Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/ Sparks, Bobby Charles,

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, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Sally Grossman, Albert Grossman’s widow, was running Bearsville Records from 2010 until her death in March 2021, at the age of 81. Bearsville's initial distributor was

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. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in most countries. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then

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until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini.

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currently distributes the Bearsville catalog. Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's

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Notable artists

* Elizabeth Barraclough * Paul Butterfield * Jonathan Cain * Felix Cavaliere * Bobby Charles * The dB's * Foghat * Jesse Frederick * Nick Jameson * Norma Jean Wright * Lazarus * Liar * Willie Mitchell * NRBQ * Roger Powell * Todd Rundgren *

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* Jesse Winchester * Sparks

Discography

1970 (under AMPEX distribution)

* The American Dream - The American Dream * Gil Evans - Gil Evans * Great Speckled Bird - Great Speckled Bird * Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester * Todd Rundgren - Runt 1005

1971

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* Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren 10116 Switched from AMPEX distribution to Warner Bros. using Reprise Records 2000 catalog number sequence. * Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick This was the first album to be released by Bearsville under Warner Bros. distribution. This release was a Bearsville / Reprise records release as noted on the back cover but used a Bearsville label on the LP. * Lazarus - Lazarus

1972

* Sparks - Half Nelson * Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? 2BX 2066 * Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck * Foghat - Foghat BR 2077 * Jesse Winchester - Third Down, 110 to Go * Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles * Paul Butterfield - Better Days

1973

* Sparks -

A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing ''A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Sparks. It was released in 1973 and includes the single "Girl from Germany". It was the last release by the original five-member incarnation of Sparks. The al ...

* Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star BR 2133 * Lazarus -

A Fool's Paradise ''A Fool's Paradise'' is the second studio album by the American band Lazarus. It was released in January 1973 by Bearsville Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records. All of the songs were written by Bill Hughes with the exception of "Oklah ...

* Foghat - Foghat (Rock & Roll) BR 2136 * Jean Yves Labat - M. Frog * Paul Butterfield - It All Comes Back * Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Rack Job 2BV 2156 (Unreleased two record set of Rundgren's first two solo albums "Runt" and "Runt - The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren") * Foghat -

Energized ''Energized'' is the third album by rock band Foghat, released in January 1974. It peaked at #34 on the ''Billboard 200'' and was certified as an RIAA Gold Record in the United States. Track listing # "Honey Hush" – 4:19 (Big Joe Turner as ...

BR 6950 First Bearsville release using its own 6000 catalog number sequence

1974

* Todd Rundgren -

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2BR 6952 (ORIGINAL NUMBER 2BR 2169, DELAYED 1973 RELEASE) * Jesse Winchester - Learn to Love it * Todd Rundgren -

Todd Rundgren's Utopia Utopia was an American rock band formed in 1973 by Todd Rundgren. During its first three years, the group was a progressive rock band with a somewhat fluid membership known as Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Most of the members in this early incarnati ...

BR 6954 * Felix Cavaliere - Felix Cavaliere BR 6955 * Foghat -

Rock and Roll Outlaws ''Rock and Roll Outlaws'' is the fourth album by Foghat, released in October 1974. The album cover shows a picture of the band near a Learjet in the Mojave Desert. Though the airplane displayed the band's logo, it did not belong to them; the ...

BR 6956

1975

* Todd Rundgren -

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BR 6957 * Felix Cavaliere - Destiny BR 6958 * Foghat - Fool For the City BR 6959 * Paul Butterfield - Put It In Your Ear BR 6960 *

Another Live ''Another Live'' is a live album by the progressive rock band Utopia. It was recorded in August 1975 and released in 1975 on Bearsville. The record was the band's first fully live album, the first Utopia album to include future mainstays Powel ...

BR 6961

1976

* Foghat - Night Shift BR 6962 * Todd Rundgren - Faithful BR 6963 * Jesse Winchester - Let the Rough Side Drag BR 6964

1977

- RA BR 6965 * Tony Wilson -

I Like Your Style ''I Like Your Style'' is a studio album by the American singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released in 1981 via Motown. The album peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing Personnel *Jermaine Jackson - vocals, bass, piano, Fende ...

* Jesse Winchester - Nothing But a Breeze * Jonathan Cain Band - Windy City Breakdown *

- Oops! Wrong Planet BR 6970 * Foghat - Foghat Live BR 6971 * Nick Jameson - Already Free BR 6972

1978

* Foghat -

Stone Blue ''Stone Blue'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Foghat, released in May 1978 on Bearsville Records. "Stone Blue" paired Foghat with producer Eddie Kramer, who had previously engineered recordings for Jimi Hendrix and Led Zep ...

BRK 6977 * Foghat - Fool For The City BRK 6980 (Re Issue) * Jesse Winchester - A Touch on the Rainy Side * Todd Rundgren -

Hermit of Mink Hollow ''Hermit of Mink Hollow'' is the eighth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released May 1978 on Bearsville Records. All of the instruments and vocals were performed solely by Rundgren. He intended the songs on the album to be performed on ...

BRK 6981 * Elizabeth Barraclough - Elizabeth Barraclough BRK 6978 * Liar - Set the World on Fire * Norma Jean Wright - Norma Jean * Todd Rundgren - Back to the Bars 2BRX 6986

1979

* Tony Wilson - Catch One *

- Warmer * Elizabeth Barraclough - Hi! * Foghat -

Boogie Motel ''Boogie Motel'' is the eighth studio album by rock band Foghat, released in 1979. It was recorded at the Boogie Motel Studios in Port Jefferson, NY, and was certified gold in the US. The cover art is by Jim Baikie. "Third Time Lucky (First Tim ...

BRK 6990 *

- Adventures In Utopia BRK 6991

1980

* Roger Powell - Air Pocket BRK 6994 * Kenny Doss - Movin'on A Feeling *

- Terraform * Foghat - Tight Shoes BRK 6999 * Pam Windo and the Shades - It First release using the Warner Bros 3000 catalog number sequence *

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- Brian Damage *

Deface the Music ''Deface the Music'' is the fifth studio album by the band Utopia. The concept of the album was to pay homage to The Beatles and create songs which sounded very similar to the Fab Four's tunes throughout the various stages of their career. Their ...

BRK 3487

1981

* Paul Butterfield -

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* Johnny Average Band - Some People * Todd Rundgren -

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BHS 3522 * Jesse Winchester - Talk Memphis * Donald O'Connor - Come Alive * Willie Mitchell - Listen Dance *

- Beat of Love * Foghat - Girls to Chat and Boys to Bounce BRK 3578

1982

- Combat Zone *

- Swing To The Right BRK 3666 * Todd Rundgren -

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect ''The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect'' is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent l ...

23732 First release to use the 5 digit Warner Bros. number sequence * Foghat - In The Mood for Something Rude 23747

1983

* Nicole Wills -

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- The Things That You Dream * NRBQ - Grooves in Orbit * Foghat - Zig-Zag Walk 23888

1984

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- Make You Shake It 23995 * Freida Parton - Two-Faced * Todd Rundgren -

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25128 (Originally slated for release in the summer of 1984 but delayed until after Bearsville folded. Released in October 1985 on the Warner Bros. label using Bearsville catalog number) * The dB's - Like This 25146

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