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Charly Records is a British record label which specialises in reissued material.
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History
Among the labels whose original releases are reissued by Charly are Vee-Jay, Sun, Immediate, BYG, Tomato, and Fania. Charly Records was founded in France in 1974 by Jean-Luc Young, who had been a promoter of teen concerts, but moved to the UK in 1975. Charly was originally known mainly for American-originated jazz and other modern oddities such as the Bollock Brothers, but it is now mainly known as an album-oriented "retro" label. Their most obvious rivals are Rhino and See for Miles (a label which Charly distributed in the 1980s).
In Europe the Charly label is distributed by Snapper Records, whilst their licensing is through LicenseMusic.com.
Genres
The musical genres which the label covers include:
- Americana
- Blues and R&B
- Gospel
- Funk and soul
- Jazz
- Latin
- Popular
- Rap
- Reggae and ska
- Rock
- Rock and roll
- Rockabilly
Artists include:
- Johnny Cash
- Mickey Gilley
- Rosco Gordon
- Charlie Gracie
- Carol Grimes
- Hardrock Gunter
- Bill Haley & His Comets
- Ronnie Hawkins
- John Lee Hooker
- Elmore James
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Billy Lee Riley
- The Staple Singers
- Curtis Mayfield
- Funkadelic
- Thelonious Monk
- Johnny Pacheco
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Ice T
- Toots & the Maytals
- Small Faces
- Warren Smith
- Gene Summers
- Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds
- Sylvia Striplin
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Charly Records artists
- British independent record labels
- Record labels established in 1974
- Blues record labels
- Rhythm and blues record labels
- Gospel music record labels
- Jazz record labels
- Reggae record labels
- Ska record labels
- Rock and roll record labels
- British country music record labels
- Reissue record labels
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