Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American

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founded in 1967 in

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. The label was born out of

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, an

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-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding. Buddah handled a variety of music genres, including

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and the

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), and

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). In addition to the Buddah imprint, the company distributed many other independent labels, including Kama Sutra Records (after Kama Sutra cut their distribution ties with MGM in 1969),

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), T-Neck Records (the

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( Holland-Dozier-Holland post-

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productions) and smaller subsidiaries.

History

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. Kama Sutra's head, Art Kass, ultimately grew dissatisfied with his distribution deal with MGM and founded Buddah Records in 1967, with his Kama Sutra partners, Artie Ripp, Hy Mizrahi, Phil Steinberg, and (allegedly) Italian

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. Kass brought in 24-year-old

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to oversee Buddah's daily operations. Bogart had been an MGM General Manager in the early 1960s before taking a VP/Sales Director position at Cameo-Parkway Records. Bogart quickly enlisted Cameo-Parkway producers

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and

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(a band signed to Kasenetz's and Katz's

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firm), and ex-Cameo artists

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into the new label. Buddah's first

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was "Yes, We Have No Bananas"/"The Audition" by the Mulberry Fruit Band; the label's first album was '' Safe as Milk'' by

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. Kass and Bogart also brought along the promotion department of Cameo-Parkway, which was shutting down. Buddah initially made its mark as a

music label, with Ohio Express, the

and

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. However, it was

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who gave Buddah its first No. 1 hit with "

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", produced by

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, in February 1968. The New York-area visual aids company Viewlex purchased a controlling interest in Buddah in 1968 with Ripp, Steinberg and Mizrahi departing the company at this time, leaving Kass and Bogart in charge.Dannen, p. 166. As bubblegum music's popularity declined at the turn of the decade, Buddah branched out into gospel, folk-country, and R&B. Bogart, a master promoter, went to great lengths to generate hit singles for "

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" radio airplay, and got results; music industry historian Bob Hyde has estimated that, during their heyday, Buddah and its associated labels charted over 100 singles, with about one in five singles issued by the company charting (vs. the ratio of one chart hit to 20 singles released that most "major labels" experienced in that time period). Hit singles released by Buddah and its associated labels during 1969–1973 included: *

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" (1969) *

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" (1969) *

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' "

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" (1969) *

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's " I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (1969) *

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" and "

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" (1970) *

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' "

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" (1970) *

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" (written by and featuring a young

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) (1970) * 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)'s "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" (1970) *

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's "One Toke Over the Line" (1970) *

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" (1971) *

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's "

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" (1971) *

' "

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" (1971), " Lean on Me" (1972) and " Use Me" (1972) *

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's "Nice to Be With You" (1972) *

's " Super Fly" and "

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" (1972) *

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's "Back When My Hair Was Short" (1973) *

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" (1973) * Stories' " Brother Louie" (1973) While Buddah primarily focused on singles, several of its album releases, including Brewer & Shipley's '' Tarkio'' (1970), Bill Withers' ''

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'' (1972), and Curtis Mayfield's '' Super Fly'' (1972), also charted well during this period. Neil Bogart created and distributed Brut Records via Buddah Records for the Brut Fabergé company. Bogart left Buddah in 1974 to start his own label,

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. Soon after Bogart's departure,

emerged as Buddah's biggest success. Previously signed to

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' Soul imprint, Knight and the Pips released their biggest hits, including " Midnight Train to Georgia" and "

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", for Buddah. Jazz session drummer

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became Buddah's musical director in 1976 and helped to foster the label's move toward R&B and

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(e.g., the Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" (1976) and

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's "

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" (1977); Chic's song charted upon its subsequent re-issue by

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). Viewlex declared bankruptcy in 1976 and Art Kass purchased Buddah back from them, but the debt resulted in a substantial decline in the number of new releases.

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took over distribution of Buddah from 1978 to 1983, with several artists, including Norman Connors and Phyllis Hyman, switching to Arista. Buddah's final release of new product came in mid-1983, with Michael Henderson's R&B hit "Fickle" and the accompanying album of the same name. Kama Sutra's final issue came a year later, with the Fat Boys (formerly the Disco 3)'s self-titled single. Art Kass subsequently sold the label to Essex Entertainment, who managed the Buddah catalog until 1993, when they sold it to BMG. Kass formed another label, Casino Records, in partnership with former

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manager

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and concert promoter

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, but this venture was not successful. Buddah, now known as Buddha Records, was re-activated by BMG in September 1998 as a reissue label, which was subsequently reorganized as

