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      This is a long term project to list every Record Label that ever existed. An impossible project, for sure, but I can find nothing on-line that attempts the following:
Purposes/Goals of these pages ... To include:
      1) Every known Record Label whether it still exists or not,
      2) A Bibliographic Index to where you can find a Record Company description, short biography, or discography in the listed books, AND
      3) Every known address where each Label is or has been located at one or more points in time.
      Goal #3 is what makes these pages different from any other Label list, anywhere, all of which list only one current address per Label. All the addresses are from published source books and magazines I own and were current as of the publication date(s) following each address. Some of the addresses are over 50 years old (earliest 1960). Therefore, as they may or may not still be current today, the addresses may be most useful as an historical record of each Company. It is for this reason that, if the print sources include them, because they are more likely to change oftener than a postal mailing address, Label telephone numbers, Web sites** and E-Mail addresses are NOT included here. Check the original sources for that information, or search the Web for it.
    ** = Exception, record companies which have no name, only a URL, like "record--company.com", will be listed. Plus, they will be cross-referenced in one place.
      Restricting the sources for these pages to just printed books and magazines will hinder the "complete list of labels" goal. However, I do not know how anyone can verify a label's existence, both today and decades from today, if the label's name NEVER appeared anywhere in a widely available print source.
      The suffix "Records" is implied after most Label names listed here, but it is included only if it was specifically used in the source. If the same identical address was found in multiple sources, the sources are listed left to right in chronological order.

      What these pages do NOT do: 1) They do not indicate whether any Label is currently active or not, and 2) They do not attempt to verify that the most recent address found in a book, is the Label's address today. Therefore:
      IMPORTANT: Verify with a second CURRENT source before mailing to any historical address on these pages!

      Every address on these pages came from a published book (1960*-2009).   Except for Terry E. Gordon's site, Rockin' Country Style, which only lists city/state/province, none of this information was obtained from anywhere else on the Web, or from anyone who sent me an address or city/state/country that never appeared in a book or magazine.
    * = The only pre-1960 book I own with a list of Record Companies, NHD48 (1948), has no addresses.

Selection by Label Name A-Z

| Sources DONE in Code order | Other Sources not indexed yet |
| All Sources in Date Order |

1. NAM89 -- 1989, Birosik. The New Age Music Guide
2. BFD98 -- 1998, Brooks, Cub Koda & Brooks. Blues For Dummies
3. NHD48 -- 1948, Delaunay (Schaap & Avakian). New Hot Discography: The Standard Directory of Recorded Jazz, (4th Printing March 1966)
4. MHT00 -- 2000, Deutsch. MusicHound Soundtracks {C}
5. AMG92 -- 1992, Erlewine, etc.. All Music Guide, 1st ed.
6. MGB96 -- 1996, Erlewine, etc.. All Music Guide to the Blues, 1st ed.
7. MGB03 -- 2003, Erlewine, etc. All Music Guide to the Blues, 3rd ed.
8. MGC97 -- 1997, Erlewine, etc.. All Music Guide to Country, 1st ed.
9. MGJ98 -- 1998, Erlewine, etc.. All Music Guide to Jazz, 3rd ed.
10. EJN60 -- 1960, Feather. The New Edition of the Encyclopedia of Jazz
11. EJX66 -- 1966, Feather. The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties
12. MHR98 -- 1998, Graff, Freedom du Lac & McFarlin. MusicHound R&B
13. NFM91 -- 1991, Harris. The New Folk Music
14. IAJyy -- 2010, IAJRC. The IAJRC Journal
15. BRG00 -- 2000, IBMA. 2000 Bluegrass Resource Guide
16. BRG06 -- 2006, IBMA. 2006 Bluegrass Resource Guide
17. MHL98 -- 1998, Knopper. MusicHound Lounge
18. MHS99 -- 1999, Knopper. MusicHound Swing
19. IMG05 -- 2005, Long. The Waltons Guide to Irish Music
20. MHC97 -- 1997, Mansfield & Graff. MusicHound Country
21. RSN83 -- 1983, Marsh & Swenson. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide
22. CLR59 -- 1987, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1959
23. CLR60 -- 1987, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1960
24. CLR61 -- 1990, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1961
25. MHB98 -- 1998, Rucker. MusicHound Blues, 1st ed.
26. MHB02 -- 2002, Rucker & Schuller. MusicHound Blues, 2nd ed.
27. CMR04 -- 2004, Russell. Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942
28. FMS76 -- 1976, Sandberg & Weissman. The Folk Music Sourcebook, 1st ed.
29. CMG00 -- 2000, Sawyers. Celtic Music: A Compete Guide
30. MLG02 -- 2002, Thompson. The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting
31. MHF98 -- 1998, Walters & Mansfield. MusicHound Folk
32. CMA80 -- 1980, Zalkind. Contemporary Music Almanac 1980/81
    Other Sources not indexed yet

