Amos Records was an

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established in

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Jimmy Bowen James Albert Bowen (born November 30, 1937) is an American record producer and former rockabilly singer. Bowen brought Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood together, and introduced Sinatra to Mel Tillis for their album, ''Mel & Nancy.'' Early life ...

, in 1968. The label was located on 6565 Sunset Boulevard, and had an additional office branch in New York City. With Bowen producing most of Amos Records' music artists, the label released material from 1968 to 1971, and was best remembered for issuing an album by

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, which consisted of material from future contributors to of

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. Other notable artists included

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

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, and

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. Some of Amos' later releases were distributed by

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Discography

Albums

- '' Hey Jude / Hey Bing!'' AAS 7001, 1969 (US #162) * Evergreen Blueshoes - ''The Ballad of Evergreen Blueshoes'' AAS 7002, 1969 * Lee Dresser - ''El Camino Real'' AAS 7003, 1969 *

- ''

Where's My Daddy? ''Where's My Daddy?'' is the fifth album by the American psychedelic rock group, the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and was released in 1969 on Amos Records, which was owned by Jimmy Bowen. Amos Records signed them after Reprise Records ...

'' AAS 7004, 1969 * AAS 7005 is skipped in the sequence *

Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary ''Billboard'' charts, including " Poetry ...

- ''

Tears on My Pillow "Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their origi ...

'' AAS 7006, 1969 *

- ''

'' AAS 7007, 1969 *

Armageddon According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...

- ''Armageddon'' AAS 7008, 1969 *

Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American Singing, singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to hi ...

- ''Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits'' AAS 7009, 1970 *

- ''This Is My Life'' AAS 7010, 1971 * Michael Seven - ''Michael Seven'' AAS 7011, 1971 * Believers - ''A Salute to Motown'' AAS 7012, 1971 * Frankie Laine - ''A Brand New Day'' AAS 7013, 1971 * Wilburn Burchette - ''Occult Concert'' AAS 7014, 1971 * Shiloh - ''Shiloh'' AAS 7015, 1971 *

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

- ''

Rest on Me ''Rest on Me'' is the first studio album by Kim Carnes. It was released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) on Amos Records and reissued on A&M Records in the late 1970s. The album (minus the opening song) was also released on CD on many European budget ...

'' AAS 7016, 1971

Soundtrack albums

* ''

Beneath the Planet of the Apes ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn. It is the second of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The film stars Ja ...

'' AAS 8001, 1970 * ''

Vanishing Point A vanishing point is a point on the image plane of a perspective drawing where the two-dimensional perspective projections of mutually parallel lines in three-dimensional space appear to converge. When the set of parallel lines is perpendicul ...

'' AAS 8002, 1971

Singles

*Bing Crosby - "Lonely Street" b/w "

Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' first release o ...

" AAS 111, 1969 *Jerry Fisher and Timepiece - "City Ways" b/w "Slow It Down a Little While" AAS 112, 1969 *The Great Awakening - "

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both ...

" (Long) b/w "Amazing Grace" (Short) AAS 113, 1969 *Steve Colt Paradox - "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" b/w "Mr. Pitiful" AAS 114, 1969 *The Evergreen Blueshoes - " Johnny B. Goode" b/w "Walking Down the Line" AAS 115, 1969 *Bing Crosby - "It's All In the Game" b/w "More and More" AAS 116, 1969 *Johnny Tillotson - "

" b/w "Remember When" AAS 117, 1969 *Lee Dresser - "Abraham, Martin and John" b/w "Camino Real" AAS 118, 1969 *The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - "Free as a Bird" b/w "Where's My Daddy?" AAS 119, 1969 *Mel Carter - "Everything Stops for a Little While" b/w "San Francisco Is a Lonesome Town" AAS 120, 1969 *Longbranch Pennywhistle - "Don't Talk Now" b/w "Jubilee Anne" AAS 121, 1969 *Ebony Jam - "Ride On" (Vocal) b/w "Ride On" (Instrumental) AAS 122, 1969 *Erik - "Chelsea Butterfly" b/w "Midnight Rider" AAS 123, 1969 *Dove - "Baby You Came Rollin' Cross My Mind" b/w "I Can Make It with You" AAS 124, 1969 *Johnny Tillotson - " What Am I Living For?" b/w "

Joy to the World "Joy to the World" is an English Christmas carol. The carol was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymnwriter Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are an interpretation of Psalm 98 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Today, the carol is usua ...

" AAS 125, 1969 *Casey Anderson - "Monsoon Season Hungries" b/w "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" AAS 126, 1969 *Frankie Avalon - "The Star" b/w "Woman Cryin'" AAS 127, 1969 *Johnny Tillotson - "Raining in My Heart" b/w "Today I Started Loving You Again" AAS 128, 1969 *Longbranch Pennywhistle - "Lucky Love" b/w "Rebecca" AAS 129, 1969 *Headstrong - "Ode to a Heffalump" b/w ? AAS 130, 1969 *The Hondells - "Follow the Bouncing Ball" b/w "The Legend of Frankie and Johnny" AAS 131, 1969 *Mel Carter - "Everything Stops for a Little While" b/w "This Is My Life" AAS 132, 1970 *Lola Falana - "Stand By Your Man" b/w "He's Chosen Me" AAS 133, 1970 *The Standards - "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Vocal) b/w "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Instrumental) AAS 134, 1970 *George Mc Cannon III - "I Fall to Pieces" b/w "Birds of All Nations" AAS 135, 1970 *Johnny Tillotson - "Susan" b/w "Love Waits for Me" AAS 136, 1970 *Casey Anderson - "Sunday Joe" b/w ? AAS 137, 1970 *Frankie Laine - "I Believe" b/w "On the Sunny Side of the Street" AAS 138, 1970 *Mel Carter - "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" b/w "This Is My Life" AAS 139, 1970 *Shiloh - "Jennifer" b/w "Tell Her to Get Out of Your Life" AAS 140, 1970 *Little Helen - "About Me Boy" b/w "More and More" AAS 141, 1970 *Don and Debbi - "I Can Be Happy" b/w "Shut Out" AAS 142, 1970 * AAS 143 is skipped in the sequence *Oxen Free and the Buffalo Hunters - "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Your Love" b/w "Give Me Your Money" AAS 144, 1970 *Leonard Rosenman - "March of the Apes" b/w ? AAS 145, 1970 *Johnny Tillotson - "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" b/w "Kansas City, Kansas" AAS 146, 1970 *Manuela - "If I Give My Heart to You" b/w "It Takes a Lot of Tenderness" AAS 147, 1970 *Longbranch Pennywhistle - "Star Spangled Bus" b/w "Bring Back Funky Women" AAS 148, 1970 *John Bahler - "Into the Sun" b/w "Tear Down the Wall" AAS 149, 1970 *The Hondells - "Shine on Ruby Mountain" b/w "The Legend of Frankie and Johnny" AAS 150, 1970 *George Mc Cannon III - "No Love at All" b/w "Tall Oak Tree" AAS 151, 1970 *Pat Shannon - "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" b/w "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (alternate version) AAS 152, 1970 *Frankie Laine - "

Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album '' Honey, Wheat and Laughter''. It became a hit single for the Canadian band Ocean, release ...

" b/w "Going To Newport" AJS 153, 1970 *Frankie Laine - "My God And I" b/w "Don't Blame The Child" AJS 161, 1971

References

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