Folk Songs | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 25200 | Lowdown Back Porch Blues | Louisiana Red | |
| 25201 | The Funniest New Comic Since the Last New Comic | Dave Turner | |
| 25202 | How to Belly Dance for Your Husband and His Friends | Little Egypt and the Sonny Lester Orchestra | |
| 25203 | At Home with That Other Family | Leonard Gaines and Gwen Davis | |
| 25204 | Tapped Wires | Will Jordan and Rhonda Brown | |
| 25205 | Don Sherman at the Playboy Club | Don Sherman | |
| 25206 | Bossa Nova Italian Style | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25207 | Golden Goodies Volume 1 | Various Artists | |
| 25208 | Lou Christie | Lou Christie | |
| 25209 | Golden Goodies Volume 4: Goodies for a Dance Party | Various Artists | |
| 25210 | Golden Goodies Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 25211 | Golden Goodies Volume 3 | Various Artists | |
| 25212 | Golden Goodies Volume 7 | Various Artists | |
| 25213 | Golden Goodies Volume 9 | Various Artists | |
| 25214 | Golden Goodies Volume 8 | Various Artists | |
| 25215 | Golden Goodies Volume 5 | Various Artists | |
| 25216 | Golden Goodies Volume 6 | Various Artists | |
| 25217 | Golden Goodies Volume 10 | Various Artists | |
| 25218 | Golden Goodies Volume 12 | Various Artists | |
| 25219 | Golden Goodies Volume 11 | Various Artists | |
| 25220 | Dinah '63 | Dinah Washington | |
| 25221 | Dance-Dance-Dance | Joey Dee | |
| 25222 | C'est la Vie | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25223 | Old Country Polka | Kenny Bass | |
| 25224 | More How to Strip for Your Husband | Ann Corio | Orchestra conducted by Sonny Lester |
| 25225 | More How to Belly Dance for Your Husband | Little Egypt | Orchestra conducted by Sonny Lester |
| 25228 | Rendezvous in Istanbul | The Gomidas Band | |
| 25229 | Rendezvous in Greece | The Gomidas Band | |
| 25230 | Rendezvous in Armenia | The Gomidas Band | |
| 25231 | Strike Up the Band | Tony Bennett and Count Basie | Reissue of 25072 with different track order |
| 25232 | Ragtime U.S.A | Ralph Sutton | |
| 25233 | Gospel Concert: The Ward Singers Recorded Live | Clara Ward | |
| 25234 | Easier Said Than Done | The Essex | |
| 25235 | A Walkin' Miracle | The Essex | |
| 25236 | And Now...The Missing Otis Trio | The Missing Otis Trio | |
| 25237 | Meetin' | The Followers | |
| 25238 | Instrumental Golden Goodies Volume 13 | Various Artists | |
| 25239 | Golden Goodies Volume 14 | Various Artists | |
| 25240 | Golden Goodies Volume 15 | Various Artists | |
| 25241 | Golden Goodies Volume 16 | Various Artists | |
| 25242 | Golden Goodies Volume 17 | Various Artists | |
| 25243 | Portrait of Mr. T | Jack Teagarden | |
| 25244 | In Tribute | Dinah Washington | |
| 25245 | Organ Dynamics | Bob Wyatt | |
| 25246 | Young and Lively | The Essex featuring Anita Humes | |
| 25247 | Golden Goodies of 1963 Volume 18 | Various Artists | |
| 25248 | Your Favorite Groups and Their Golden Goodies Volume 19 | Various Artists | |
| 25249 | 20 Original Winners Volume 1 | Various Artists | |
| 25250 | Jerry Blavatt Presents the Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon | The Teenagers | |
| 25251 | 20 Original Winners Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 25252 | Hootenanny Nashville | Gene & Jerry | |
| 25253 | A Stranger on Earth | Dinah Washington | |
| 25254 | Good Guy Jack Spector Presents 22 Original Winners | Various Artists | |
| 25255 | The Best of Ronnie Hawkins | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 25256 | Golden Goodies Goodies | Various Artists | |
| 25257 | The Magic World of Italy | Various Artists | |
| 25258 | The World of the Barry Sisters | The Barry Sisters | |
| 25259 | The Risque World of Pearl Bailey | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25260 | The World of Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | |
| 25261 | The World of Jack Teagarden | Jack Teagarden | |
| 25262 | Music to Stop Smoking By | Sal Salvador Quartet | |
| 25263 | 20 Original Winners Volume 3 | Various Artists | |
