This article is about the New York label founded in 1955. For the New York label with a similar name founded in 1933, see Liberty Music Shop Records.
Liberty Records
Parent company
Transamerica Corporation (1968–1979)
EMI (1979, 1996–2012)
Thorn EMI (1979–1996)
Universal Music Group (US catalog; 2012–present)
Warner Music Group (UK catalogue; 2012–present)
Founded
1955 (1955)
Founder
Simon Waronker
Status
Defunct
Distributor(s)
Capitol Records (US catalog) Parlophone (UK catalogue) Rhino Entertainment (US distribution of UK catalogue)
Genre
Various
Country of origin
U.S., UK
Official website
universalmusic.com
Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.
LibertyRecords was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as...
two 1968 singles, "Thinkin' It Over" and "Gemini". In October 1968, LibertyRecords released their tenth (in the United States) and final Shannon single...
Sunset Records was a record label started in 1965 as the budget album subsidiary of LibertyRecords to reissue and issue material originally recorded for...
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issued on the Liberty label in 1981. Both the reissued single and aforementioned album ascribe phonographic copyright to LibertyRecords. D^ "Bang, Bang...
LibertyRecords released this novelty record under the David Seville name. It is a duet between his real voice and accelerated version. The record went...
Liberty Music Shop Records was a record label formed in New York City in 1933. Its catalogue included Lee Wiley and Ethel Waters. At one time in the late...
studio from 1939 to 1955. When Waronker was 13, his father founded LibertyRecords (he was the inspiration for one of the Chipmunks being named "Simon")...
with Capitol Records and established his own record label, Pearl Records. Brooks has released four compilation albums via Pearl Records, as well as his...
Liberty University (LU), known simply as Liberty, is a private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern...
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"Lonely Island" backed with"Green Hills" (Liberty 55460), credited to the Shamrocks, was released by LibertyRecords on June 6, 1962. "Green Grass of Texas"...
Artists merged with co-owned LibertyRecords and its subsidiary, Imperial Records. In 1971, Liberty/UA Records dropped the Liberty name in favor of United...
and "Baby What's It Gonna Be" were cut and produced by Berry for LibertyRecords. Gibson performed most of the leads on these unreleased demos. Nothing...
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft...
(Asylum Records, 1977) With Anne Murray The Hottest Night of the Year (Capitol Records, 1982) With Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty Records...
for Cline, who decided to record it. "Crazy" became the biggest jukebox hit of all time. Nelson signed with LibertyRecords and was recording by August...
Kass worked with at least four recording companies: Liberty, MGM, Warner Brothers, and Apple Records. Born Ronald Stanley Kashinoff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...