Cadet Records was an American

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

that began as Argo Records in 1955 as the

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subsidiary of

Chess Records Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock an ...

. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet to avoid confusion with the similarly named label in the UK. Cadet stopped releasing records around 1974, when its artists were moved to Chess. There was also Cadet Concept Records, for rock and more adventurous music, such as the Rotary Connection, and the experimental psychedelic '' Electric Mud'' album by Muddy Waters. The label had a Top 20 hit in 1968 with the single "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by the British band

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through a licensing arrangement with Pye Records in London. A St. Louis band known as The Truth a.k.a. The Acid Sette were signed and recorded for this label under the guidance of Abner Spector. The masters are now owned by Universal Music.

Discography (1965–1975)

Continuation of the Argo 600 Jazz Series

Cadet was established in 1965 following a name change of the Argo label. When the name was changed, a new logo of a chessman's horse was introduced to replace the previous chess piece logo. Cadet continued the Argo 600 Jazz series and the 4000 Blues series.Both Sides Now: Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971)
accessed September 18, 2019

Continuation of the Argo 4000 Blues Series

Cadet Concept

Cadet Concept was established by Marshall Chess in 1967 with the first album by Rotary Connection and issued five albums by the group out of the 18 albums released on the label up until 1970 as well as featuring British band

, saxophonist John Klemmer and blues legends Muddy Waters and

Howlin' Wolf Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chica ...

.Both Sides Now: Cadet Concept Album Discography
accessed September 18, 2019

GRT consolidated Chess/Cadet album discography (1971–1975)

Following the death of Leonard Chess in 1971,

was purchased by General Recorded Tape, GRT Records, which consolidated both the Chess and Cadet labels into a single labeling number sequence and used the artists and labels until 1975.Callahn, M. and Edwards, D
''GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975)'', Both Sides Now Publications
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, - , Cadet CA-50004 , ''Freedom Means'' , , - , Cadet CH-50005 , ''Great Female Soul Vocalists'' , Various Artists , - , Cadet Concept CC-50006 , ''Hey Love'' , The New Rotary Connection , - , Cadet CA-50007 , ''Occasional Rain'' , , - , Chess CH-50008 , '' San Francisco Dues'' , , - , Cadet CA-50009 , '' Mystical Lady'' , , - , Cadet Concept CC-50010 , ''Oh What a Lovely War'' , , - , Cadet CA-50011 , ''Swahili Strut'' , Sextet , - , Chess CH-50012 , '' Live at Mr. Kelly's'' , Muddy Waters , - , Chess CH-50013 , ''Greatest Hits'' , Little Milton , - , Chess CH-50014 , ''Power and Light'' , Power & Light , - , Chess CH-50015 , '' Live and Cookin''' , Howlin' Wolf , - , Chess CH-50016 , '' Where it All Began'' , , - , Cadet CA-50017 , ''The Dells Sing Dionne Warwick's Greatest Hits'' , , - , Chess CH-50018 , ''Basic Soul'' , , - , Cadet CA-50019 , ''What Color Is Love'' , , - , Cadet CA-50020 , '' The Groover'' , , - , Cadet CA-50021 , ''Sweet as Funk Can Be'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-50022 , ''The Best of the Soulful Strings'' , , - , Chess CH-50023 , '' Can't Get No Grindin''' , Muddy Waters , - , Cadet CA-50024 , '' Check This Out'' , , - , Cadet CA-50025 , '' Lean on Me'' , , - , Cadet CA-50026 , '' Mr. Bojangles'' , , - , Chess 2CH-50027 , ''This Is My Story'' , , - , Chess CH-50029 , '' The London Bo Diddley Sessions'' , , - , Chess 2CH-50030 , ''The Golden Age of Rhythm and Blues'' , Various Artists , - , Chess CH-50031 , ''Love More Than Pride'' , , - , Chess CH-50032 , ''Ghettos of the Mind'' , Bama the Village Poet , - , Chess 2CH-50033 , '' Fathers and Sons'' , Muddy Waters , - , Cadet CA-50034 , ''Teardrops in the Rain'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-50035 , ''Inspiration'' , , - , Cadet CA-50036 , ''

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'' , , - , Cadet CA-50037 , ''Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-50038 , ''It Was a Very Good Year'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-50039 , ''I Cover the Waterfront'' , , - , Chess CH-50040 , ''Come and Get Me'' , , - , Cadet CA-50041 , ''I Just Can't Help Myself'' , , - , Chess CH-50042 , ''