| 25264 | 20 Original Winners Volume 4 | Various Artists | |
| 25265 | Melodie d'Italia | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25266 | Polish Songs | Ray Budzilek | |
| 25267 | Yiddish Songs | Patsy Abbott | |
| 25268 | Wedding Polkas | Kenny Bass | |
| 25269 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | Compilation |
| 25270 | What's New | The New Group | |
| 25271 | Songs by James Van Heusen | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25272 | Let's Go Bobo! | Willie Bobo | |
| 25273 | WFUN Good Guys | Various Artists | |
| 25274 | Drums!, Drums!, Drums! | Olatunji | |
| 25275 | Rockin' in the 25th Century | The Spacemen | |
| 25276 | My Fair Lady Goes Latin | Tito Puente | |
| 25277 | Race! | Sandy Baron | |
| 25278 | By Jupiter & Girl Crazy | Jackie Cain & Roy Kral | |
| 25279 | Polynesian Rendezvous | Daphne Walker and George Tumahai | |
| 25280 | They Call Us Au Go-Go Singers | The Au Go-Go Singers | |
| 25281 | Love Songs from a Cop | Joe E. Ross | |
| 25282 | Songs I Sang with Guy Lombardo | Kenny Gardner | |
| 25283 | Cascading Voices | Hugo & Luigi | |
| 25284 | I Sing in a Pub | Kim Cordell | |
| 25285 | Jewish Folk Songs | Joey Adams and Sholom Secunda | |
| 25286 | More Italian Songs Mama Never Taught | Nicola Paone | |
| 25287 | More Polish Songs Mama Never Taught | Ray Budzilek | |
| 25288 | Greek Songs Mama Never Taught Me | The Four Coins | |
| 25289 | The Best of Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | |
| 25290 | 20 All Time No. 1 Hits | Various Artists | |
| 25291 | WMAK Jet Set-22 Winners | Various Artists | |
| 25292 | Life with Liz and Dick | Heywood Kling | |
| 25293 | 20 Original Winners of 1964 | Various Artists | |
| 25294 | The Greatest Hits of Little Anthony and the Imperials | Little Anthony and the Imperials | |
| 25295 | WHK Good Guys | Various Artists | |
| 25297 | England's Newest Singing Sensations | The Hullaballoos | |
| 25298 | Organ Shindig | Dave "Baby" Cortez | |
| 25299 | And Now | Rudy Valentyne | |
| 25300 | For Women Only | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25301 | More of Frankie Randall | Frankie Randall | |
| 25302 | The Tiffiny Singers | The Tiffiny Singers | |
| 25303 | 50 Best Loved Italian Songs | The DiMara Sisters | |
| 25304 | 20 "Big Boss" Favorites: 10 Great Hits of 1964 - 10 Great Oldies Hits | Various Artists | |
| 25306 | Music of the Middle East | The John Berberian Ensemble | |
| 25307 | WING Lively Guys | Various Artists | |
| 25308 | The Many Faces of the Detergents | The Detergents | |
| 25309 | Polka Spectaculars | Kenny Bass and his Polka Poppers | |
| 25310 | The Hullaballoos On Hullabaloo | The Hullaballoos | |
| 25311 | German Songs Mama Taught Me | Duke Marsic | |
| 25312 | Live from the Ratfink Room | Jackie Kannon | |
| 25313 | Sincerely | Derek Martin | |
| 25314 | Tales | The Dixie Drifters | |
| 25315 | Tweetie Pie | Dave "Baby" Cortez | |
| 25316 | Shame and Scandal in the Family | Shawn Elliott | |
| 25317 | The Detective | Don Adams | |
| 25318 | Searching the Gospel | Pearl Bailey | |
| 25320 | Polish Songs Mama Never Taught Me | Ray Budzilek | |
| 25321 | Slovenian Songs Mama Taught Me | Duke Marsic and His Happy Slovenians | |
| 25322 | Music for Batman and Robin | The Spacemen | |
| 25323 | Sam and Dave | Sam & Dave | |
| 25324 | Live at the Taft | Charlie Drew | |
| 25325 | Polka Memories | Kenny Bass & Polka Team | |
| 25326 | The Exciters | The Exciters | |
| 25328 | Dave "Baby" Cortez In Orbit | Dave "Baby" Cortez | |
| 25329 | Etta Jones Sings | Etta Jones | With Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Milt Hinton |
| 25330 | Honky Tonk a-la Mod! | Bill Doggett | |
| 25331 | Strike Up the Band | Tony Bennett & Count Basie | |
| 25332 | Lou Christie Strikes Again | Lou Christie | Stereo reissue of Lou Christie Strikes Back |
| 25333 | WWIN Astro Jocks Present 20 Original Winners | Various Artists | |
| 25334 | This Hombre Called Lemon | Ken Lemon | |
| 25336 | Hanky Panky | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 25337 | WOL- Soul Brothers | Various Artists | |
