Valiant Records

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Valiant Records was an independent record label which was acquired in 1965 by Warner Bros..

Valiant Records was never fully independent, always either distributed or owned by Warner Brothers or 7 Arts (when 7 Arts ran Warner Brothers).

Formed in 1960 by songwriter Barry DeVorzon, Valiant charted with its first release, Shelby Flint's "Angel On My Shoulder." Flint scored again six years later with a soft vocal version of "Cast Your Fate To The Wind." Devorzon's own group, Barry & The Tamerlanes, hit in 1963 with "I Wonder What She's Doin' Tonight." In 1966 DeVorzon rescued folk-rockers The Association from obscurity at Jubilee Records, and they debuted on Valiant (which had just ended a very brief distribution stint with Four Star Television, the distributor of such shows as "Burke's Law" and "Honey West") with a non-charting version of "One Too Many Mornings." The next handful of records - "Along Comes Mary," "Cherish," "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" and "No Fair At All" - helped establish The Association as one of the premier Sunshine Pop acts of the '60s.

In 1967, after a little over 110 singles and a handful of albums, the label itself ceased to exist and was folded into Warner Brothers Records. Its output remains desirable to collectors, with the early years featuring a string of obscure but worthwhile white pop titles, and the later years an intriguing mix of slick Southern California psych and pop.

Collectors should note that Valiant singles sported two separate numbering series. The 6000 series (6001-6062)ran from 1960-1966, then the 700 series (701-762) followed in the year 1966-1967. Some numbers from 6002-6013 were shared with a very short-lived Warner subsidiary, Montclare Records. The first 10 numbers of the 700 series were reserved for reissues of the most popular singles of the 6000 series. It appears the following numbers were never released: 6005, 6006, 6007, 6009, 706, 77, 708, 710, 722, and 746.