Private Stock Records
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Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York, New York |
Private Stock Records was a record label that operated from 1974 to 1978.
The label was founded by
Blondie's eponymous debut album—which was not a commercial success at the time—was also originally issued on Private Stock in 1976,[3] as were two final single releases by Junior Campbell. Following the demise of Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat, singer/songwriter Phil Murray signed to the label in 1978, and released one single, End Of My Time, before moving on to Mickie Most's label RAK. Singer-songwriter Tom Paxton's 1975 album, Something in My Life and Rupert Holmes' fourth album, Pursuit of Happiness were also released by the label. Peter Lemongello released one album and a few singles for Private Stock after his debut Love '76. However, the Love '76 album was never released by Private Stock, and none of his recordings for the label charted. Gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston (mother of singer Whitney Houston) released two albums on the label- 1977's Cissy Houston and 1978's Think It Over.
The label closed down when Uttal moved to London; he later returned to New York, where he died in 1993.[4][5] His son Jai Uttal owned the rights to the catalogue after his father's death, however according to him:
The fate of the private stock masters has really been a mystery for me since my dad died. Theoretically I control the catalogue but I have no master tapes or vinyl and have no idea where they might be. Strange, isn't it? Warm wishes.
References
- ^ "43 North - A Holding Company". 43northoldings.com. 43 North. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Mike Callahan, David Edwards. "The Bell/Amy/Mala Story". article. bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Blondie - "Blondie"". studio album. discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Larry Uttal, Executive In Music, Dead at 71". obituary. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Larry Uttal". obituary. orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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See also
- List of record labels