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:''For the company, see [[Avco]]''
:''For the company, see [[Avco]]''
'''Avco Records''' was a [[record label]] started in the early [[1960s]] by [[Hugo Peretti]], [[Luigi Creatore]] and [[Joseph E. Levine]]. In the late 1960s, they released a psychedelic rock album by the group Bead Game, titled Welcome. Avco's best known artists were the r&b/soul groups [[the Stylistics]] & [[Little Anthony & The Imperials]].
'''Avco Records''' was a [[record label]] started in the early 1960s by [[Hugo Peretti]], [[Luigi Creatore]] and [[Joseph E. Levine]]. In the late 1960s, they released a psychedelic rock album by the group Bead Game, titled Welcome. Avco's best known artists were the r&b/soul groups [[the Stylistics]] & [[Little Anthony & The Imperials]].


Hugo & Luigi went on to form [[H&L Records]]. In 1978, H&L Records filed for bankruptcy. In 1984, Amherst Records, Inc. of Buffalo, New York acquired the AVCO/H&L Records catalog.
Hugo & Luigi went on to form [[H&L Records]]. In 1978, H&L Records filed for bankruptcy. In 1984, Amherst Records, Inc. of Buffalo, New York acquired the AVCO/H&L Records catalog.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of record labels]]

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Revision as of 16:35, 16 June 2008

For the company, see Avco

Avco Records was a record label started in the early 1960s by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and Joseph E. Levine. In the late 1960s, they released a psychedelic rock album by the group Bead Game, titled Welcome. Avco's best known artists were the r&b/soul groups the Stylistics & Little Anthony & The Imperials.

Hugo & Luigi went on to form H&L Records. In 1978, H&L Records filed for bankruptcy. In 1984, Amherst Records, Inc. of Buffalo, New York acquired the AVCO/H&L Records catalog.

See also