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Bearsville Records

Bearsville Records

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Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death. Sally Grossman, Albert Grossman’s widow, was running Bearsville Records from 2010 until her death in March 2021, at the age of 81.[1]

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Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in most countries. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then Island until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog.

Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios.

Artists

Discography

1970 (under AMPEX distribution)

1971

Switched from AMPEX distribution to Warner Bros. using Reprise Records 2000 catalog number sequence.

  • Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick This was the first album to be released by Bearsville under Warner Bros. distribution. This release was a Bearsville / Reprise records release as noted on the back cover but used a Bearsville label on the LP.
  • Lazarus - Lazarus[2]

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

  • Human Body - Make You Shake It 23995
  • Freida Parton - Two-Faced
  • Todd Rundgren - A Cappella 25128 (Originally slated for release in the summer of 1984 but delayed until after Bearsville folded. Released in October 1985 on the Warner Bros. label using Bearsville catalog number)
  • The dB's - Like This 25146

See also


References

  1. "Sally Grossman, Widow of Dylan Manager Who Famously Posed on Album Cover, Dies". Bestclassicbands.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. "Lazarus | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-24.

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