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{{Short description|Defunct record labels of the United States}}
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[[File:Blue_Cat_Records_logos_US_and_UK.png|thumb|right|Blue Cat Records logo (US), top image<br>Blue Cat Records logo (UK), bottom image]]
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name = Blue Cat Records
| image = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" -->
| image_size = <!-- size -->
| image_alt = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image -->
| caption = <!-- a caption for the image -->
| parent = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| founded = <!-- year of foundation, such as {{start date|1950}} -->
| founder = <!-- name of founders, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| defunct = <!-- year the label dissolved, such as {{end date|1990}} -->
| status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" -->
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| genre = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| country = United States
| location = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| website = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" -->
}}

'''Blue Cat Records''' was the name of two unconnected [[record label]]s.
'''Blue Cat Records''' was the name of two unconnected [[record label]]s.


'''Blue Cat Records''' '''(US)''' was a subsidiary label of [[Red Bird Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Another Canadian Release on the Move |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |date=19 April 1965 |volume=3 |issue=8 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/rpmapr19th1965/page/n3/mode/2up}}</ref> It had a hit in [[1965 in music|1965]] with "[[The Boy from New York City]]" by [[the Ad Libs]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schreiber |first1=Charles J. |title=Singles Record Report: Current Best Sellers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-blue-cat/142357433/ |work=The News |date=5 February 1965 |location=Paterson, New Jersey |page=21 |department=Amusements}}</ref> Other artists to record for the company included [[Alvin Robinson (musician)|Alvin Robinson]], [[Bessie Banks]], [[Murray the K]], blues guitarist [[John P. Hammond]], [[Ral Donner]], [[Jeff Barry]] and [[Barry Mann]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1998 |publisher=Muze |location=London |isbn=1-56159-237-4 |page=4461 |volume=6 |edition=3rd |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofp006lark/page/n3/mode/2up}}</ref>
'''Blue Cat Records''' '''(US)''' was a subsidiary label of [[Red Bird Records]]. It had a hit in [[1965 in music|1965]] with "[[The Boy from New York City]]" by [[the Ad Libs]].


'''Blue Cat Records''' '''(UK)''' was a subsidiary label of [[Trojan Records]]. Around 170 records were released on the label between 1968 and 1969, with a variety of early reggae and rocksteady releases from artists such as [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]], The Uniques, The Concords, The Untouchables and [[The Maytones]]. The label is considered very collectable, with many discs fetching three-figure sums.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} most recently The Concords Bettoo sold for almost four figures.
'''Blue Cat Records''' '''(UK)''' was a subsidiary label of [[Trojan Records]].<ref name="trojan"/> Around 170 records were released on the label between 1968 and 1969, with a variety of early reggae and rocksteady releases from artists such as [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Shake It Up |author=The Pioneers |type=7 inch vinyl record |publisher=Amalgamated Records |year=1968 |others=With Lynn Taitt Band, Produced by J.A. Gibson |id=BS100}}</ref> The Uniques, The Concords, The Untouchables and [[The Maytones]].<ref name="trojan">{{cite book |last1=Koningh |first1=Michael de |last2=Cane-Honeysett |first2=Laurence |title=Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records |date=19 July 2018 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78759-104-2 |pages=1973–1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1rNcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1973}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Billy Goat |author=The Maytones |type=7 inch vinyl record |publisher=B & C Music |year=1968 |id=BS149}}</ref> The label is considered collectable, in June 2018, a copy of The Viceroys–A side (Fat Fish); The Octaves–B side (You're Gonna Lose) by Blue Cat Records (BS121), sold for $2,010.30.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sulzer |first1=Will |title=The Viceroys – Fat Fish c/w The Octaves – You're Gonna Lose 1968 UK 45 Blue Cat |url=https://www.rootsvinylguide.com/ebay_items/the-viceroys-fat-fish-c-w-the-octaves-you-re-goona-lose-1968-uk-45-blue-cat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229124051/https://www.rootsvinylguide.com/ebay_items/the-viceroys-fat-fish-c-w-the-octaves-you-re-goona-lose-1968-uk-45-blue-cat|archive-date=29 February 2024 |website=Roots Vinyl Guide}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[Lists of record labels]]

==References==
{{reflist}}




Latest revision as of 08:13, 7 September 2024

Blue Cat Records logo (US), top image
Blue Cat Records logo (UK), bottom image

Blue Cat Records was the name of two unconnected record labels.

Blue Cat Records (US) was a subsidiary label of Red Bird Records.[1] It had a hit in 1965 with "The Boy from New York City" by the Ad Libs.[2] Other artists to record for the company included Alvin Robinson, Bessie Banks, Murray the K, blues guitarist John P. Hammond, Ral Donner, Jeff Barry and Barry Mann.[3]

Blue Cat Records (UK) was a subsidiary label of Trojan Records.[4] Around 170 records were released on the label between 1968 and 1969, with a variety of early reggae and rocksteady releases from artists such as The Pioneers,[5] The Uniques, The Concords, The Untouchables and The Maytones.[4][6] The label is considered collectable, in June 2018, a copy of The Viceroys–A side (Fat Fish); The Octaves–B side (You're Gonna Lose) by Blue Cat Records (BS121), sold for $2,010.30.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Another Canadian Release on the Move". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 8. 19 April 1965. p. 4.
  2. ^ Schreiber, Charles J. (5 February 1965). "Singles Record Report: Current Best Sellers". Amusements. The News. Paterson, New Jersey. p. 21.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (3rd ed.). London: Muze. p. 4461. ISBN 1-56159-237-4.
  4. ^ a b Koningh, Michael de; Cane-Honeysett, Laurence (19 July 2018). Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records. Omnibus Press. pp. 1973–1975. ISBN 978-1-78759-104-2.
  5. ^ The Pioneers (1968). Shake It Up (7 inch vinyl record). With Lynn Taitt Band, Produced by J.A. Gibson. Amalgamated Records. BS100.
  6. ^ The Maytones (1968). Billy Goat (7 inch vinyl record). B & C Music. BS149.
  7. ^ Sulzer, Will. "The Viceroys – Fat Fish c/w The Octaves – You're Gonna Lose 1968 UK 45 Blue Cat". Roots Vinyl Guide. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.


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