| 25338 | K-BOX Dusty Discs | Various Artists | |
| 25339 | The Matadors Meet the Bull | Sonny Stitt | |
| 25343 | What's New!!! | Sonny Stitt | |
| 25344 | It's Only Love | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 25245 | Man in Love | Steve Rossi | |
| 25346 | I Keep Comin' Back! | Sonny Stitt | |
| 25347 | Color Me OBG: Station WDRC | Various Artists | |
| 25348 | KGFJ Sounds of Success | Various Artists | |
| 25349 | Canzone D'Amore | Ray Allen | |
| 25350 | Our Anniversary | Shep and the Limelites | |
| 25351 | Aqui Se Habla Espanol | Johnny Richards | |
| 25352 | Songs of My People | Tova Ronni | |
| 25353 | I Think We're Alone Now | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 25354 | Parallel-a-Stitt | Sonny Stitt | |
| 25355 | Something Special! The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 25356 | Ma Vie | Steve Rossi | |
| 25357 | Gettin' Together | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
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25358 |
The Fallen Angels | The Fallen Angels | |
| 25359 | Don't Walk, Dance! | Carlos Malcolm | |
| 25360 | This Is My Song | Ray Allen | |
| 25361 | The Big Three Featuring Cass Elliot | The Big Three |
42000 Pop series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42000 | The Big Three Featuring Cass Elliot | The Big Three | Reissue of 25361 |
| 42001 | The Spanish Side of Jazz | Candido, Machito and Willie Bobo | |
| 42002 | Back On Broadway | Pearl Bailey | |
| 42003 | Very Special Envoy | Very Special Envoy | |
| 42004 | Cole Porter Songbook | Pearl Bailey | |
| 42005 | Something Special! The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells | Tommy James and the Shondells | reissue of 25355 |
| 42006 | Yours Truly | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 42007 | Forever Yours | Little Anthony and the Imperials | |
| 42008 | Roman Guitar | Al Caiola | |
| 42009 | Fantail | Bobby Watson | |
| 42010 | The Rabble | The Rabble | |
| 42011 | It's A Long Way Down | The Fallen Angels | |
| 42012 | Mony, Mony | Tommy James & the Shondells | |
| 42013 | Lalolé: The Latin Sound of Lalo Schifrin | Lalo Schifrin | reissue of Tico Records LP |
| 42014 | The Best of Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | |
| 42015 | The Kid from Red Bank | Count Basie | |
| 42016 | A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry | Joe Williams | |
| 42017 | Count Basie & Billy Eckstine | Count Basie and Billy Eckstine | |
| 42018 | Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan | Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan | |
| 42019 | You're Mine, You | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 42020 | How to Strip for Your Husband | Ann Corio | reissue of 25186 |
| 42021 | How to Belly Dance for Your Husband | Little Egypt & Sonny Lester Orchestra | reissue of 25202 |
| 42022 | Let's Sing Yiddish | original cast | |
| 42023 | Crimson and Clover | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 42024 | The Queen Does Her Thing | La Lupe | |
| 42025 | Don Cooper | Don Cooper | |
| 42026 | Mario Bertolino Sings Songs of Naples | Mario Bertolino | |
| 42027 | Remember How Great, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | |
| 42028 | Remember How Great, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | |
| 42029 | Remember How Great, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | |
| 42030 | Cellophane Symphony | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 42031 | Remember How Great, Vol. 4 | Various Artists | |
| 42032 | Remember How Great, Vol. 5 | Various Artists | |
| 42034 | This Time | Mario Bertolino | |
| 42035 | Make Someone Happy | Sonny Stitt | |
| 42036 | Arzachel | Arzachel | |
| 42037 | Charisma | Charisma | |
| 42038 | Thundertree | Thundertree | |
| 42039 | Clarence "Frogman" Henry is Alive and Well Living in New Orleans | Clarence Henry | |
| 42040 | The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 42041 | Alan Freed's Memory Lane | Various Artists | reissue of End 314 |
