Revue Records was an American

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of MCA Incorporation. Revue was operated by the same management team that ran Universal City (UNI) Records. Revue was created in 1967 to exclusively cater to the R&B market. The label primarily released singles, but from 1968 until its dissolution, albums were released. In 1971, MCA merged Uni Records and other subsidiaries to become

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

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The label initially bought master recordings to release, but artist who recorded for the label include: *

Garland Green Garland Green (born Garfield Green Jr., June 14, 1942) is an American soul singer and pianist. Biography Born in Dunleith, Mississippi, United States, Green was the tenth child of eleven in his family. He lived in Mississippi until 1958 when ...

The Mirettes The Mirettes were a female vocal trio composed of former members of the Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. History Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields and Jessie Smith were the first official incarnation of the Ikettes, a backing trio for ...

* Jack Montgomery *

The Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites (, ) are an American R&B/soul vocal quartet from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, The group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, ...

* Marvin L. Sims * Darrow Fletcher * Alder Ray * The Sunlovers * Lee Charles * Tony Borders * Marvin Holmes & The Uptights * Third Avenue Blues Band * Mike & The Censations * David T. Walker *

Eddie & Ernie Eddie & Ernie were an American soul duo in the 1960s, comprising Eddie Campbell (December 23, 1940 – July 10, 1994) and Ernie "Sweetwater" Johnson (October 22, 1943 – August 20, 2005). Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the duo sang in gospel groups b ...

* Joyce Hopson * Charles Lamont

Discography

Albums

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Stu Gardner Stuart Gardner is an American musician and composer. He is known for his collaborations with Bill Cosby, and for co-writing "Kiss Me", the theme song of Cosby's sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. He produced the album '' A House Full of Love: Music fro ...

, - , RS 7203 , 1968 , ''Can You Dig It...Live'' ,

Ural Thomas Ural Thomas (born 21 December 1939) is an American soul music singer. While Thomas has made music for over fifty years, his public performances span two eras: the 1950s through 1960s, and as Ural Thomas and the Pain from 2013 through the present ...

, - , RS 7204 , 1968 , ''Everybody Loves a Winner'' , Harold Johnson Sextet , - , RS 7205 , 1968 , ''In the Midnight Hour'' ,

, - , RS 7206 , 1969 , ''Jazz + Soul'' , Willie Bovain , - , RS 7207 , 1969 , ''The Sidewalk'' , David T. Walker , - , RS 7208 , , , , - , RS 7209 , , , , - , RS 7210 , 1969 , ''A Midsummer's Day Dream'' , Mark Eric , - , RS 7211 , 1970 , ''Going Up!'' , David T. Walker , - , RS 7212 , 1970 , ''Wide Open'' , Harold Johnson , - , RS 7213 , 1970 , ''Fantastic'' , 3rd Avenue Blues Band

References

External links

Revue Album Discography on BSN Pubs

Soul music record labels Record labels based in California Defunct record labels of the United States