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on January 1, 2002. The Buddah/Buddha catalogue is now owned by

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and managed by

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Subsidiary and affiliated labels

Buddah distributed many labels during its history, including the following: *the wholly owned subsidiary

, from 1969 (when Kama Sutra's distribution deal with MGM Records expired) to 1976. *

, founded and owned by Curtis Mayfield, (1968–1974) *

, (1971–1973) * T-Neck Records, owned by the

, (1969–1973) *

, the U.K.-based label founded by

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, distributed 1971–1973. Buddah adopted the Gill Ultra Bold font Charisma used on their "Mad Hatter" label to create a uniform branding for its key labels (Buddah, Kama Sutra, Charisma) in 1973, although Charisma's distribution deal with Buddah ended later that year. *

, owned by Motown songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, 1969–1973. *

Cobblestone Records Cobblestone Records was an American jazz record label founded by Joe Fields in New York City in 1972. Cobblestone had two successive incarnations. The earlier was in 1968–69 as a singles label, subsidiary of Buddah Records. (The Joe Thomas LP ...

, a jazz label. *Pavilion Records, a short-lived gospel music imprint best known for its release of "

" by

in 1969. *

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, the Jamaican label founded by

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. Buddah released various selections from Studio One's back catalog in 1978. Other Buddah subsidiaries or associated labels included Radio Active Gold (for reissue singles), Team, Super K, Royal American, Symbolic, Eleuthera, Ember, Pace, Desert Moon, Pi Kappa, Southwind, April, Thomas, Harbour, Music Merchant, National General, and Brut.

Label design variations

*1967: "Buddah Records" in stylized black letters at the bottom. Singles were designated with green labels, albums with red labels *1968–1972: Multi-color "kaleidoscope" label with silhouette of a

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) at the bottom of the label between the words "Buddah" and "Records" (same format for both singles and albums) *1972–1978: Maroon label with pink circle around outer edge, "Buddah Records" at top of label in white letters (deliberately borrowing from the Gill Ultra Bold font used on Charisma Records's "Mad Hatter" label for a uniform branding). Singles feature the head of a

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at the top of the label, albums show the entire statue at the bottom. When Arista took over distribution in 1978, the Arista logo and disclaimer were added by stamp at the bottom, starting with this label format *1978–1983: Black label with multi–colored "B" logo at top in a box, "Buddah" in white letters under the "B" in a subsection of the box, Arista logo and disclaimer at the bottom (same format for singles and albums)

Associated labels artists

The following artists released at least one recording for Buddah Records, or for one of Buddah's subsidiaries/distributed labels as noted in parentheses: *

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(Curtom) *

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* The Belmonts * Black Ivory *

(Kama Sutra) *

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*The Camel Drivers *

Freddy Cannon Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. (born December 4, 1936), better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer, whose biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", " Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", and " ...

*Captain Groovy and his Bubblegum Army *Carnaby Street Runners *

Chee-Chee and Peppy Chee-Chee and Peppy were an American R&B teen vocal duo who recorded in the early 1970s and had a US Hot 100 hit with "I Know I'm In Love". The duo comprised Dorothy "Dottie" Moore (born 1959, Norristown, Pennsylvania) and Keith Bolling (born 19 ...

* Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) *

Dave "Baby" Cortez David Cortez Clowney (born August 13, 1938), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, is an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, " The Happy Organ". Life and career Clowney was born in Detroit Detro ...

(T-Neck) *

James Cotton James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists and with his own band. He also played drums early in his career. ...

* Coven *

Papa John Creach John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician wi ...

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(Kama Sutra) *

James Darren James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936) known by his stage name James Darren, is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and supporting roles in fi ...

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(Kama Sutra) *Free Beer *

David Frye __NOTOC__ David Shapiro (November 21, 1933January 24, 2011) was an American comedian, specializing in comic imitations of famous political figures, most of whom were based on notable Americans, including former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson ...

(Sussex) *

(Charisma, Buddah) *

Barry Goldberg Barry Joseph Goldberg (born December 25, 1942) is an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg has co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's ve ...

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*The Good Ship Lollipop (Ember) * Gorgoni, Martin & Taylor *

(Kama Sutra) *

Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band founded in 1947 that continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record ...

(Kama Sutra) *

Edwin Hawkins Singers Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. He (as leader of the Edwin Hawkins S ...

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Michael Henderson Michael Earl Henderson (July 7, 1951 – July 19, 2022) was an American bass guitarist and vocalist. He was known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s and on early fusion albums such as '' Jack Johnson'', '' Live-Evil'', and '' Ag ...