| 42042 | Alan Freed's Top 15 | Various Artists | reissue of End 315 |
| 42043 | Roots and Branches | Don Crawford | |
| 42044 | Travelin' | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 42045 | The Best of Ronnie Hawkins Featuring His Band | Ronnie Hawkins | |
| 42046 | Bless The Children | Don Cooper | |
| 42047 | Morganmasondowns | Morgan Mason Downs | |
| 42048 | Stardust | Sonny Stitt | |
| 42049 | Morning Dew | Morning Dew | |
| 42050 | Maybe | The Three Degrees | |
| 42051 | Tommy James | Tommy James | |
| 42052 | Alive N Kickin' | Alive N Kickin' | |
| 42053 | George Nardello | George Nardello | |
| 42054 | Beasts and Fiends | Charisma | |
| 42055 | Would You Understand My Nakedness? | Don Crawford | |
| 42056 | Ballad of C.P. Jones | Don Cooper | |
| 42057 | Hog Heaven | Hog Heaven | |
| 42058 | Dust Bowl Clementine | Dust Bowl | |
| 42060 | Brand X | Oscar Brand | |
| 42061 | Rosko Reads the Giving Tree and Other Selected Poems | William (Rosko) Mercer | |
| 42062 | Christian of the World | Tommy James | |
| 42063 | Babatunde Olatunji | Babatunde Olatunji |
3000 Pop Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Christian of the World | Tommy James | |
| 3002 | Ilmo Smokehouse | Ilmo Smokehouse | |
| 3003 | The Best of Basie | Count Basie & His Orchestra | |
| 3004 | Harlem River Drive | Harlem River Drive | |
| 3005 | Another Shade of Black | Don Crawford | |
| 3006 | Murmur of the Heart | Soundtrack | |
| 3007 | My Head, My Bed and My Red Guitar | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| 3008 | Very Special Love | Tony Darrow | |
| 3009 | What You Feel is How You Grow | Don Cooper | |
| 3010 | Now We're Even | Clinic | |
| 3011 | Fluff | Fluff | |
| 3012 | Fur Coats and Blue Jeans | Deidre McCalla | |
| 3013 | Ecstasy, Passion & Pain | Ecstasy, Passion & Pain | |
| 3014 | Truth | Truth | |
| 3015 | So Much Love | The Three Degrees | |
| 3016 | Out Among Em' | Love Child's Afro Cuban Blues Band | |
| 3017 | Way to No. 1 | Poison | |
| 3018 | Sunshine | Sunshine | |
| 3019 | The Atomic Mr. Basie | Count Basie | |
| 3020 | Transformed | Trini Lopez |
Birdland Jazz Series
[edit]The Roulette 52000 Birdland Series of 12 inch LPs commenced in 1958 and consists of 124 album releases over 10 years.[9]
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52001 | Life Is a Many Splendored Gig | Herb Pomeroy Orchestra | |
| 52002 | Appearing Nightly | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | |
| 52003 | Basie | Count Basie Orchestra | aka E=MC2 and The Atomic Mr. Basie |
| 52004 | Movin' In | Specs Powell & Co. | |
| 52005 | A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry | Joe Williams | |
| 52006 | Kenya-Afro Cuban Jazz | Machito & His Orchestra | |
| 52007 | Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman | Eddie Davis Trio and Joe Newman | |
| 52008 | The Rites of Diablo | Johnny Richards | |
| 52009 | Locking Horns | Joe Newman & Zoot Sims | Rerelease of Rama Records LP |
| 52010 | Southern Breeze | Jeri Southern | |
| 52011 | Basie Plays Hefti | Count Basie & Orchestra | |
| 52012 | A Message from Newport | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52013 | Mitchell-Ruff Duo Plus Strings and Brass | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | |
| 52014 | Joe Newman with Woodwinds | Joe Newman | |
| 52015 | Monday Night at Birdland | Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, Billy Root and Lee Morgan | |
| 52016 | Jeri Southern Meets Johnny Smith | Jeri Southern | |
| 52017 | 'Round Midnight | Dee Lawson | |
| 52018 | Sing Along with Basie | Count Basie, Joe Williams, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | |
| 52019 | Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ | Eddie Davis Trio | |
| 52020 | Sweet Talk | Kitty White | |
| 52021 | Memories Ad-Lib | Count Basie & Joe Williams | |
| 52022 | Another Monday Night at Birdland | Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, Billy Root and Lee Morgan | |
| 52023 | Sweetenings | Harry "Sweets" Edison | |
| 52024 | Basie One More Time | Count Basie Orchestra | |
