Ode Records

Ode Records
Founded	1967(1967)
Founder	Lou Adler
Defunct	1989(1989)
Status	Defunct
Country of origin	United States

Ode Records(also known asOde Sounds and Visuals) was an Americanrecord label,started byLou Adlerin1967after he soldDunhill RecordstoABC Records.It was distributed byCBS'sEpic Recordsexcept between 1970 and 1976, when the label was distributed byA&M Records.The original incarnation was closed in 1978 and CBS took over most of catalog, often with Epic logos replacing Ode logos on reissues. Ode has the distinction of being the first non-CBS label to be distributed byCBS Records.

Adler reactivated the label several times, including another short run with A&M in 1989. It was disbanded when A&M was sold toPolyGramin late1989.

Ode is now part ofSony Music Entertainment(the successor to CBS), excluding:

• Cheech & Chongcatalogue is controlled byWarner Music Group.After Cheech & Chong switched toWarner Bros. Recordsin 1978, they took also its past catalog to their new home label. Depending on reissue, they can have "Warner Bros. Records Inc.", "Warner Records Inc." or "Ode Records" printed as copyright owner. It is believed that Lou Adler still owns copyrights for its Ode releases.
• Soundtrack toThe Rocky Horror Picture Showand the London Symphony Orchestra's version ofTommyare still owned by Lou Adler, with reissues distributed under license to third party oldies labels likeRhino,Castle Communicationsand more recently,The Orchard,another subsidiary of Sony Music.

Artists

• Jan Berry
• The Blossoms
• Cheech & Chong
• Merry Clayton
• The Comfortable Chair
• Don Everly
• Carole King
• Peggy Lipton
• London Symphony Orchestra(Tommy)
• Scott McKenzie
• Tom Scott
• Spirit
• David T. Walker
• The Rocky Horror Show
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Ode RecordsOde Records history with US and international discographies, Billboard performance, artist roster.