Posted February 27, 200817 yr Afternoon. Any one got any basic info (ie where, when, who,) on these? Celtex Versatile Penny Get scratchin, cheers in advance. Mark
February 27, 200817 yr Afternoon. Any one got any basic info (ie where, when, who,) on these? Celtex CHICAGO Versatile NEW YORK Penny CHICAGO/DETROIT (more than one lable with this name) Get scratchin, cheers in advance. Mark
February 27, 200817 yr Penny lable from Detroit appears to be from 1962, owned by Roquel Davis. Penny lable from Chicago appears to be from around 1968, owned by Maurice Alpert.
February 27, 200817 yr Author Perfik Thanks M8 Just 1 more thing Penny - Jerry Townes/ Nevermore Chi or Det?
February 27, 200817 yr According to "Chicago Soul" the Penny lable was active twice, once in 1962 and then again from 1966 to 1970. In the latter period there was a sister lable, Nickel.
February 27, 200817 yr Penny lable from Detroit appears to be from 1962, owned by Roquel Davis. Penny lable from Chicago appears to be from around 1968, owned by Maurice Alpert. Penny was always officially owned by Morry Aplert (who owned the MET record shop in chicago) but after the creations 45 it was pretty much Richard Pegue running it. I think Morry ran the MET label himself around that time. Again, those first two 45s (joytones and creations) are from 1962 I think, then Pegue revived the label. It was still Morry's in name though.
February 27, 200817 yr Perfik Thanks M8 Just 1 more thing Penny - Jerry Townes/ Nevermore Chi or Det? Chicago.
February 27, 200817 yr Celtex was owned by Bill Lasley who had a number of other lables in Chicago as well as other cities, but boba is the man to provide more details, methinks. Edited February 27, 200817 yr by Jaco
February 27, 200817 yr Celtex was owned by Bill Lasley who had a number of other lables in Chicago as well as other cities, but boba is the man to provide more details, methinks. I actually don't specifically know about Bill Lasley, but in the Chicago soul book (which I assume you're also getting the info from), it says he also ran expo/opex and webcor and success in Iowa. I knew webcor and celtex were the same label, but I didn't know that other stuff, interesting.
February 27, 200817 yr According to "Chicago Soul" the Penny lable was active twice, once in 1962 and then again from 1966 to 1970. In the latter period there was a sister lable, Nickel. For good info on the Chicago Penny label take a look at Shades of Soul 31 page 7 a good read by Steve Edgar with additions by Pete Smith, Dave Flynn, Jerry Hipkiss, Andy Rix and Alan Pollard. befor i read this i never new that Richard Pegue based the Janis label on his sister's name and that Janis and Penny had a deal based on need for masters for the b side of there records. steve j
February 27, 200817 yr For good info on the Chicago Penny label take a look at Shades of Soul 31 page 7 a good read by Steve Edgar with additions by Pete Smith, Dave Flynn, Jerry Hipkiss, Andy Rix and Alan Pollard. befor i read this i never new that Richard Pegue based the Janis label on his sister's name and that Janis and Penny had a deal based on need for masters for the b side of there records. steve j you could also listen to Richard Pegue talk about it himself in my interview: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews...e-8-15-2004.mp3
Afternoon. Any one got any basic info (ie where, when, who,) on these?
Celtex
Versatile
Penny
Get scratchin, cheers in advance.
Mark