Scepter Records was started in 1959 by Florence Greenberg. She had just sold Tiara Records with The Shirelles for $4000 to Decca Records. When The Shirelles didn't produce any hits for Decca, they were given back to Greenberg, who promptly signed them. By 1961 Greenberg launched a subsidiary Wand Records. In 1976 Florence Greenberg decided to retire from the business and sold her record labels to Springboard International. When Springboard went bankrupt, Gusto Records acquired the catalog. Tiara Records was started in 1958 by Florence Greenberg. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Wand Records was started by Florence Greenberg in 1961 as a subsidiary of Scepter Records. ... Gusto Records acquired Star-day King Records from the legendary songwriter duo Leiber & Stoller. ...
Scepter and Wand remain known for releasing The Shirelles, Chuck Jackson, Lenny Miles, Dionne Warwick, B.J. Thomas, Joe Jeffrey, The Buoys, and others. Chuck Jackson (1937 - ) is an R&B singer who was one of the first artists to successfully record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. ... Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ... The Buoys were a progressive rock band from the early 1970s. ...
They were also one of the earliest record labels to release 12-inch singles intended for the nascent disco market. (Vince Aletti, 1975) The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ...
ScepterRecords was formed in 1959 in New York, and Florence Greenberg was determined to do a lot of the promotion for her artists herself.
It was recorded in Beltone Studios in Manhattan, with Doris Coley singing the unforgettable opening line, and Florence and her son Stanley co-producing.
She brought the record to radio stations and made friends with popular deejays such as Douglas "Jocko" Henderson and "Murray the K" Kaufman (these friendships are reflected in several of the first dozen albums on Scepter).
BJ The first record I did was in 1960 and I was 18 years old, it was called "The Lazy Man." We had a band and I started singing when I was 15.
After we recorded it, I told Steve that I didn't think there was a hit on it, but on the other hand, I wasn't in the best of shape at that point in my life, so my judgment may not have been too sharp.
Scepter didn't have the money to promote and even though Paramount seemingly had the money, but they were not committed to this project.
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