*Stan Holland *

(Hot Wax) *

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

Phyllis Hyman Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable songs were "You Know How to Love Me" ...

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(Curtom) *

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(aka K-K Super Circus) *Jane Avenue Bus Stop *J.C.W. Ratfinks *

(Kama Sutra) *Jennifer's Friends *

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

*Jimmy Jackson *

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(Brut) *

Lovin' Spoonful Loving may refer to: * Love, a range of human emotions * Loving (surname) * '' Loving v. Virginia'', a 1967 landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case Film and television * ''Loving'' (1970 film), an American film * ''Loving'' ( ...

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Bobbi Martin Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Martin (November 29, 1939 – May 2, 2000) was an American country and pop music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She grew up in Oslo, Minnesota and began her singing career in Baltimore, working her way up from local ven ...

Trade Martin Trade Martin is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Martin worked with Johnny Power in the late 1950s, recording as Johnny & the Jokers and together launching the label Rome Records, active from 1960 to 1962. The label signed the ...

Barbara Mason Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American soul singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song "Yes, I'm Ready". She has released ...

(Curtom) *

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful song " The Hustle". He has approximat ...

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "one ...

Rod McKuen Rodney Marvin McKuen (; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range ...

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(reissue of RCA material) *The Modulations *

(Charisma, Buddah) *

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*Dorothy Morrison * Motherlode *The Mulberry Fruit Band *

The Music Explosion The Music Explosion was an American garage rock band from Mansfield, Ohio, United States, discovered and signed by record producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz. The quintet is best known for their number two hit, "Little Bit O' Soul", that ...

*The Teri Nelson Group *

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*Penny Nichols *

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* 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) (Hot Wax) *Protozoa (Kama Sutra) *Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia, 19141 * Rena Scott *

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*Revival *

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* The Salt Water Taffy *

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(Kama Sutra) *

Sha Na Na Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll doo-wop group. Formed in 1969, but performing a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs, it simultaneously revived and parodied the music and the New York street culture of the 1950s. After g ...

(Kama Sutra, Buddah) *Scratch *

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(Team) *

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(Sussex) * The Smoke Ring * Stories (Kama Sutra) *

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Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, ...

The Tokens The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit si ...

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* Andrea True Connection *

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(Charisma) *

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* Velvet Crest * Vik Venus *

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* Wadsworth Mansion (Sussex) *

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Jim Weatherly James Dexter Weatherly (March 17, 1943 – February 3, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter who wrote mostly pop and country music. He played quarterback at the University of Mississippi while also writing music with his own bands. He subseq ...

*Michael Wendroff *

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(Sussex) * Zalman Yanovsky (Buddah, Kama Sutra)

Compilation discography and Billboard chart peak positions

*Bubble Gum Music Is the Naked Truth (#105) – Buddah BDS-5032—3/69 ::''Hits by 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, The Lemon Pipers, Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, and Shadows of Knight'' *Buddah's 360 Degree Dial-A-Hit—Buddah BDS-5039—1969 ::''Tracks from Buddah, Kama Sutra and Curtom artists'' *The Amazing Mets (#197) – Buddah 1969—11/69 ::''Songs by the 1969 World Series Champions New York Mets (take note of the appropriately issued label number)'' *Dick Clark / 20 Years Of Rock & Roll (#27) – Buddah BDS-5133—7/73 ::''2-LP set of hits from 1953 to 1972. Original copies (with gatefold cover) include booklet and bonus 7" cardboard record "Inside Stories with Dick Clark" (reissues have none of the extras)'' *The Buddah Box—Essex Entertainment 7060—1993 ::''3-CD set of 45 tracks by various Buddah artists (1965–1984). Includes 28-page booklet with label history and photos''

Discography

* BDS–5000 – The Best from Buddah – Various Artists

969 Year 969 ( CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 1st millennium, the 69th ...

* BDS 5001 – Safe As Milk – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 967* BDS 5002 – The Beauty of Bruno – Tony Bruno 967* BDS 5003 – * BDS 5004 – * BDS 5005 – Calypso Go Go – Lord Burgess and His Sun Islanders

968 Year 968 ( CMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Nikephoros II receives a Bulgarian embassy led by Prince Boris (th ...