| 52025 | Jazz for Juniors | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | |
| 52026 | Machito with Flute to Boot | Machito | |
| 52027 | A Message from Birdland | Maynard Ferguson Orchestra | |
| 52028 | Breakfast Dance and Barbecue | Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring Joe Williams | |
| 52029 | Basie/Eckstine Incorporated | Count Basie & Billy Eckstine | |
| 52030 | Joe Williams Sings About You | Joe Williams | |
| 52031 | Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn | Phineas Newborn, Jr. | |
| 52032 | Chairman of the Board | Count Basie | |
| 52033 | Everyday I Have the Blues | Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra | |
| 52034 | Jazz Mission to Moscow | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | |
| 52035 | Illinois Jacquet Plays Cole Porter | Illinois Jacquet | |
| 52036 | Dance Along with Basie | Count Basie and His Orchestra | |
| 52037 | The Sound of Music | Mitchell-Ruff Duo | |
| 52038 | Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52039 | That Kind of Woman | Joe Williams | |
| 52040 | England's Ambassador of Jazz | Johnny Dankworth | |
| 52041 | Patented by Edison | Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet | |
| 52042 | In the Vernacular | John Handy III | |
| 52043 | I Love a Piano | Phineas Newborn, Jr. | |
| 52044 | Not Now, I'll Tell You When | Count Basie | |
| 52045 | School of Rebellion | Bill Russo | |
| 52046 | Dreamy | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52047 | Newport Suite | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52048 | My Crying Hour | Cora Lee Day | |
| 52049 | Gretsch Drum Night at Birdland | Various Artists | |
| 52050 | The Most Volume 1 | Various Artists | |
| 52051 | String Along with Basie | Count Basie | |
| 52052 | No Cover, No Minimum | Billy Eckstine | |
| 52053 | The Most Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 52054 | Just the Blues | Joe Williams & Count Basie | |
| 52055 | Let's Face the Music and Dance | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52056 | Kansas City Suite | Count Basie & His Orchestra | |
| 52057 | The Most Volume 3 | Various Artists | |
| 52058 | No Coast Jazz | John Handy Quartet | |
| 52059 | Collaboration | Johnny Dankworth | |
| 52060 | The Divine One | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52061 | Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie | |
| 52062 | The Most Volume 4 | Various Artists | |
| 52063 | Seven Deadly Sins | Bill Russo | |
| 52064 | Maynard '61 | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52065 | Basie at Birdland | Count Basie | |
| 52066 | Sentimental and Melancholy | Joe Williams | |
| 52067 | Gretsch Drum Night Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 52068 | Two's Company | Maynard Ferguson & Chris Connor | |
| 52069 | Together | Joe Williams & Harry "Sweets" Edison | |
| 52070 | After Hours | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52071 | Have a Good Time with Joe Williams | Joe Williams | |
| 52072 | Count Basie Swings, Tony Bennett Sings | Count Basie & Tony Bennett | |
| 52074 | Together for the First Time | Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington | |
| 52075 | The Most Volume 5 | Various Artists | |
| 52076 | "Straightaway" Jazz Themes | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52078 | Conga Soul | Candido | |
| 52079 | Soul Brother | Harold Corbin | |
| 52080 | A Night at Count Basie's | Lee Perri Trio | |
| 52081 | The Best of Basie | Count Basie | |
| 52082 | You're Mine You | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52083 | Maynard '62 | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52084 | Si! Si! M.F. | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52085 | Swingin' Night at Birdland | Joe Williams | |
| 52086 | The Legend | Count Basie | |
| 52087 | Big Band Jazz from the Summit | Louis Bellson | |
| 52088 | Lalo = Brilliance | Lalo Schifrin | |
| 52089 | The Best of Basie Vol. 2 | Count Basie | |