Selection by Label Name A-Z

| Sources DONE in Date Order | Sources NOT DONE YET |
| Genres of music covered by these books |

{C} = Oshkosh Public Library, I do not own a copy (MHT00)
1. {AMG92} = 1992, All Music Guide, 1st ed., Erlewine, etc.
       "Record Companies" p. 1140,1142 -- biographies, no addresses, p. 1141
       -- 46 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
2. {BFD98} = 1998, Blues For Dummies, Brooks, Cub Koda & Brooks.
       "The Best Blues Labels" p. 237-243, short biography of each one
       -- 15 labels w/no addresses -- Total
3. {BRG00} = 2000, 2000 Bluegrass Resource Guide, IBMA
       88 p., International Bluegrass Music Association, Owensboro, KY, ISBN/LC: none
       "Record Companies & Publishers" p. 73,75
       -- 30 labels w/owner name, addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses -- Total
4. {BRG06} = 2006, 2000 Bluegrass Resource Guide, IBMA
       130 p., International Bluegrass Music Association, Nashville, TN, ISBN/LC: none
       "Record Companies & Publishers" p. 113,119
       -- 38 labels w/owner name, addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses -- Total
5. {CLR59} = 1987, The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1959, Osborne
       discographies of 1,123 Labels on 45, EP and LP
       -- 1,123 labels w/no addresses -- Total
6. {CLR60} = 1987, The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1960 Osborne
       discographies of 1,056 Labels on 45, EP and LP
       -- 1,056 labels w/no addresses -- Total
7. {CLR61} = 1990, The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1961 Osborne
       discographies of 1,172 Labels on 45, EP and LP
       -- 1,172 labels w/no addresses -- Total
       but not one single Address, City, State or Country identification
       See also CLR62-CLR67
8. {CMA80} = 1980, Contemporary Music Almanac 1980/81, Zalkind
       "Directory of Record Companies" p. 415-417
       -- 94 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
9. {CMG00} = 2000, Celtic Music: A Compete Guide, Sawyers
       "Select Record Labels" p. 335-336
       -- 22 labels w/addresses, Web sites for most, some E-Mail addresses -- Total
10. {CMR04} = 2004, Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942, Russell
        discographies of Labels on 78, "Record Label Histories" p. 9-33 -- biographies, no addresses, "Record Labels" p. 44-45
        -- 78 labels w/no addresses -- Total
11. {EJN60} = 1960, The New Edition of the Encyclopedia of Jazz, Feather
        "Record Companies" p. 522-523
        -- 145 labels w/addresses -- Total
        [all 1963 era and before state abbreviations were converted to the USPS 2-letter state codes, e.g. N.Y. / NY, Calif. / CA]
12. {EJX66} = 1966, The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties, Feather
        "Jazz Record Companies" p. 306-307
        -- 98 labels w/addresses -- Total
        [all 1963 era and before state abbreviations were converted to the USPS 2-letter state codes. The codes were not completely standard 3 years later in 1966, so this book has a random mix of before and after: "New York 19, N.Y." and "New York, NY 10019"]
13. {FMS76} = 1976, The Folk Music Sourcebook, 1st ed., Sandberg & Weissman
        "Record Companies" p. 4-7
        -- 234 labels w/addresses -- Total
        [all 1963 era and before state abbreviations were converted to the USPS 2-letter state codes.]
14. {IAJyy} = 2010, The IAJRC Journal, IAJRC ( International Association of Jazz Record Collectors)
        "Label Profile" column by Herb Young (started March 2010), biography, address and Web site
        e.g. IAJ104301 means: 2010 Volume 43, No. 1 - aka 43(1)
        43(1) Gemini-Taurus, 43(2) Jazzed Media, 43(3) Arbors Jazz - (sample column scan)
15. {IMG05} = 2005, The Waltons Guide to Irish Music, Long
        "Specialist Record Companies" p. 422-423 -- biographies
        -- 12 labels w/addresses, Web sites for most -- Total
16. {MGB96} = 1996, All Music Guide to the Blues, 1st ed., Erlewine, etc.
        "Blues Labels" p. 383-390, biography of each one
        -- 24 labels w/no addresses -- Total
17. {MGB03} = 2003, All Music Guide to the Blues, 3rd ed., Erlewine, etc.
        "Blues Labels" p. 704-711, biography of each one
        -- 24 labels w/no addresses -- Total
        The 24 label names are identical in this book's 1st and 3rd editions.
18. {MGC97} = 1997, All Music Guide to Country, 1st ed., Erlewine, etc.
        "Label Addresses" p. 590
        -- 19 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some Web sites & E-Mail addresses -- Total
19. {MGJ98} = 1998, All Music Guide to Jazz, 3rd ed. Erlewine, etc.
        "Labels" p. 1325-1341, short biography of each one
        -- 209 labels w/no addresses -- Total
20. {MHB98} = 1998, MusicHound Blues, 1st ed., Rucker
        "Record Labels" p. 443-449
        -- 257 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some E-Mail addresses -- Total
21. {MHB02} = 2002, MusicHound Blues, 2nd ed., Rucker & Schuller
        "Record Labels" p. 479-485
        -- 254 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some E-Mail addresses -- Total
22. {MHC97} = 1997, MusicHound Country, Mansfield & Graff
        "Record Labels" p. 539-541
        -- 92 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some E-Mail addresses -- Total
23. {MHF98} = 1998 MusicHound Folk, Walters & Mansfield
        "Record Labels" p. 891-894
        -- 144 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some E-Mail addresses -- Total
24. {MHL98} = 1998, MusicHound Lounge, Knopper
        "Record Labels" p. 517-518
        -- 64 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
25. {MHR98} = 1998, MusicHound R&B, Graff, Freedom du Lac & McFarlin
        "Record Labels" p. 665-667
        -- 81 labels w/addresses, telephone numbers, some have E-Mail addresses -- Total
26. {MHS99} = 1999, MusicHound Swing, Knopper
        "Record Labels" p. 347-348
        -- 65 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
27. {MHT00} = 2000, MusicHound Soundtracks, Deutsch
        "Record Labels" p. 749-750
        -- 54 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
28. {MLG02} = 2002, The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting, Thompson
        "A Biographical Dictionary of Collectible Record Labels" p. 109-298, biographies, from a short paragraph to 4 or 5 pages,
        -- 138 labels w/no addresses -- Total
29. {NAM89} = 1989, The New Age Music Guide, Birosik
        "New Age Record Labels" p. 209-217
        -- 128 labels w/addresses & telephone numbers -- Total
30. {NFM91} = 1991, The New Folk Music, Harris
        "Other Folk Resources: Record Labels" p. 150
        -- 28 labels w/mailing addresses -- Total
31. {NHD48} = 1948, New Hot Discography, Delaunay.
        "Record Companies" (sample page scan), p. xvi-xviii
        -- 263 labels w/no addresses -- Total
32. {RSN83} = 1983, The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, Marsh & Swenson
        "Record Label Abbreviations" p. xxi-xxiv
        -- 562 labels w/no addresses -- Total

