Sony Records

Sony Records
Sony Records
Founded	1963
Founder	Ike & Tina Turner
Status	Defunct
Distributor(s)	CIRCA distributing firm
Genre	R&B
Country of origin	United States
Location	Los Angeles, California

Sony Records was a record label founded by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1963.^[1]^[2] It was not affiliated with Sony Group Corporation.

Ike Turner produced singles by members of the Kings of Rhythm and the Ikettes on Sony Records.^[3] Records on the label were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm.^[2] CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US.^[4]

Discography


Catalog No.	Release date	Single (A-side, B-side)	Writer	Artist
111^[1]^[5]	Feb 1963	A: "Lonely Soldier"	Curtis Mayfield	Bobby John
111^[1]^[5]	Feb 1963	B: "The Bad Man"	Ike Turner	Bobby John
112^[6]	Apr 1963	A: "You're Still My Baby"	Chuck Willis	Venetta Fields
112^[6]	Apr 1963	B: "I'm Leaving You"	Ike Turner	Venetta Fields
113	1963	A: "Remove My Doubts"	Ike Turner	Stacy Johnson
113	1963	B: "Don't Believe 'Em"	Ike Turner	Stacy Johnson
114	1963	A: "What's That You've Got"	Ike Turner	Ernest Lane
114	1963	B: "Need My Help"	Ike Turner	Ernest Lane

References

^ ^a ^b "CIRCA Handling I&T Turner's label" (PDF). Cash Box: 35. February 16, 1963.
^ ^a ^b "Music As Written: New York" (PDF). Billboard. February 16, 1963. p. 14.
^ Turner, Ike (1999). Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-. London: Virgin. ISBN 1852278501. OCLC 43321298.
^ "Forming CIRCA Label for Canada" (PDF). Billboard. March 24, 1962. p. 34.
^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 2, 1963. p. 28.
^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 4, 1963. p. 40.

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[:1-1] "CIRCA Handling I&T Turner's label" (PDF). Cash Box: 35. February 16, 1963.

[:0-2] "Music As Written: New York" (PDF). Billboard. February 16, 1963. p. 14.

[3] Turner, Ike (1999). Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-. London: Virgin. ISBN 1852278501. OCLC 43321298.

[4] "Forming CIRCA Label for Canada" (PDF). Billboard. March 24, 1962. p. 34.

[5] "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 2, 1963. p. 28.

[6] "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 4, 1963. p. 40.

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v t e Ike Turner
Kings of Rhythm Raymond Hill Johnny O'Neal Jackie Brenston Willie Kizart Billy Gayles Erskine Oglesby Clayton Love Jimmy Thomas Art Lassiter Ernest Lane Vernon Guy Stacy Johnson Clifford Solomon Jimi Hendrix Leon Blue Soko Richardson Patrick Gammon Jeanette Bazzell Turner Audrey Madison Turner
Studio albums	Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962) Rocks the Blues (1963) A Black Man's Soul (1969) Strange Fruit (1972) Blues Roots (1972) Bad Dreams (1973) The Edge (1980) Here and Now (2001) Risin' with the Blues (2006)
Compilations	I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner (1994) The Sun Sessions (2001) The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965 (2004) His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004) Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 1958–1960 (2011)
Singles	"Rocket 88" (1951) "Boxtop" (1958) " Box Top" (1959) "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (1972) "Father Alone" (1974)
Recordings as sideman	"How Many More Years" (1951) "Moanin' at Midnight" (1951) "3 O'Clock Blues" (1951) "No More Doggin'" (1952) "Shake It Up and Go" (1952) "You Know I Love You (1952) "Double Trouble" (1959) "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" (1959) "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" (1961) Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (1962) Sweet Black Angel (1969) There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) "First Degree" (1997) "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" (2005)
Record labels	Prann Records Sony Records Teena Records Sonja Records Innis Records
Related topics	Ike Turner discography Songs written by Ike Turner Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner discography The Ikettes Bolic Sound Club Imperial Club Manhattan What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) Takin' Back My Name (1999) The Road to Memphis (2003)

v t e The Ikettes
Robbie Montgomery Joshie Armstead Venetta Fields Jessie Smith Flora Williams Bonnie Bramlett P. P. Arnold Gloria Scott Patrice Holloway Shelly Clark Pat Powdrill Paulette Parker Claudia Lennear Kathi McDonald Ester Jones Edna Richardson Vera Hamilton Marcy Thomas Judy Cheeks Jeanette Bazzell Turner Audrey Madison Turner
Albums	Soul the Hits (1966) In Person (1969) Come Together (1970) (G)Old & New (1974)
Singles	"I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" (1961) "Peaches 'N' Cream" (1965) "I'm So Thankful" (1965) "So Fine" (1968) "Come Together" (1969) "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970)
Related articles	The Mirettes Ike & Tina Turner Kings of Rhythm

Sony Records

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