Heritage Records (USA)
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Heritage Records was an American record label founded in the early 1960s by Jerry Ross Productions. It was distributed by MGM Records
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It released a number of hits by groups such as The Cherry People
, EUPHORIA (American Band),and Bill Deal and the Rhondels
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Ross discontinued the label by 1970 when he founded a new independently distributed label called Colossus Records
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MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
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It released a number of hits by groups such as The Cherry People
The Cherry People
The Cherry People were a Psychedelic pop and later hard rock group that formed from remnants of The English Setters. The band is best known for their semi-hit single And Suddenly, which barely missed the top 40 , and including guitarist Punky Meadows who would join BUX and Angel in the early to mid...
, EUPHORIA (American Band),and Bill Deal and the Rhondels
Bill Deal and the Rhondels
Bill Deal & the Rhondels were formed in 1965 in Virginia Beach, crossing blue-eyed soul, Beach music and Horn rock. They had 3 hits in 1969, I've Been Hurt , What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am & May I Bill Deal & the Rhondels were formed in 1965 in Virginia Beach, crossing blue-eyed soul, Beach...
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Ross discontinued the label by 1970 when he founded a new independently distributed label called Colossus Records
Colossus Records
Colossus Records was an American record label founded in 1969 by Jerry Ross, who also founded Heritage Records the year before. Like Heritage, Colossus was distributed by MGM Records....
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