    NOT DONE YET: Other books in my personal library which will be used to build this label name resource:

    All have addresses except as noted

33. ACE08 -- 2008, Stubbs. Ace Records: Labels Unlimited
        "Selected Discography" p. 180-188, color photos of 45/LP labels, some of which have legible city/state or street addresses.
34. AMB89 -- 1989, Willis, Barry R.. America's Music Bluegrass
        "Record Companies" p. 532-540, a short list with just label names, year founded and few owner names is on p. 533, the rest have short histories of each label, no addresses
35. ARL78 -- 1978, Rust. The American Record Label Book: From the 19th Century Through 1942, 1st ed.
        p. 11-334, A-Z Record Label biographies, with a B&W label scan for most, and occasionally, addresses, and some of the label scans are also shown in color on the dust jacket
        Unfortunately, only four of the 25 known Wisconsin based 78 labels are mentioned in this book: Paramount, p. 226-229, and its three sub-labels: Broadway, p. 44-45, Famous, p. 122, and Puritan, p. 256-257.
36. ARL84 -- 1984, Rust. The American Record Label Book (updated reprint)
        Same as above: ARL78
37. AZR00 -- 2000, Southall. The A-Z of Record Labels, 1st ed.
        p. 15-206, A-Z Record Label biographies, with a B&W company logo, total number of hit singles and albums in U.S & U.K., if any, and some mention city/state/country in the text, but no addresses
38. AZR03 -- 2003, Southall. The A-Z of Record Labels, 2nd ed.
        p. 13-309 ... same as above, AZR00
    CLR59 - done (1,123 Labels)
    CLR60 - done (1,056 Labels)
    CLR61 - done (1,172 Labels)
39. CLR62 -- 1992, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1962
40. CLR63 -- 1993, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1963
41. CLR64 -- 1994, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1964
42. CLR65 -- 1996, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1965
          "CLR65:115b" = printing problem: the label list starts on page 125, but the next page is numbered 114, so there are two different sets of pages 114-125. The "b" in the above page code indicates the second occurrence of the page 114. For example, see ABC-Paramount, "CLR65:125-115b" are three consecutive pages. Thus, 125b and 126 are also consecutive pages.
43. CLR66 -- 1996, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1966
44. CLR67 -- 1997, Osborne. The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings - 1967
        1960-1967 WORK IN PROGRESS
        In the 9 printed volumes above, labels are listed in two different formats, sample page scans: 1959-1964 and 1965-1967 .
        discographies of thousands of Labels on 45, EP and LP,
        but not one single Address, City, State or Country identification
45. DCE95 -- 1995, McCloud. Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers
        "Record Companies" p. 1063-1078
46. FAD00 -- 2000, Folk Alliance. The North American Folk Business Directory 2000/2001
        145 p., North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance, Washington, DC, ISBN/LC: none
        "Recording Industry" p. 55-62 -- owner name, addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses (labels are listed geographically by state and country)
        The TOC states: "(broadcast companies, producers, manufacturers, studios, graphics and other services)", so only those companies with "Records" or "Music Group" in their name, or "label" or "record company" in their "Description" will be listed here.
47. FMD02 -- 2002, Laffey, Sean. Traditional and Folk Music Directory 2002
        154 p., Select Media Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, ISBN: 1-902220-12-9, LC: ?
        "Record Companies" p. 133-142
48. FMS89 -- 1989, Sandberg & Weissman. The Folk Music Sourcebook, 2nd ed.
        "Record Companies" p. 9-15
49. GEM94 -- 1994, Myers. Do You Hear That Beat
        "Wisconsin Labels" p. 233-257, biographies and discographies, city for all, no addresses
50. GEM06 -- 2006, Myers. On That Wisconsin Beat
        "Wisconsin Labels" p. 155-181, biographies and discographies, city for all, addresses for many
51. GGG95 -- 1995, Pollard & Taylor. The Gramophone Good CD Guide 1995
        "Record Company Names and Addresses" p. 958-961, -- addresses & telephone numbers (mostly U.K. and European labels)
    GLD88 -- 1988, Goldmine Magazine. 1988 Independent Label Directory 11-04-1988, Issue #216 -- WANTED
    GLD89 -- 1989, Goldmine Magazine. 1989 Independent Label Directory 06-02-1989, Issue #231 -- WANTED
