Loma Records
Loma Records | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Founded | 1964 |
Founder | Mike Maitland |
Defunct | 1968 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Warner Bros. Records |
Genre | Soul,R&B |
Country of origin | United States |
Loma Recordswas an American subsidiary record label ofWarner Bros. Recordsmanaged byBob Krasnow,and later byRuss Regan.[1]Its name was derived from Eloma, a cleared copyright Warner owned.[2]
History
[edit]In March 1964, Warner Bros. president Mike Maitland announced the formation of Loma Records. Former promotional man and record producer Bob Krasnow was named the manager of the new label. Maitland explained the purpose of Loma was "an attempt to broaden singles coverage. There's so much product available through outside source, that we can afford to release it on Warner Bros.,Repriseand now Loma. "The first releases on the label were purchased masters.[2]
R&B duoIke & Tina Turnerwere one of the first signings to the label.[3]Their single "Tell Her I'm Not Home"reached the Top 40 on theBillboardR&B chart in 1965. Most of the releases on Loma did not make a big impact on the charts, but in 1967,Linda Joneshad two Top 10 R&B hits. Other artists on the roster includedthe Olympics,J.J. Jackson,Lorraine Ellison,the Mighty Hannibal,andRedd Foxx.Most artists on the label did not make it to LP status until the release of a two-CD set in 1995 calledThe Best of Loma Records.
Krasnow resigned as the manager of Loma in 1965 and was replaced byRuss Regan.[1]In 1968, Loma's roster and back catalog were absorbed into Warner Bros. In 1995, a compilation of its singles calledThe Best of Loma Records: The Rise and Fall of a 1960's Soul Labelwas released.
In 2002, Loma was briefly reactivated for the release of the self-titled CD of the jazz trio Yaya3,which featured drummerBrian Blade,saxophonistJoshua Redman,and keyboardistSam Yahel.
Roster
[edit]- The Olympics
- J.J. Jackson
- Lorraine Ellison
- Ike & Tina Turner
- The Mighty Hannibal
- Linda Jones
- Redd Foxx
- Bobby Freeman
- Lonnie Youngblood
- Bobby Bennettand The Dynamics
- Kell Osbourne
- Bob & Earl
- Roy Redmond
- The Realistics
- The Apollas
- Ben Aiken
- The Enchanters
- Baby Lloyd[4]
Selected discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1966:The Both Sides Of Redd Foxx
- 1967:The Ike & Tina Turner Show — Vol. 2
- 1967: Redd Foxx —On The Loose: Recorded Live!
- 1967: Redd Foxx —"Live" Las Vegas!
- 1968: Redd Foxx —Foxx-A-Delic
Singles
[edit]Catalog No. | Release
date |
US | US | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Oct 1964 | "I'm The Lover Man"
b/w "The Push Push Push" |
Little Jerry Williams | ||
2011[5] | Feb 1965 | 108 | 33 | "Tell Her I'm Not Home"
b/w "I'm Thru With Love" |
Ike & Tina Turner |
2015 | May 1965 | "Somebody Needs You"
b/w "(I'll Do Anything) Just to Be With You" |
Ike & Tina Turner | ||
2016 | June 1965 | "Soul Jerk (Part 1)"
b/w "Soul Jerk (Part 2)" |
Bobby Bennettand The Dynamics | ||
2023[6] | Dec 1965 | "You Can't Outsmart A Woman"
b/w "That's What's Happening" |
Kell Osborne | ||
2026[7] | Jan 1966 | "Hold On To Your Money"
b/w "Don't You Have Feelings" |
Little Joe Cook | ||
2070[8] | May 1967 | 21 | 4 | "Hypnotized"
b/w "I Can't Stop Lovin' My Baby" |
Linda Jones |
2077[8] | Sep 1967 | 61 | 8 | "What've I Done (To Make You Mad)"
b/w "Make Me Surrender (Baby, Baby Please)" |
Linda Jones |
2080[9] | Oct 1967 | "I Got A Good Thing"
b/w "Lies" |
Bobby Freeman | ||
2085[8] | Dec 1967 | 93 | 34 | "Give My Love A Try"
b/w "I Can't Stand It" |
Linda Jones |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Regan to Head WB Subsidiary".Billboard.October 2, 1965. p. 4.
- ^ab"New WB Label Stresses Singles"(PDF).Billboard.August 22, 1964. p. 3.
- ^Silsbee, Kirk (April 19, 2016)."Revisiting Loma Records, the L.A. Soul Label That Launched Ike and Tina Turner".LA Weekly.
- ^"Loma 2014: Baby Lloyd - There's something on your mind pt1 / Pt2".
- ^"Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles"(PDF).Billboard.May 1, 1965. p. 46.
- ^"Spotlight Singles"(PDF).Billboard.December 11, 1965. p. 18.
- ^"Spotlight Singles - R&B Spotlights"(PDF).Billboard.February 12, 1967. p. 18.
- ^abc"Linda Jones Chart History".Billboard.
- ^"Spotlight Singles - R&B Spotlights"(PDF).Billboard.October 28, 1967. p. 10.
External links
[edit]- "Discography of Loma Records - Home Page".Lomarecords.com.Retrieved23 June2018.
- "Loma Album Discography".Bsnpubs.com.Retrieved23 June2018.
- "Loma".Discogs.Retrieved23 June2018.