* BDS 5006 – * BDS 5007 – Penny's Arcade – Penny Nichols

* BDS 5008 – Our Family Portrait – 5 Stairsteps & Cubie

* BDS 5009 – Green Tambourine – Lemon Pipers

* BDS 5010 – Simon Says – 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5011 – The Treasure of San Gennaro (Soundtrack) – Armando Trovaioli

* BDS 5012 – The Barry Goldberg Reunion – There's No Hole In My Soul

* BDS 5013 – * BDS 5014 – Incense and Oldies – Various

* BDS 5015 – Checkmate – Lemon Pipers & The 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5016 – Jungle Marmalade – Lemon Pipers

* BDS 5017 – Classmates – Various

* BDS 5018 – Ohio Express – Ohio Express

* BDS 5019 – Zalman Yanovsky Is Alive and Well in Argentina – Zalman Yanovsky

* BDS 5020 – Kasenetz–Katz Singing Orchestral Circus – Kasenetz–Katz Singing Orchestral Circus

* BDS 5021 – Finders Keepers – Salt Water Taffy

* BDS 5022 – 1, 2, 3, Red Light – 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5023 – Steamed – Calliope

* BDS 5024 – Born To Be – Melanie

* BDS 5025 – George Burns Sings – George Burns

* BDS 5026 – Chewy, Chewy – Ohio Express

* BDS 5027 – Goody Goody Gum Drops – 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5028 – Quick Joey Small/I'm In Love With You – Kasenetz–Katz Super Circus

* BDS 5029 – Barry Goldberg...and – Two Jews Blues

* BDS 5030 – Bob McAllister of Wonderama – Bob McAllister /69* BDS 5031 – Sun Rise – Eire Apparent

* BDS 5032 – Bubble Gum Music Is The Naked Truth – Various

* BDS 5033 – Elephants Memory – Elephants Memory

* BDS 5034 – Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge

* BDS 5035 – Yesterdays Folks – U.S. 69

* BDS 5036 –

Indian Giver "Indian giver" is a pejorative expression used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item. It is based on cultural misunderstandings that took place between ...

– 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5037 – Mercy – Ohio Express

* BDS 5038 – Songs From Midnight Cowboy – Elephant's Memory

* BDS 5039 – Buddah's 360 Dial–A–Hit – Various

* BDS 5040 – A Salute to Dwight D. Eisenhower – Documentary /69* BDS 5041 – Melanie – Melanie

* BDS 5042 – The Second Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge

* BDS 5043 – Hard Ride – 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDSP 5044 – Strike–Confrontation At Harvard 1969 – Various

* BDS 5045 – Journey To The Moon – Jay Genesis

* BDS 5046 – When I Die – Motherlode

* BDS 5047 – * BDS 5048 – * BDS 5049 – Early in the Morning – Kole and Param * BDS 5050 – Bengali Bauls At Big Pink – Bengali Bauls 1/70* BDS 5051 – Street Man – Barry Goldberg

970 Year 970 ( CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th yea ...

* BDS 5052 – I'm Gonna Make You Mine – Lou Christie

* BDS 5053 – Oh What a Night – Dells 1/70* BDS 5054 – Peace Is Blowin' In The Wind – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5055 – * BDS 5056 – * BDS 5057 – Juiciest Fruitgum – 1910 Fruitgum Co.

* BDS 5058 – The Very Best of the Ohio Express – Ohio Express

* BDS 5059 – Both Sides Now – Tokens

* BDS 5060 – Candles In The Rain – Melanie

* BDS 5061 – Stairsteps – Stairsteps

* BDS 5062 – Head – Head

* BDS 5063 – Safe As Milk – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

(reissue of Buddah BDM 1001/BDS 5001) * BDS 5064 – More Happy Days – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5065 – The Brooklyn Bridge – Brooklyn Bridge

* BDS 5066 – Leftover Wine – Melanie

* BDS 5067 – Brand New Day – Dorothy Morrison

* BDS 5068 – Step By Step By Step – Stairsteps

* BDS 5069 – Biff Rose – Biff Rose

* BDS 5070 – Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5071 – Anthem – Anthem

971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) ...

