Testament Records (United States)
Testament Records was an American independent record label based in Philadelphia, later Chicago, then Pasadena. Founded in 1963 by Down Beat magazine editor and writer Pete Welding, the label specialized in American roots music, releasing some thirty mainly blues, but also gospel, country and jazz albums until 1977.
Artists recording for the label included the Piedmont bluesman Carl Martin, who recorded for Testament in the mid-1960s, after having been inactive as a musician for many years.[1]
In 1994, the Testament catalog was acquired by Hightone Records, which reissued almost all the Testament albums on CD, adding previously unissued bonus tracks where available.
See also
References
- ↑ Lornell, Kip (1989) Virginia's Blues, Country and Gospel Records, 1902–1943: An Annotated Discography. p. 113. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
- "Testament Records" by Pete Welding
- Illustrated Testament Records discography
- Testament recordings at Hightone Records web site
- A Draft for a Pete Welding Bibliography
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