Pompeii Records
Pompeii Records | |
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Parent company | Pompeii Music Corp. |
Founded | March 1968 |
Founder | Joe Perry, Pat Morgan |
Defunct | 1970s |
Distributor(s) | Atco Records, London Records |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Dallas, Texas |
Pompeii Records was an American record company and label formed in 1968 in Dallas by Joe Perry, president, and Pat Morgan, chairman of the board. It was Distributed by Atco Records in the US and by London Records internationally.[1] The company is noted for their Ike & Tina Turner releases in the late 1960s.
Overview
Joe Perry formerly of Big State Distributors formed a partnership with Pat Morgan and launched Pompeii Music Corp. which included two labels, Pompeii Records and Innis Records.[2] Innis was founded by Ike Turner in the early 1960s and had already released a handful of singles.
The first release from Pompeii was the single "So Fine" by Ike & Tina Turner in March 1968.[2]
Pat Morgan, former nightclub owner, who was also producer at Pompeii and eventually became the president. In 1969, he merged the company with the publicly owned corporation Computer System Management, and Pompeii was renamed CSM-Pompeii. The subsidiary labels Vesuvius and Turtle Creek were also added. Turtle Creek was formed to handle country artist.[3]
The company owned their own pressing plant, Reco-Press of Dallas, which printed all of the Pompeii labels as well as others.[3]
Roster
Acts signed to Pompeii included:
- Ike & Tina Turner
- The Ikettes
- Don "Jake" Jacoby
- Les Watson & the Panthers
- LeRoy Horne
- Salt & Pepper
- Wild Turkey
- Fontella Bass
- Dale McBride
- Jimmy Taylor
- Delores Johnson
- Scotty McKay