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'' a.k.a. ''Only a Fool'' , , - , Chess CH-50043 , '' Bio'' , , - , Cadet CA-50044 , '' Songs for Ageing Children'' , , - , Chess CH-50045 , '' The Back Door Wolf'' , Howlin' Wolf , - , Cadet CA-50046 , ''The Dells'' , , - , Chess CH-50047 , '' Big Bad Bo'' , , - , Cadet CA-50048 , ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' , , - , Cadet CA-50049 , ''Atlantis'' , , - , Cadet CA-50051 , '' The Fourth Dimension'' , , - , Cadet CA-50052 , ''In the Cut'' , , - , Chess CH-50053 , ''You Can All Join In'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-50058 , ''Solid Ivory'' , , - , Cadet CH-50059 , ''Cross My Heart'' , , - , Cadet CA-50060 , '' Satan'' , , - , Chess 2CH-60000 , ''Laugh Time'' , and Pigmeat Markham , - , Cadet CA-60001 , '' Back to the Roots'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-60002 , ''Charlie Parker Memorial Concert'' , Various Artists , - , Cadet 2CA-60003 , ''Rock Bottom'' , Various Artists , - , Chess 2CH-60004 , ''Peaches'' , , - , Chess 2CH-60005 , ''Got My Own Bag of Tricks'' , , - , Chess 2CH-60006 , '' McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters'' , Muddy Waters , - , Cadet 2CA-60007 , ''Ha' Mercy'' , , - , Chess CH-60008 , '' The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions'' , Howlin' Wolf , - , Chess 2CH-60009 , ''Moms and Pigmeat'' , and Pigmeat Markham , - , Cadet 2CA-60010 , ''Everything 'Bout Sax and Flute'' , , - , Chess 2CH-60011 , ''Mad Man's Blues'' , , - , Chess 2CH-60012 , ''Chicago Blues Anthology'' , Various Artists , - , Chess CH-60013 , '' The London Muddy Waters Sessions'' , Muddy Waters , - , Chess 2CH-60014 , ''Boss Blues Harmonica'' , Little Walter , - , Chess 2CH-60015 , ''Blues Avalanche (Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival)'' , Various Artists , - , Chess 2CH-60016 , ''Chester Burnett A.K.A. Howlin' Wolf'' , Howlin' Wolf , - , Cadet 2CA-60017 , '' The Heatin' System'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-60018 , ''Inside'' , , - , Cadet 2CA-60019 , ''Cool Cookin' '' , , - , Chess CH-60020 , '' The London Chuck Berry Sessions'' , , - , Cadet CA-60021 , ''12 X 6 The Hard Way'' , Various Artists , - , Cadet CA-60022 , ''12 X 6 The Easy Way'' , Various Artists , - , Chess 2CH-60023 , ''Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Volume 2'' , {{sortname, Chuck Berry , - , Cadet CA-60024 , ''12 X 6 Volume 3'' , Various Artists , - , Cadet CA-60025 , ''12 X 6 Volume 4'' , Various Artists , - , Chess 2CH-60026 , '' London Revisited'' , Howlin' Wolf / Muddy Waters , - , Cadet CA-60027 , ''The Dells vs. The Dramatics'' , {{sortname, The, Dells, nolink=1 / The Dramatics , - , Chess 2CH-60028 , ''Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Volume 3'' , {{sortname, Chuck, Berry, nolink=1 , - , Chess CH-60029 , '' Come a Little Closer'' , {{sortname, Etta, James, nolink=1 , - , Cadet CA-60030 , ''The Mighty, Mighty Dells'' , {{sortname, The, Dells, nolink=1 , - , Chess CH-60031 , '' "Unk" in Funk'' , Muddy Waters , - , Chess CH-60032 , ''

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'' , {{sortname, Chuck, Berry, nolink=1 , - , Cadet CA-60033 , ''Got to Get Your Own'' , {{sortname, Reuben, Wilson , - , Chess CH-60034 , '' American Gypsy'' , American Gypsy , - , Chess CH-60035 , '' The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album'' , Muddy Waters , - , Chess CH-60036 , ''The Dells Greatest Hits, Volume 2'' , {{sortname, The, Dells, nolink=1 , - , Chess CH-60037 , ''Black Caucus Concert'' , Various Artists , - , Cadet 2CA-60038 , ''Early Visions'' , {{sortname, Gene, Ammons , - , Cadet CA-60039 , '' Magnetic Feel'' , {{sortname, Jack, McDuff, nolink=1 , - , Cadet CA-60040 , '' Never Can Say Goodbye'' , {{sortname, Sonny Stitt , - , Chess CH-60042 , ''Music to Make Love By'' , {{sortname, Solomon, Burke , - , Cadet CA-60044 , ''We Got to Get Our Thing Together'' , {{sortname, The, Dells, nolink=1

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