Anthem/Queen/You're Not So Mean/Florida/New Day//Misty Morns/Ibis/Child * BDS 5072 – Where Are We Going – Bobby Bloom

* BDS 5073 – Paint America Love – Lou Christie Sacco

* BDS 5074 – My First Album – Melanie

* BDS 5075 – The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side – Biff Rose

* BDS 5076 – Children Of Light – Biff Rose

* BDS 5077 – Mirror Man – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Tarotplane/Kandy Korn//25th Century Quaker/Mirror Man * BDS 5078 – Half Live At The Bitter End – Biff Rose

* BDS 5079 – Stairsteps – Stairsteps /71* BDS 5080 – Call Me Man! – Jules Blatner Group

* BDS 5081 – Blast From My Past – Barry Goldberg

* BDS 5082 – Bert Sommer – Bert Sommer

* BDS 5083 – Everything's Coming Up Roses – Jack Wild

* BDS 5084 – Nature's Baby – Lena Horne

* BDS 5085 – Seeds To The Ground – Airto

Andei/Branches Of The Rose Tree/Jive Talking/Moon Dreams/We Love/Wind * BDS 5086 – Children (Get Together) – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5087 – * BDS 5088 – I Don't Know Yet - The Country Store Co. * BDS 5089 – Gotta Get Back To 'Cisco – Gorgoni, Martin & Taylor

* BDS 5090 – Tomorrow – Bobbi Martin

* BDS 5091 – The Johnny Maestro Story – Johnny Maestro

* BDS 5092 – Wilbert Harrison – Wilbert Harrison

* BDS 5093 – Paul Anka – Paul Anka

* BDS 5094 – Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra – Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra

* BDS 5095 – Garden In The City – Melanie

* BDS 5096 – Steve Goodman – Steve Goodman

* BDS 5097 – Richard Nixon Superstar – David Frye

* BDS 5098 – Steve Kuhn – Steve Kuhn

972 Year 972 ( CMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Emperor John I Tzimiskes divides the Bulgarian territories, recent ...

* BDS 5099 – Merry Christmas – Raymond Lefevre Orchestra

* BDS 5100 – The View From Rowland's Head – Family Dogg

* BDS 5101 – I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing – Edwin Hawkins Singers

* BDS 5102 – Swampgas – Swampgas

* BDS 5103 – Soul Improvisations – Van McCoy

* BDS 5104 – Sea Dog – Sea Dog

* BDS 5105 – Ups And Downs – Len Barry

* BDS 5106 – * BDS 5107 – The Bridge In Blue – Bridge

* BDS 5108 – Tapped Out – Motherlode

* BDS 5109 – Oh Happy Day – Raymond Lefevre

* BDS 5110 – A Beautiful World – Jack Wild

* BDS 5111 – Made For Each Other (Soundtrack) – Trade Martin /72* BDS 5112 – Johnny Tillotson – Johnny Tillotson

* BDS 5113 – Gorgoni Martin & Taylor – Gorgoni Martin & Taylor /72Yellow label. * BDS 5114 – Jubilation – Paul Anka * BDS 5115 – Take Me Away – Risa Potter * BDS 5116 – Chee Chee & Peppy – Chee Chee & Peppy * BDS 5117 – Give Me Your Love – Barbara Mason * BDS 5118 – Gasoline – Chip Taylor * BDS 5119 – Amazing Spider–Man: From Beyond The Grave! – Various

* BDS 5120 – * BDS 5121 – Somebody Else's Troubles – Steve Goodman * BDS 5122 – * BDS 5123 – Cigars, Acappella, Candy – Belmonts * BDS 5124 – Kid Gloves – Kid Gloves * BDS 5125 – Roger Shriver – Roger Shriver * BDS 5126 – Let Me Touch You – Trade Martin * BDS 5127 – A Musical Trip with George Burns – George Burns * BDS 5128 – * BDS 5129 – The Black Motion Picture Experience – Cecil Holmes' Soulful Sounds * BDS 5130 – Michael Wendroff – Michael Wendroff * BDS 5131 – New World – Edwin Hawkins Singers * BDS 5132 – Please Love Me ("All the Right Noises" Soundtrack) – Melanie * BDS 5133–2 – Dick Clark–20 Years Of Rock N' Roll – Various * BDS 5134 – * BDS 5135 – Spirit Of Atlanta – Spirit Of Atlanta

973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias (Domestic of the S ...

* BDS 5136 – Super Fly T.N.T. – Osibisa * BDS 5137 – Gordon's War (Soundtrack) – Horace Ott Ducklings)/Hot Wheels (The Chase)/Child Of Tomorrow (Sung By Barbara Mason) * BDS 5138 – Cycles – Rod McKuen * BDS 5139 – Music for Soulful Lovers – Cecil Holmes' Soulful Sounds * BDS 5140 – Lady Love – Barbara Mason * BDS 5141 – Imagination – Gladys Knight & The Pips * BDS 5142 – Love From The Sun – Norman Connors * BDS 5143 – * BDS 5144–2 – The Blues... A Real Summit Meeting – Various * BDS 7511 – Electric Blues Chicago Style – Various

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