Musicor Records

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Musicor Records was a New York City based record label, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The label was founded by legendary A&R man Art Talmadge after the sale of Mercury Records, which he co-founded some years earlier.

From its launch in 1961 until 1965, Musicor was distributed by United Artists Records, and then spent most of the rest of its existence as an independent record label.

The Musicor catalog is today owned by Gusto Records.

[edit] Best-selling artists

Musicor's best-selling artists ran the gamut of genres: pop star Gene Pitney, Bethea Harmon, Puerto Rican sensation Tito Rodriguez, middle-of-the-road orchestra leader Hugo Winterhalter, cross-over vocal group The Platters, and country music singer George Jones.

[edit] Earliest recordings

Musicor produced some of the earliest recordings featuring the Moog Synthesizer. The one-hit wonder, Hot Butter, scored a hit for the label in 1972 with the song "Popcorn." The Electric Moog Orchestra was also on the Musicor roster, specializing in synthesized versions of John Williams music.

[edit] See also

• Musicor Records Discography
• List of record labels