| 52090 | Maynard '63 | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52091 | Snowbound | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52092 | The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52093 | Back to Basie & the Blues | Count Basie Orchestra & Joe Williams | Compilation |
| 52094 | The Best of Birdland Volume 1 | John Coltrane / Lee Morgan | split album |
| 52095 | Skin Burns | Ron Burns | |
| 52096 | Jazz from Abroad | Johnny Dankworth | |
| 52097 | Bobo's Beat | Willie Bobo | |
| 52098 | The Mighty Two | Louis Bellson & Gene Krupa | |
| 52099 | Basie in Sweden | Count Basie | |
| 52100 | Star Eyes | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52101 | Message from Maynard | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52102 | One Is a Lonesome Number | Joe Williams | |
| 52103 | The Great Reunion | Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington | |
| 52104 | The Lonely Hours | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52105 | New Kind of Love | Joe Williams | |
| 52106 | Easin' It | Count Basie | |
| 52107 | Maynard '64 | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52108 | We Three | Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, & Joe Williams | |
| 52109 | The World of Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52110 | The World of Maynard Ferguson | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52111 | The World of Basie Volume 1 | Count Basie | |
| 52112 | Sweet 'n' Sassy | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52113 | Back with Basie | Count Basie | |
| 52114 | My Fair Lady | Johnny Richards | |
| 52115 | The Return of Bud Powell | Bud Powell | |
| 52116 | Sarah Sings Soulfully | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52117 | Big Band Scene '65 | Count Basie/Maynard Ferguson | |
| 52118 | Sarah + 2 | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52119 | Live! | Billy Strayhorn | |
| 52120 | Explorations | Louis Bellson/Lalo Schifrin | |
| 52121 | Jazz | John Handy | |
| 52122 | Afro-Jazziac | Herbie Mann & Machito | |
| 52123 | Sarah Slightly Classical | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 52124 | Quote, Unquote | John Handy | Compilation |
5000 Jazz Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 | Finally, Betty Carter | Betty Carter | |
| 5001 | 'Round Midnight | Betty Carter | |
| 5002 | Stardust | Sonny Stitt | Reissue of What's New!! |
| 5003 | Backgammon | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | |
| 5004 | Songs of the Bad Old Days | Pearl Bailey | |
| 5005 | Now It's My Turn | Betty Carter | |
| 5006 | The Nonet | Lee Konitz | |
| 5007 | Evening Breeze | Leo Wright | |
| 5008 | Gypsy Folk Tales | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | |
| 5009 | Estimated Time of Arrival | Bobby Watson |
2-LP Birdland Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Count Basie Story | Count Basie | |
| 2 | The Birdland Story | Various Artists |
500 Comedy Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Saloon Society | Bill Manville | |
| 502 | Prose from the Cons | Jackie Kannon and the Convicts of Southern Michigan Prison | |
| 503 | |||
| 504 | |||
| 505 | Live! | Jackie Kannon | |
| 506 | Let's Play Strike! | Transit Strike Interviews | |
| 507 | The Truth About the Green Hornet | Marty Allen and Steve Rossi |
800 Soundtrack Series
[edit]All of the soundtracks in this series were for films released in the United States during 1966.
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | A Study in Terror | John Scott | |
| 802 | The Russian Adventure | Aleksandr Lokshin | |
| 803 | Sleeping Beauty | Boris Khaykin | |
| 804 | The Peach Thief | Simeon Pironkov | |
| 805 | Four in the Morning | John Barry |
80000 Original Cast Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80001 | Showgirl: Carol Channing Live | Carol Channing |
10 Original Cast Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Billy Noname | Original Cast |
100 Echoes Series
[edit]Reissue series from used by the label during 1973. Not all these albums have "Echoes of An Era" somewhere in the title - some do, some don't. They are two-album sets.
