Super K Productions
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Super K Productions was a 1960s American recording production company under Buddah Records
, headed by producers Jerry Kasenetz
and Jeffrey Katz, whose groups specialized in bubblegum pop
. Their biggest successes were The Ohio Express, The 1910 Fruitgum Company
, Crazy Elephant
and The Music Explosion. Super K also had their own label of the same name in 1969 operated under Buddah Records
, but it did not last as the bubblegum genre had already started to decline in popularity.
Not a company to depend on double-sided hits, many (but not all) Super K-produced singles were pressed with B-sides of either tracks recorded backwards or studio group instrumentals. This method was also employed earlier by producers Phil Spector
and Joe Meek
as a way of pointing a radio DJ to the "right" side of the singles.
Buddah Records
Buddah Records was founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding...
, headed by producers Jerry Kasenetz
Jerry Kasenetz
Jerry Kasenetz is an American bubblegum pop producer who worked with Jeff Katz, the two working together as the Super K production company, to manufacture and produce bands like The Music Explosion, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Crazy Elephant, and The Ohio Express....
and Jeffrey Katz, whose groups specialized in bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
. Their biggest successes were The Ohio Express, The 1910 Fruitgum Company
1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's biggest hits included "Simon Says," "1, 2, 3, Red Light," "May I Take A Giant Step," "Special Delivery," "Goody Goody Gumdrops," and "Indian Giver." Guitarist Frank Jeckell claimed to have adopted the name from a...
, Crazy Elephant
Crazy Elephant
Crazy Elephant was a short-lived American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions...
and The Music Explosion. Super K also had their own label of the same name in 1969 operated under Buddah Records
Buddah Records
Buddah Records was founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding...
, but it did not last as the bubblegum genre had already started to decline in popularity.
Not a company to depend on double-sided hits, many (but not all) Super K-produced singles were pressed with B-sides of either tracks recorded backwards or studio group instrumentals. This method was also employed earlier by producers Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
and Joe Meek
Joe Meek
Robert George "Joe" Meek was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter....
as a way of pointing a radio DJ to the "right" side of the singles.
Super K Production groups
- Crazy ElephantCrazy ElephantCrazy Elephant was a short-lived American bubblegum pop band noted for their 1969 hit single, "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'". Crazy Elephant was a studio concoction, created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions...
- Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
(One single: "Bo Diddley 1969"/"Soul Train") - Carnaby Street Runners
- Flying Giraffe
- J.C.W. Ratfinks
- Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral CircusKasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral CircusThe Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus was a bubblegum "supergroup" created by record producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, consisting of various Super K Production groups.-Original cast recording:...
- Lt. Garcia's Magic Music Box
- Music Explosion
- Teri Nelson Group
- 1910 Fruitgum Company1910 Fruitgum CompanyThe 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's biggest hits included "Simon Says," "1, 2, 3, Red Light," "May I Take A Giant Step," "Special Delivery," "Goody Goody Gumdrops," and "Indian Giver." Guitarist Frank Jeckell claimed to have adopted the name from a...
- 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
- Ohio Express
- Professor Morrison's Lollipop
- Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company of Philadelphia, 1941
- Shadows Of KnightShadows of KnightThe Shadows of Knight are an American rock band from the Chicago suburbs, formed in the 1960s, who play a form of British blues mixed with influences from their native city. At the time they first started recording, the band's self-description was as follows: "The Stones, Animals and Yardbirds...