Highland Records
Encyclopedia
Highland Records is a defunct record label
that was based in California
in the 1960s and 1970s. They often served as a starting point for young musicians who quickly moved on to other better-known labels such as Motown
or Brunswick
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that was based in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in the 1960s and 1970s. They often served as a starting point for young musicians who quickly moved on to other better-known labels such as Motown
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
or Brunswick
Brunswick Records
Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment.-From 1916:Records under the "Brunswick" label were first produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company...
.
Client list
- Joe & the Fantastics
- The KendallsThe KendallsThe Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...
- Frank Lucas
- Rosie and the OriginalsRosie and the OriginalsRosie & The Originals were an American 1960s group best known for their single, "Angel Baby." Fronted by lead singer Rosie Hamlin, the group produced two singles for Highland Records and, like many other artists of the era, ended up in protracted legal battles with their record label over...
- The Dee Jayes
- The Rumblers
- The War-Babies
- Frank WilsonFrank Wilson (musician)Frank Wilson is an African American former songwriter and record producer for Motown Records.-Biography:He was born to James Wilson and Samantha Gibbs...
- Thee Counts
- Jim GambleJim GambleJames "Jim" Gamble QPM is a senior British Police officer from Bangor in Northern Ireland. He is the former chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre , a police unit affiliated to the Serious Organised Crime Agency in the United Kingdom. He resigned in October 2010...
- Bobby Montgomery
- Mike & the Censations
- Jim GambleJim GambleJames "Jim" Gamble QPM is a senior British Police officer from Bangor in Northern Ireland. He is the former chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre , a police unit affiliated to the Serious Organised Crime Agency in the United Kingdom. He resigned in October 2010...