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'''Original Sound''' is a [[Los Angeles, California]]-based [[record label]]. It was founded in the early 1950s by [[KTNQ|KPOP]] [[deejay]] [[Art Laboe]]. It began as a small label that specialized in compiling and re-releasing "[[oldies]]" [[R&B]] and [[rock 'n' roll]] songs. The label pioneered the concept of reissuing older pop and rock hits, and sold millions of records on his ''Oldies But Goodies'' compilation albums, several of which made the national [[Billboard]] album charts. All 15 volumes of this series were later reissued on a best-selling [[CD]] series in the 1980s and 1990s. The label's biggest self-recorded hit as a single was ''Teen Beat'' by drummer [[Sandy Nelson]], reaching #4 on |
'''Original Sound''' is a [[Los Angeles, California]]-based [[record label]]. It was founded in the early 1950s by [[KTNQ|KPOP]] [[deejay]] [[Art Laboe]]. It began as a small label that specialized in compiling and re-releasing "[[oldies]]" [[R&B]] and [[rock 'n' roll]] songs. The label pioneered the concept of reissuing older pop and rock hits, and sold millions of records on his ''Oldies But Goodies'' compilation albums, several of which made the national ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' album charts. All 15 volumes of this series were later reissued on a best-selling [[CD]] series in the 1980s and 1990s. The label's biggest self-recorded hit as a single was ''Teen Beat'' by drummer [[Sandy Nelson]], reaching #4 on ''Billboard'' in 1959. Other successful Original Sound artists included: |
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[[Category:Rhythm and blues record labels]] |
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Revision as of 01:55, 20 May 2010
Original Sound is a Los Angeles, California-based record label. It was founded in the early 1950s by KPOP deejay Art Laboe. It began as a small label that specialized in compiling and re-releasing "oldies" R&B and rock 'n' roll songs. The label pioneered the concept of reissuing older pop and rock hits, and sold millions of records on his Oldies But Goodies compilation albums, several of which made the national Billboard album charts. All 15 volumes of this series were later reissued on a best-selling CD series in the 1980s and 1990s. The label's biggest self-recorded hit as a single was Teen Beat by drummer Sandy Nelson, reaching #4 on Billboard in 1959. Other successful Original Sound artists included:
- Preston Epps ("Bongo Rock" and "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo")
- The Music Machine ("Talk, Talk" and "The People In Me"), and
- Dyke & the Blazers ("Funky Broadway").
External links
- KillerOldies.com The official website of the Original Sound label
See also
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