Instant Records was an American
independent record label
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based in
,
Louisiana
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, United States, which was founded in 1961 by Joe Banashak (owner of
Minit Records) and Irvin Smith.
It was originally called Valiant Records until another
Valiant Records threatened to sue and forced the label's renaming to Instant Records.
The most successful artist on Instant was
Chris Kenner
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. Several Instant recordings were distributed by
Atlantic Records
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.
Skip Easterling's version of
Willie Dixon's "
I'm Your Hoochie Koochie Man" (1970) was Easterling's biggest success, but its release on Instant proved to be the finale of the label's chart career.
References
External links
Instant Records 45s discography from Global Dog Productions
American record labels
Record labels based in Louisiana
Companies based in New Orleans
Record labels established in 1961
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