Date Records
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Date Records was a sub-label of Columbia Records
which had two different incarnations. The first incarnation was a short-lived rockabilly
label in 1958 which included a release by Billy "Crash" Craddock. The more significant incarnation was relaunched in February 1966 by industry executive Tom Noonan.
The label was relaunched to promote Columbia's acquired and independently produced recordings as opposed to Columbia's in-house productions.
The most successful acts on the Date label were Peaches & Herb
and The Zombies
. The label was dissolved in 1970. Date acts were transferred to either the Columbia or Epic
labels with most reissues of Date material on Epic. Sony Music Entertainment
now owns the Date catalogue which is managed by Legacy Recordings
.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
which had two different incarnations. The first incarnation was a short-lived rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
label in 1958 which included a release by Billy "Crash" Craddock. The more significant incarnation was relaunched in February 1966 by industry executive Tom Noonan.
The label was relaunched to promote Columbia's acquired and independently produced recordings as opposed to Columbia's in-house productions.
The most successful acts on the Date label were Peaches & Herb
Peaches & Herb
Peaches & Herb was an American vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker...
and The Zombies
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
. The label was dissolved in 1970. Date acts were transferred to either the Columbia or Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
labels with most reissues of Date material on Epic. Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
now owns the Date catalogue which is managed by Legacy Recordings
Legacy Recordings
Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division. It was founded in 1990 by CBS Records under the leadership of Jerry Shulman, Richard Bauer, Gary Pacheco and Amy Herot to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated...
.