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Prior to HIT, they started Tennessee Records in 1950 and the Republic label in 1952. In 1959, they took advantage of buying up overstocked hits at low prices and selling them cheaply via the racks throughout the country. Then with Hit Records which they formed, they added their own twin side records to the mix. [2]
Hi Records' first big hit was "Smokie Part 2", an instrumental by Bill Black's Combo, released in 1959. [2] Black was a bass player with Elvis Presley and a long-time friend of Ray Harris. Founder Claunch was forced out of the label, selling his share in 1960 to Carl McVoy (a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis ), who had been involved with the label ...
Heist or Hit are an independent record label based in Manchester, made up of Founder: Mick Scholefield, Label Manager: Martin Colclough, Sync / Social Media Manager: Pat Fogarty and A&R Assistant, Sam Coomber. The label’s line up has included The Answering Machine, Simian Ghost and Her’s. [2] [3]
Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
Direct Hit Records was a record label and store based in Dallas, Texas. [1] The record label is notable for releasing early recordings by North Texas musicians who would eventually go on to prominence at a national level (Darlington (singer) (as the band MESS), Bedhead, Baboon, Brutal Juice, UFOFU, Slowpoke, the Grown-Ups, and Dooms UK).
Records accounted for 71% of revenues from non-digital music formats, and for the second time since 1987, vinyl outpaced CDs in total sold. United Record Pressing underwent its own evolution.
Hit Records is a Croatian record label based in Zagreb. Hit Records is a member of the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), which represents the music industry worldwide with some 1,400 members in 66 countries and affiliated industry associations in 45 countries.
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