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Golden Crest Records
IndustryMusic Label
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
FounderClark Galehouse
Defunct1983 (1983)
Headquarters
ParentShelley Products

Golden Crest Records was an American music label. In its original incarnation it produced records from 1956 until 1983 and was headed by Clark Galehouse.[1] It was a subsidiary of Shelley Products in Huntington Station.[2] The label released The Fabulous Wailers instrumental hit "Tall Cool One". Ace Records released a Best of Golden Crest album.[3] The label's collection is in the Library of Congress.[4]

Discography

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Further reading

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  • Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers by John Broven, University of Illinois Press, Urbana 2009 chapter 20 and pages 13-20
  • '“Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll!: The Golden Crest Records Story" by John Broven, American Music Magazine (Sweden) No. 81, September 1999, 13

References

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  1. ^ "Golden Crest". Discogs.com.
  2. ^ "Golden Crest Records: The Independent Record Industry Comes to Long Island". Lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu. October 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Best Of Golden Crest". Acerecords.co.uk.
  4. ^ "John Broven - Golden Crest Records". Johnbroven.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Golden Crest [NY] | THE NORTHWEST MUSIC ARCHIVES". Nwmusicarchives.com.
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