    GLD90 -- 1990, Goldmine Magazine. 1990 Independent Label Directory 09-07-1990, Issue #264 -- WANTED
    GLD91 -- 1991, Goldmine Magazine. 1991 Independent Label Directory 09-20-1991, Issue #291 -- WANTED
    GLD92 -- 1992, Goldmine Magazine. 1992 Independent Label Directory 08-21-1992, Issue #315 -- WANTED
    GLD93 -- 1993, Goldmine Magazine. 1993 Independent Label Directory 09-17-1993, Issue #343 -- WANTED
    GLD94 -- 1994, Goldmine Magazine. 1994 Independent Label Directory 03-18-1994, Issue #356 -- WANTED
    GLD95 -- 1995, Goldmine Magazine. 1995 Independent Label Directory 05-12-1995, Issue #386 -- WANTED
    GLD96 -- 1996, Goldmine Magazine. 1996 Independent Label Directory 05-10-1996, Issue #411 -- WANTED
    GLD97 -- 1997, Goldmine Magazine. 1997 Independent Label Directory 05-09-1997, Issue #438 -- WANTED
52. GLD98 -- 1998, Goldmine Magazine. 1998 Independent Label Directory
        56 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-08-1998 Issue", Vol. 24, No. 10, Issue #464
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
        Per Goldmine, 5-08-1998, p. 8, "This issue represents Goldmine's 11th annual Indie Label issue, which began in 1988."
        No, I can't find copies of the 1988-1997 Directories on sale on-line anywhere. 4-23-2010: Placed a free WANT AD at Goldmine's Classified Advertisement site, secure.adpay.com (search for "goldmine")
53. GLD99 -- 1999, Goldmine Magazine. 1999 Independent Label Directory
        40 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-07-1999 Issue", Vol. 25, No. 10, Issue #490
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
54. GLD00 -- 2000, Goldmine Magazine. 2000 Independent Label Directory
        40 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-05-2000 Issue", Vol. 26, No. 10, Issue #516
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
55. GLD01 -- 2001, Goldmine Magazine. 2001 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-04-2001 Issue", Vol. 27, No. 10, Issue #542
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
56. GLD02 -- 2002, Goldmine Magazine. 2002 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-03-2002 Issue", Vol. 28, No. 10, Issue #568
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
57. GLD03 -- 2003, Goldmine Magazine. 2003 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-02-2003 Issue", Vol. 29, No. 10, Issue #594
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
58. GLD04 -- 2004, Goldmine Magazine. 2004 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-14-2004 Issue", Vol. 30, No. 10, Issue #621
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
59. GLD05 -- 2005, Goldmine Magazine. 2005 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-13-2005 Issue", Vol. 31, No. 10, Issue #647
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
60. GLD06 -- 2006, Goldmine Magazine. 2006 Independent Label Directory
        32 p. stapled-in "Supplement to Goldmine's 5-12-2006 Issue", Vol. 32, No. 10, Issue #673
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
61. GLD07 -- 2007, Goldmine Magazine. 2007 Independent Label Directory
        Goldmine Magazine, 5-11-2007, p. 53-57,60 Vol. 33, No. 10, Issue #699
        -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses
    They stopped doing this in 2008, there is no "2008 Independent Label Directory", or later edition.
62. GRA96 -- 1996, Umphred, Neal. Goldmine Price Guide to Collectible Record Albums, 5th ed.
        "Record Company Label Directory" p. 57-79,
        -- short biography of each one, in most cases just descriptions of label varieties (a labelography),
        pictures four different Columbia labels B&W, no addresses
63. JZE05 -- 2005, Cook. Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia
        -- short biography of jazz labels listed in alphabetical order among the A-Z performer biographies, no addresses indexing these labels is a Work in Progress:
64. MAB94 -- 1994, Levine. Music Address Book: How to Reach Anyone Who's Anyone in Music, 2nd ed.
        WORK IN PROGRESS
        "Record Labels" p. 211-215, plus many other "record company" and "independent record label" entries in the A-Z section p. 2-210, addresses, owner names for most (only those labels in the A-Z section have owners)
65. MGJ02 -- 2002, Erlewine, etc. All Music Guide to Jazz, 4th ed., 1472 p.
        "Label Directory" p. 1423-1341, Web sites for all, some addresses
66. MHJ98 -- 1998, Holtje & Lee. MusicHound Jazz
        "Record Labels" p. 1257-1260
67. MHK99 -- 1999, Graff & Durchholz. MusicHound Rock
        "Record Labels" p. 1335-1338