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Echoes of an Era: The Maynard Ferguson Years | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 102 | Echoes of an Era: The Count Basie Years | Count Basie | |
| 103 | Echoes of an Era: The Stan Getz Years | Stan Getz | |
| 104 | Echoes of an Era: The Dinah Washington Years | Dinah Washington | |
| 105 | Echoes of an Era: The Sarah Vaughan Years | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 106 | [10] Diz 'n' Bird: The Beginning | Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker | |
| 107 | Echoes of an Era: Count Basie with Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughan | Count Basie, Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughan | |
| 108 | Echoes of an Era: Music to Keep Your Husband Happy | Sonny Lester | |
| 109 | Echoes of an Era: The Louis Armstrong Years | Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong | |
| 110 | Echoes of an Era: The Maynard Ferguson and Herbie Mann Years | Maynard Ferguson and Herbie Mann | |
| 111 | Echoes of an Era | Jack Tatum, Erroll Garner, Bud Powell & B. Taylor | |
| 112 | Echoes of a Rock Era: The Early Years | Various Artists | |
| 113 | Echoes of a Rock Era: The Middle Years | Various Artists | |
| 114 | Echoes of a Rock Era: The Later Years | Various Artists | |
| 115 | Echoes of a Rock Era | Various Artists | |
| 116 | Echoes of an Era: Message From Newport/Newport Suite | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 117 | Echoes of an Era: Queen of the Blues | Dinah Washington | |
| 118 | Echoes of an Era: The Best of Count Basie | Count Basie | |
| 119 | Echoes of an Era: The Best of Stan Getz | Stan Getz | |
| 120 | Echoes of an Era: The Best of Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker | |
| 121 | Echoes of an Era | Johnny Dankworth and Billy Strayhorn | |
| 122 | Echoes of an Era: Maynard Ferguson '61/Si! Si! M.F. | Maynard Ferguson | |
| 123 | Echoes of an Era | Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt | |
| 124 | Echoes of an Era: Kansas City Suite/Easin' It | Count Basie | |
| 125 | Echoes of an Era: The Immortal Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | |
| 126 | Echoes of an Era | Count Basie, Stan Getz and Sarah Vaughan | |
| 127 | Echoes of an Era: Birdland Live at Carnegie Hall | Various Artists | |
| 128 | Echoes of an Era | Joe Newman, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane and Ray Draper | |
| 129 | Echoes of an Era | Jackie McLean Quintet and Sextet | |
| 130 | Echoes of an Era: Bantu Afrika | Randy Weston | |
| 131 | Echoes of an Era | Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers | |
| 132 | Echoes of an Era: Vernacular | John Handy |
59000 Original Rock N' Roll Hits Series
[edit]This was the label's final effort at repackaging its old recordings.
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59001 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 1 | Various Artists | |
| 59002 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 2 | Various Artists | |
| 59003 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 3 | Various Artists | |
| 59004 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 4 | Various Artists | |
| 59005 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 5 | Various Artists | |
| 59006 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 6 | Various Artists | |
| 59007 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 7 | Various Artists | |
| 59008 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 8 | Various Artists | |
| 59009 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 50s, Volume 9 | Various Artists | |
| 59010 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 10 | Various Artists | |
| 59011 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 11 | Various Artists | |
| 59012 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 12 | Various Artists | |
| 59013 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 13 | Various Artists | |
| 59014 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 14 | Various Artists | |
| 59015 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 15 | Various Artists | |
| 59016 | Original Rock 'N Roll Hits of the 60s, Volume 16 | Various Artists |
9000 African Series
[edit]These albums, which were acquired by Roulette for U.S. distribution, were recorded in the continent of Africa.
| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | Songs of New Nations | The De Paur Chorus | |
| 9002 | Life in the Bush | Various Artists | |
| 9003 | Music of West Africa | Various Artists | |
| 9004 | Dahomey Guinee | Various Artists |
65000 International Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | Uhuru Afrika | Randy Weston | |
| 65002 | Around the World in Percussion | Louis Bellson |
75000 Classical Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75001 | J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 & 2 | Harry Newstone and the Hamburger Kammerorchester | |
| 75002 | J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 & 4 | Harry Newstone and the Hamburger Kammerorchester | |
| 75003 | J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 5 & 6 | Harry Newstone and the Hamburger Kammerorchester |
100 Demo Series
[edit]| Catalog | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Roulette Presents a Demonstration of the New Dimensional Sound of Dynamic Stereo | Various Artists |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 145. CN 5585.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (30 July 2019). "How we made I Think We're Alone Now: Tommy James and Tiffany on their shared hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ SANCHEZ, JESUS (June 2, 1989). "Rhino Records, EMI Buy Roulette's Labels : Owners Plan to Re-Release Music From Catalogue Morris Levy Compiled". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via LA Times.
- ^ "The Roulette Story by Various Artists". apple.com. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Warner Music Group Completes Acquisition of Parlophone Label Group". Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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