This label has had a couple of mentions on here down the years but no real facts on it were posted up.

Anyone here know much about this label that operated from East Point a small city just SW of Atlanta.

It seemed to have big ambitions in 1970 and cut, released, distributed some decent soul sides.

Their best artists (that I know about) were the Bishop (real ID ?), Thelma Wilson & Gina Hill.

They also released country & white christian music, but that don't interest me.

Edited January 23, 20178 yr by Roburt

As usual when good quality soul is involved, Sir Shambling has been there first ...

https://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/B/the_bishop/index.php

....though once again, very little in known about the company or their artists ....

Looking at the East Point street scene today, there is no evidence that the building that housed the Lou- Neita organisation (offices / studio / warehouse ?) ever stood there .... the newish building on the left is 1618 Thompson, so the old Lou-Neita building must have stood where it's car park is now ...

Lou-Neita also operated out of a building in a nearby town, College Park.

This is the next place south of East Point & is situated near Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Int Airport. The outfits address in College Pk was 3815 Sth Main St. Once again the actual building has gone but the 2 next to it still exist (modest places) ... The Big AJ Store is 3817 S Main St, so the Lou-Neita building was to the right of it ...

I've now got the current address of the guy who ran the label's recording sessions & we head out to the US in a couple of days time ... so I'll contact him to find out more about the label and it's releases. 

Edited January 24, 20178 yr by Roburt

Hi there. No info of great importance but I have the Thelma Wilson record which came in a company sleeve - good sound and pretty rare. Also have the Gina Hill which may have been released on another label. Not familiar with The Bishop but gather it is rare.

What's the label's record sleeve look like ??

Gina Hill is also released on Jill records...

13 hours ago, Roburt said:

What's the label's record sleeve look like ??

Hidden away in storage at present but recall it being rather plain, with Lou Neita in red on it. The plan is to put the company sleeves in plastic sleeves and eventually marry them up with the original records currently filed in white cardboard sleeves. Next time I come across it, I'll photograph it.

Yea, Von Taylor was the real guy behind the Gina Hill cuts (Von Taylor usually based himself out of Montgomery Ala) .... he had a long ongoing association with Dan Brantley. On the net it says that some guys in the studio backing band on Gina's tracks went on to become BRICK,  which makes sense as they were from Atlanta.  

There's some info in this biography on 45cat (but I don't know what the source of that info is).

Thanks for that. So the stydio was contained in the building that used to stand next to the Big AJ Store shown above ... pity I can't find any old pictures of this location when the building was still standing.

 

On 25/01/2017 at 09:44, Roburt said:

What's the label's record sleeve look like ??

The Bishop was the sobriquet of Dr J Bobby Cole.

Edited January 31, 20178 yr by Stormcock
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The Bishop was the sobriquet of Dr J Bobby Cole.

I didn't know that, He (Bobby Cole) was involved with the MS track made by the 'World Famous' Mad Lads in the mid 80's.

 

Dr J Bobby Cole's business card in the mid 80's .... with many thanks to 'Mad Lad' Colton . . . .

Gina Hill passed away in 2014. Her obituary (not currently behind a paywall, unlike the AJC one) can be found here.