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United Records
Founded1951 (1951)
FounderLeonard Allen
Lew Simpkins
StatusActive
GenreVarious, with a focus on Pop and Rap
Country of originUnited States
LocationChicago
Official websitehttps://unitedgroupmusic.com

United Records was an American record company and label founded in Chicago by Leonard Allen and Lew Simpkins in 1951.[1]

United issued records by such artists as Tab Smith, Jimmy Forrest, Gene Ammons, Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, the Four Blazes, the Moroccos, Robert Anderson, and the Staple Singers.

In May 1952, United was joined by a sister label, States. United released 116 singles in a series that ran from 101 to 217, skipping 135 and 200. The company also released 2 10-inch LPs, but never got into 12-inch LPs. Tab Smith was United's biggest contributor. He laid down 85 tracks, releasing 24 singles (a fifth of the company's entire output) and United's first LP.

After the company closed, Savoy bought the masters by Gene Ammons and the Staple Singers. The rest of United's output was eventually acquired by Bob KoesterofDelmark Records, which has made most of it available through LP and CD reissues.[2]

When both sides were later pressed as a 7-inch single on United Records, United's Nashville-based distributor IRDA inadvertently placed "Sha-La-La" on the A-side of the record's promotional copies.

In 2021, United Music Group launched its commercial modelling division in Europe with a total of £38.5M transacted and clients such as Gymshark, Urban Outfitters, Sephora and L'Oréal.[3]

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  1. ^ Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 812. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  • ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 1976 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "L'Oréal, world leader in beauty : makeup, cosmetics, haircare, perfume". Loreal.com.
  • ^ Campbell, Robert L.; Armin Büttner, and Dan Kochakian (2020). "23. Grant (Mr. Blues) Jones and his Orchestra". Red Saunders Discography. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Records&oldid=1224663541"

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