Tangerine Records | |
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Parent company | ABC-Paramount Records |
Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Ray Charles |
Defunct | 1973 |
Distributor(s) | ABC-Paramount Records |
Genre | R&B, soul music, jazz music |
Tangerine Records was an American record label founded by musician Ray Charles in 1962. [1] Charles switched to the label in 1966. [2] Tangerine was promoted and distributed by ABC-Paramount Records. [3] [4] Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. Many of the later recordings are now sought after in " Northern Soul" circles. After Charles left ABC in 1973, he closed Tangerine and started Crossover Records. Ray Charles Enterprises owns the catalog.
Acts signed to Tangerine included:
Tangerine Records | |
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Parent company | ABC-Paramount Records |
Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Ray Charles |
Defunct | 1973 |
Distributor(s) | ABC-Paramount Records |
Genre | R&B, soul music, jazz music |
Tangerine Records was an American record label founded by musician Ray Charles in 1962. [1] Charles switched to the label in 1966. [2] Tangerine was promoted and distributed by ABC-Paramount Records. [3] [4] Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. Many of the later recordings are now sought after in " Northern Soul" circles. After Charles left ABC in 1973, he closed Tangerine and started Crossover Records. Ray Charles Enterprises owns the catalog.
Acts signed to Tangerine included: