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Blue Thumb Records
Parent company
Universal Music Group
Founded
1968 (1968)
Founder
Bob Krasnow Tommy LiPuma Don Graham
Defunct
1978; revived 1995–2005 (1978; revived 1995–2005)
Status
Defunct
Distributor(s)
Hip-O Records (re-issues)
Genre
Various
Country of origin
United States
Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow and former A&M Records executives Tommy LiPuma and Don Graham. Blue Thumb's last record was released in 1978. In 1995, the label was revived and remained active until 2005.[1]
^Sidran, Ben (September 16, 1995). "Blue Thumb Rides Again" (PDF). Billboard. pp. L-6.
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