68. MHW00 -- 2000, McGovern. MusicHound World
        "Record Labels" p. 941-948
69. MSE07 -- 2007, de Lafayette. Music, Showbiz and Entertainment: "Volume III of the World's Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music, & Entertainment"
        "Jazz Labels" p. 1837-1842
70. MTA98 -- 1998, Goodman. Modern Twang: An Alternative Country Music Guide & Directory, 1st ed.
        "Record Industry" p. 243-251, -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses, short list of artist's names on the label
71. MTA99 -- 1999, Goodman. Modern Twang: An Alternative Country Music Guide & Directory, 2nd ed.
        "Record Industry" p. 353-362, -- addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites & E-Mail addresses, short list of artist's names on the label
72. NAM98 -- 1998, Werkhoven. The International Guide to New Age Music
        "Record Labels, Distributors, Organization, and Periodicals" p. 175-220
73. NGJ94 -- 1994, Kernfeld. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (in one volume)
        1358 p., St. Martin's Press, New York, 0-312-11357-9, LC:
        no addresses, however, "Discographical Abbreviations", p. xxvi-xxvii, is a partial list of labels that have detailed histories in the alphabetical section of the book. Appendix 1: Bibliography, Appendix 2: List of Contributors -- NO Index. These pages will index every Record Company and Label biography entry in the book.
74. RBI07 -- 2007, McGrath. "The R&B Indies: An encyclopedic exploration of African American Music and independent record labels from 1944 to 1980", 2nd ed.
        WORK IN PROGRESS
    RBI07a -- Volume 1 (A to D), p. 15-658 {AD}
    RBI07b -- Volume 2 (E to L), p. 2-656 {A}
    RBI07c -- Volume 3 (M to R), p. 7-620 {A}
    RBI07d -- Volume 4 (S to Z), p. ? {AD}
        company logo, addresses for most (no ZIP codes), owner names ("Label proprietor") for some, related labels, years of duration, 78/45 discography (speed not indicated, most can be determined by the "years of duration", 1944-48 are 78s, 1949-80 are 45s)
75. RIS90 -- 1990, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
76. RIS91 -- 1991, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
77. RIS92 -- 1992, Fuchs. Recording Industry Sourcebook
        "Major Record Labels" p. 1-10, "Independent Record Labels" p. 11-46, addresses & telephone numbers
78. RIS93 -- 1993, Fuchs. Recording Industry Sourcebook
        "Major Record Labels" p. 5-12, "Independent Record Labels" p. 15-42, addresses & telephone numbers
79. RIS94 -- 1994, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
80. RIS95 -- 1995, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
81. RIS96 -- 1996, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
82. RIS97 -- 1997, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
83. RIS98 -- 1998, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
84. RIS99 -- 1999, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
85. RIS00 -- 2000, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
86. RIS01 -- 2001, Westcott. Recording Industry Sourcebook
        "Major Record Labels" p. 5-15, "Independent Record Labels" p. 16-29, addresses & telephone numbers, most have Web sites, some have E-Mail addresses
87. RIS02 -- 2002, Runkle. Recording Industry Sourcebook
        "Major Record Labels" p. 5-17, "Independent Record Labels" p. 18-34, addresses & telephone numbers, most have Web sites, some have E-Mail addresses
88. RIS03 -- 2003, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
89. RIS04 -- 2004, Runkle. Recording Industry Sourcebook
        "Major Record Labels" p. 2-6, "Independent Record Labels" p. 7-21, addresses & telephone numbers, most have Web sites, some have E-Mail addresses
90. RIS05 -- 2005, ed.?. Recording Industry Sourcebook - WANTED
91. RSJ85 -- 1985, Swenson. The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
        "Record Label Abbreviations" p. xv-xvii, no addresses
92. RSJ99 -- 1999, Swenson. The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
        "Record Label and Distribution Information" p. 769-781, addresses & telephone numbers, some have Web sites
93. RSN79 -- 1979, Marsh & Swenson. The Rolling Stone Record Guide
        "Record Label Abbreviations" p. xvii-xxi, no addresses
94. SGyy -- 1973-date, Sing Out! magazine, "Record Company Addresses" & "Publications Noted: Records" [only selected issues]
        e.g. SG732806 means: 1973 Volume 28, No. 6 - aka 28(6)
        22(3), May/Jun, 1973 was the first issue to include addresses in the "Publications Noted: Records" column. Not every label in every issue will be annotated, only the first occurrence of a label or when an address changes.
        (click the "Sing Out!" link above for full date information of each issue listed here)
95. sm79 -- 1978, William Brohaugh, ed., 1979 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 161-207
96. sm80 -- 1979, editor?, 1980 Songwriter's Market [Wanted]
97. sm81 -- 1980, editor?, 1981 Songwriter's Market [Wanted]
98. sm82 -- 1981, editor?, 1982 Songwriter's Market [Wanted]
99. sm83 -- 1982, Barbara Norton Kuoff, ed., 1983 Songwriter's Market {A}
        1) "Record Companies" p. 133-208, 2) 16 Close-up Musical Biographies
100. sm84 -- 1983, Barbara Norton Kuroff, 1984 Songwriter's Market {A}
         1) "Record Companies" p. 124-205, 2) 16 Close-up Musical Biographies
101. sm85 -- 1984, Rand Ruggeberg ed., 1985 Songwriter's Market {A}
         1) "Record Companies" p. 133-212, 2) 12 Close-up Musical Biographies
102. sm86 -- 1985, Rand Ruggeberg ed., 1986 Songwriter's Market {A}
         1) "Record Companies" p. 109-174, 2) 12 Close-up Musical Biographies
103. sm87 -- 1986 Julie Wesling Whaley ed., 1987 Songwriter's Market {A}
         1) "Record Companies" p. 132-209, 2) 13 Close-up Musical Biographies
104. sm88 -- 1987, Julie Wesling Whaley ed., 1988 Songwriter's Market {A}
         1) "Record Companies" p. 130-210, 2) 15 Close-up Musical Biographies
105. sm89 -- 1988, Julie Wesling Whaley ed., 1989 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 153-231,
106. sm90 -- 1989, Mark Garvey & Katherine Jobst ed., 1990 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 150-238,
107. sm91 -- 1990, Mark Garvey & Brian C. Rushing ed., 1991 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 145-229,
108. sm92 -- 1991, Brian C. Rushing & Anne M. Bowling ed., 1992 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 151-235,
109. sm93 -- 1992, Michael Oxley & Anne M. Bowling ed., 1993 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 145-220,
110. sm94 -- 1993, Cindy Laufenberg ed., 1994 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 146-225,
111. sm95 -- 1994, Cindy Laufenberg ed., 1995 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 149-247,
112. sm96 -- 1995, Cindy Laufenberg ed., 1996 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 134-227,
113. sm97 -- 1996, Cindy Laufenberg ed., 1997 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 141-231,
114. sm98 -- 1997, Cindy Laufenberg ed., 1998 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 125-225,
115. sm99 -- 1998, Tara A. Horton ed., 1999 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 124-230,
116. sm00 -- 1999, Tara A. Horton ed., 2000 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 137-229,
117. sm01 -- 2000, Ian Bessler ed., 2001 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 131-230,
118. sm02 -- 2001, Ian Bessler ed., 2002 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 169-253,
119. sm03 -- 2002, Ian Bessler ed., 2003 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 139-222,
120. sm04 -- 2003, Ian Bessler ed., 2004 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 165-231,
121. sm05 -- 2004, Ian Bessler & Michael Schweer ed., 2005 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 141-296,
122. sm06 -- 2005, Ian Bessler & Michael Schweer ed., 2006 Songwriter's Market {A} -- 1) "Record Companies" p. 141-294,  
123. sm07 (#ma) -- 2007, Bessler. 2007 Songwriter's Market
         1) "Record Companies" (sample page scan) p. 142-189, addresses, telephone numbers, E-Mail addresses, Web sites, "Distributed by", "How to Contact" whether they accept unsolicited submissions or not, etc., "Music" genres of music on the label, some with example releases by album title and artist; 2) "Additional Record Companies" (sample page scan) p. 190-191, an index of names found in sections of the book other than #1; 3) "Record Companies" (sample page scan) p. 366-371, an index of names found anywhere in the book, listed by musical genre  
124. sm08 (#mb) -- 2008, Bessler. 2008 Songwriter's Market
         same as sm07: 1) "Record Companies" p. 163-201, 2) "Additional Record Companies" p. 202-203, 3) "Record Companies" p. 373-378  
125. sm09 (#mc) -- 2009, Bessler. 2009 Songwriter's Market
         same as sm07: 1) "Record Companies" p. 139-177, 2) "Additional Record Companies" p. 178-179, 3) "Record Companies" p. 367-372    
126. WCD83 -- 1983, Frasier. Women Composers: A Discography
         "Record Company Index" (sample page scan), p. 95-139, no addresses, a by-label index of the main discography (sample page scan) on p. 3-94  

     This book canNOT be indexed on these pages because of all the unnumbered pages.

127. STK09 (#mt) -- 2009, Clee. Stak-O-Wax: The Directory of American 45 r.p.m. Records
         ? p. [five volumes in 3-ring binders, two volumes have no page numbers at all, all Additions, Corrections and Supplement pages are unnumbered, and the "Master Label Listing - 2009" pages at the end of Volume 5 are also unnumbered.]
         discographies of 5,500+ labels on 45,
         but not one single Address, City, State or Country identification

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Addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites, E-Mail addresses? I have no idea what exact details any of the following books contain. Like every other source listed on these pages, they probably do not have historical addresses which were known to be obsolete when the book was published. They are listed in chronological publication date order.

Bibliography moved to the "Wisconsin Labelography" which went public on 04-01-2010.

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1. General: CLR59-CLR67, ARL78, CMA80, AMG92, RIS93, MAB94, GRA96, GLD98-GLD07, MHT00, MLG02, AZR03, RIS04, MSE07, STK09
2. Bluegrass: AMB89, BRG00, BRG06
3. Blues: MGB96, BFD98, MHB98, RSJ99, MHB02, MGB03
4. Celtic/Irish: CMG00, IMG05
5. Classical: WCD83, GGG95
6. Country: DCE95, MGC97, MHC97, MTA98, MTA99, CMR04
7. Folk: FMS76, FMS89, NFM91, MHF98, FAD00, FMD02
8. Jazz/Swing: NHD48, EJN60, EJX66, RSJ85, NGJ94, MGJ98, MHJ98, MHS99, RSJ99, MGJ02, JZE05
9. Lounge: MHL98
10. New Age: NAM89, NAM98
11. R&B: MHR98, RBI07
12. Rock: RSN79, RSN83, GEM94, MHK99, GEM06, ACE08
13. World: MHW00

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      These pages list "Historical Addresses". If the record company is still in business, it is very likely the most recent address found in a book or magazine and listed on these pages, is NOT the most current one.

Web Sites with regularly maintained Current Record Company Addresses:

1. Links to all the ones I know about are publicly installed are at, Wisconsin Labelography: On-line Label Lists

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(nn names) = all Record Company names in this book are listed
1. NHD48 -- (263 names) -- no addresses
2. CLR59 -- (1,123 names) -- discographies, no addresses
3. CLR60 -- (1,056 names) -- discographies, no addresses
4. CLR61 -- (1,172 names) -- discographies, no addresses
5. CLR62-CLR67 -- discographies, no addresses - WORK IN PROGRESS - [A-M,X-Z,0-9 1959-67 DONE]
6. EJN60 -- (145 names)
7. EJX66 -- (98 names)
8. SGyy (1973-date)
9. FMS76 -- (234 names)
10. ARL78 -- biographies, no addresses
11. RSN79 -- no addresses
12. CMA80 -- (94 names)
13. RSN83 -- (562 names) -- no addresses
14. WCD83 -- no addresses
15. RSJ85 -- no addresses
16. AMB89
17. FMS89
18. NAM89 -- (182 names)
19. NFM91 -- (28 names)
20. AMG92 -- (46 names) -- biographies
21. RIS92
22. RIS93
23. GEM94 -- biographies and discographies, no addresses
24. MAB94 - WORK IN PROGRESS (A-G done)
25. NGJ94 -- no addresses
26. DCE95
27. GGG95
28. GRA96 -- biographies, no addresses
29. MGB96 -- (24 names) -- biographies, no addresses
30. MGC97 -- (19 names)
31. MHC97 -- (92 names)
32. BFD98 -- (15 names) -- biographies, no addresses
33. GLD98
34. MGJ98 -- (209 names) -- biographies, no addresses
35. MHB98 -- (257 names)
36. MHF98 -- (144 names)
37. MHJ98
38. MHL98 -- (64 names)
39. MHR98 -- (81 names)
40. MTA98
41. NAM98
42. GLD99
43. MHK99
44. MHS99 -- (65 names)
45. MTA99
46. RSJ99
47. BRG00 -- (30 names)
48. CMG00 -- (22 names)
49. FAD00
50. GLD00
51. MHT00 -- (54 names)
52. MHW00
53. GLD01
54. RIS01
55. RIS02
56. FMD02
57. GLD02
58. MGJ02
59. MHB02 -- (254 names)
60. MLG02 -- (138 names) -- biographies, no addresses
61. GLD03
62. MGB03 -- (24 names) -- biographies, no addresses
63. CMR04 -- (78 names) -- biographies, no addresses
64. GLD04
65. RIS04
66. GLD05
67. JZE05 -- biographies, no addresses
68. IMG05 -- (12 names) -- biographies
69. BRG06 -- (38 names)
70. GEM06 -- biographies and discographies
71. GLD06
72. GLD07
73. MSE07
74. RBI07 -- discographies - WORK IN PROGRESS
75. sm07
76. ACE08
77. sm08
78. sm09
79. IAJyy (2010 ongoing) -- (3 names) -- biography

80. STK09 -- discographies, no addresses [This book canNOT be indexed]

      CLR59-CLR67 & RBI07: These two sets of books will take many months/years to add while I work on other books at the same time.

