Bearsville Records | |
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Founded | 1970 |
Founder | Albert Grossman |
Defunct | 1984 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Rhino Records |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death.
Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records in North America and most other territories. In the UK it was distributed by Warner until 1979, and then Island until 1981; its last few British releases were licensed to independent labels Avatar and Lamborghini. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog.
Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios.