Private Stock Records was a record label that operated from 1974 to 1978 .
11-610: The label was founded by Larry Uttal after he left Bell Records . The label primarily focused on pop music and had numerous hit records , many of them one-hit wonders , including singles by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame (" Don't Give Up on Us "), Starbuck (" Moonlight Feels Right "), Austin Roberts (" Rocky "), Samantha Sang (" Emotion "), Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (" A Fifth of Beethoven "), Cyndi Grecco (" Making Our Dreams Come True ", a.k.a.
22-669: The Gay Men's Health Crisis organization and the National Gay and Lesbian Caucus. He died in New York in 1993, aged 71, from AIDS. The musician Jai Uttal is his son and his daughter Jody Uttal (also known as Jody Uttal-Gold) was a cofounder of Rock the Vote and director of corporate videos. Madison Records American record label [REDACTED] Madison label Madison Records
33-613: The Columbia Pictures Records labels into one and created Arista Records . He then set up the Private Stock label, releasing records by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons , David Soul , Starbuck and others. In 1978, Uttal closed Private Stock and moved to London, England, where he worked in the film industry. After returning to New York, he worked in the travel business . He also became active in
44-734: The early 1960s with records by Joey Powers , Ronny & the Daytonas , Del Shannon and Lee Dorsey , before moving into the soul and R&B market in the late 1960s with distribution deals for such leading producers as Papa Don Schroeder , Allen Toussaint , and Thom Bell . He issued records by rock and pop musicians such as The Box Tops , The 5th Dimension , David Cassidy , The Partridge Family and Tony Orlando , and set up several subsidiary labels including Philly Groove . The Bell, Amy and Mala labels were bought by Columbia-Screen Gems in 1969, but Uttal remained as part-owner and president until leaving in 1974 when Clive Davis merged all
55-576: 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. His son Jai Uttal owned
66-622: The movie Aaron Loves Angela ). More indicative of the label's nature, Private Stock issued for the US in 1976 a compilation of Rod Stewart 's work with Steampacket and the Hoochie Koochie Men culled from mid-1960s live shows in the UK while the singer was transitioning from Mercury Records to Warner Brothers. In the early 1980s a Stray Cats compilation appeared in stores, ostensibly a licensee of Capitol Records but debatable as to whether it
77-404: 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. Larry Uttal Lawrence Uttal (December 2, 1921 – November 25, 1993)
88-493: The theme song to Laverne & Shirley ) and Frankie Valli (" My Eyes Adored You ", " Swearin' to God ", " Our Day Will Come "). The label also released Brownsville Station 's album with the same name, and the singles "The Martian Boogie" and "(Lady) Put the Light on Me" in 1977. Even during 1976 and 1977 Jose Feliciano released two albums on the label, "Sweet Soul Music" (produced by Jerry Wexler ) and "Angela" (soundtrack of
99-720: Was an American music business executive who led the Madison Records , Bell and Private Stock record labels in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in New York City. He joined Bill Buchanan in the publishing firm Monument Music in 1955, taking sole control the following year and launching Madison Records soon afterwards. In 1961, he closed the Madison label and took over Bell Records , which had previously largely issued children's records , together with its associated labels Mala and Amy . The labels had success in
110-952: Was an American record label . It was founded in 1958 by Larry Uttal . It lasted until 1961 when Uttal absorbed the label into his newly acquired Bell Records . Artists [ edit ] The Bell Notes Dante and the Evergreens Nino and the Ebb Tides Tico and the Triumphs The Viscounts References [ edit ] ^ Erling. "Madison Records USA" . 45-sleeves.com . Retrieved 2013-07-22 . ^ Rosalsky, Mitch (2002). Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups . Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press . p. 181. ISBN 9780810845923 . See also [ edit ] Madison Records (Grey Gull) (earlier record label with
121-621: Was even the same company. Blondie 's eponymous debut album —which was not a commercial success at the time—was also originally issued on Private Stock in 1976, 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
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