Charly Records

Charly Records is a British record label that specialises in reissued material.

Among the labels whose original releases are reissued by Charly are Vee-Jay, Sun, Immediate, BYG, Tomato, and Fania.

History

Charly Records was founded in France in 1974 by Jean-Luc Young , who had been a promoter of teen concerts, but moved to the UK in 1975. Charly was originally known mainly for American-originated jazz and other modern oddities such as the Bollock Brothers, but it is now mainly an album-oriented "retro" label. Its most obvious rivals are Rhino and See for Miles (a label that Charly distributed in the 1980s).

In Europe, the Charly label is distributed by Snapper Records, whilst their licensing is through LicenseMusic.com.

Genres and artists

The musical genres which the label covers include:

• Americana
• Blues and R&B
• Gospel
• Funk and soul
• Jazz
• Latin
• Popular
• Rap
• Reggae and ska
• Rock
• Rock and roll
• Rockabilly

Artists include:

• Johnny Cash
• Mickey Gilley
• Rosco Gordon
• Charlie Gracie
• Carol Grimes
• Hardrock Gunter
• Bill Haley & His Comets
• Ronnie Hawkins
• John Lee Hooker
• Elmore James
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Billy Lee Riley
• The Staple Singers
• Curtis Mayfield
• Funkadelic
• Thelonious Monk
• Johnny Pacheco
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Gong
• Ice-T
• Toots & the Maytals
• Small Faces
• Warren Smith
• Gene Summers
• Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds
• Sylvia Striplin
• Showaddywaddy

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Charly Records website
• Charly discography