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city, state = a link in bold goes to Terry's discography for this Label

** Wikipedia sometimes includes locations, but because there is no enforced consistent format to every page, and there is a total lack of cooperation among the hundreds of different authors, the location could be listed under, "Headquarters", "Location", "Country of origin" with no named city, or buried in the text, if it is mentioned at all.

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      Corrections (misspelled words, transcription errors, typos) and Suggestions for page improvement are welcome anytime E-Mailed or postal mailed to one of the addresses at the bottom of every page.
      Because these pages are an Index to previously published information from sources that are very likely to still exist decades from today, Additions must be accompanied by bibliographical information about the printed source of your addition. On-line sources, because they may not exist the day after tomorrow, are not acceptable sources. If I have no easy access** to the printed source to verify the addition, please be prepared, on my request, to send me a photocopy or scan of the source. Thank you.

** "easy access"? - a few of the books listed in my Label Bibliography exist in the reference section of the Mills Music Library at UW-Madison, a 180 mile round trip, so they are not easily accessible to me. I go there, on average, only about once or twice a year. If I ever find and purchase a used copy of one of them, I will add that book to my list of sources documented here. I have never found any of them in the "Half Price Books" stores in Appleton, Madison or Milwaukee.

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      Feel free to link to one of these pages or to any specific section or label name within a page. If I do not have an "anchor" tag (a name=) for a specific label entry you would like to link to, please write and I will add one for you.
      Be aware that my anchor tags are not set in stone. Every anchor on my entire 1,000+ page site is unique for easy updating and linking between pages. If I find an anchor that duplicates another one not related to it, the anchor is subject to change. If your link does not work sometime in the future, "show source" of the page to see the new spelling of the anchor.

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    08-01-2014: Added Richard Cook "Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia"
    10-04-2012: Added "Recording Industry Sourcebook" annuals for: RIS98 - 1998, RIS00 - 2000,
    09-28-2012: Added "Recording Industry Sourcebook" annuals for: RIS92 - 1992, RIS01 - 2001, RIS02 - 2002
    11-15-2011: Added Songwriter's Market for 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    08-06-2011: Bought Brian Rust: "The American Record Label Book" (1984 updated reprint)
    05-25-2011: Added Brian Southall "The A-Z of Record Labels, 1st ed."
    11-04-2010: Added David Goodman "Modern Twang: An Alternative Country Music Guide & Directory, 1st ed." and "Modern Twang: ..., 2nd ed.".
    11-01-2010: Added Dave Marsh with John Swenson: "The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st ed.", John Swenson: "The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide", Christopher Pollard & Maire Taylor: "The Gramophone Good CD Guide 1995" and newly acquired books in my Label Bibliography, Brian Rust: "The American Record Label Book, 1st ed." and Brian Southall: "The A-Z of Record Labels, 2nd ed.".
    10-29-2010: CLR61 Source done.
    10-26-2010: Split off N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z and 0-9 . Every letter now has its own page.
    10-22-2010: 6,000 labels
    10-16-2010: 5,000 labels
    10-12-2010: 1) MGB96, MGB03, MGJ98 Sources done. 2) Added "The IAJRC Journal": IAJyy (done).
    10-11-2010: BFD98, MHR98 Sources done.
    10-10-2010: MHB02 Source done.
    10-09-2010: 1) Added David Stubbs: ACE08 - "Ace Records: Labels Unlimited". 2) CLR60 Source done. 3) Split off I, J, K, L, M to separate pages.
    10-07-2010: 4,000 labels
    10-04-2010: 1) CLR59 Source done. 2) Split the single Source entry CLR59-CLR67 into 9 Sources: CLR59, CLR60, CLR61, CLR62, CLR63, CLR64, CLR65, CLR66, CLR67
    10-03-2010: Split off E, F, G, H to separate pages.
    10-01-2010: Added "Songwriter's Market" annuals for: sm07 - 2007, sm08 - 2008, sm09 - 2009
    09-25-2010: BRG00, BRG06 Sources done.
    09-24-2010: 3,000 labels
    09-23-2010: Added Gary E. Myers: GEM94 - "Do You Hear That Beat" and GEM06 - "On That Wisconsin Beat"
    09-20-2010: Split off A, B, C, D to separate pages.
    09-18-2010: Added Bob McGrath: RBI07 - "The R&B Indies"
    09-17-2010: The test page with about 300 labels went public on 5-20-2010. No response of any kind about it was received in four months. This full version went public today with 2,646 labels.

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