Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion label, Bizarre Records. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Bizarre Records was a record label formed for artists discovered by Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. ...

Zappa's original intention was to release albums by avant-garde artists on Bizarre, and recordings by more mainstream artists on Straight. However the original concept failed to work out as expected due to issues with distribution and management. Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Wild Man Fischer, and Lenny Bruce certainly belonged on Bizarre, but all others ended up on Straight. This led to some very unusual albums on the Straight label especially those by Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper and The GTO's. Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... The Mothers of Invention were a rock and roll band active from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Larry Wild Man Fischer (born Lawrence Wayne Fischer, 6 November 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA) has the curious claim to fame of being responsible for Rhino Records first release—Go to Rhino Records (1975). ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, USA) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...

Other notable Straight artists included Tim Buckley, and Judy Henske & Jerry Yester. Starting in 1972 some of its recordings were re-issued by Reprise Records or Warner Bros. Records. By 1974 Straight and Bizarre were combined under a new name, DiscReet Records. All three of the Zappa/Cohen owned labels were distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Cover of first solo album (1963) Judy Henske (born 20 December 1942, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) is an American singer and songwriter, once known as “the Queen of the Beatniks”. She moved to California in the early 1960s, singing in coffee houses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and working with... Jerry Yester (b 1942 ?) is an American folk rock musician and record producer. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... DiscReet Records was founded in 1973 by Frank Zappa as his old label, Bizarre Records, was closed by Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ...

The first issue of Love It to Death by Alice Cooper was on Straight, though by the time it became a massive hit the album had already been re-issued on Warner Bros. Records. It has been suggested that Im Eighteen be merged into this article or section. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Warner Bros. ...

List of Straight Records artists

• Captain Beefheart
• Alice Cooper
• Tim Buckley
• Jeff Simmons
• Lord Buckley
• Judy Henske & Jerry Yester
• The GTOs (Girls Together Outrageously)
• Tim Dawe
• Mayf Nutter
• The Persuasions

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, USA) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Jeff Simmons is a musician and former member of Frank Zappas Mothers of Invention. ... Lord Buckley, or Richard Myrle Buckley, (April 5, 1906 - November 12, 1960) was an eccentric, joyous American monologist. ... Cover of first solo album (1963) Judy Henske (born 20 December 1942, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) is an American singer and songwriter, once known as “the Queen of the Beatniks”. She moved to California in the early 1960s, singing in coffee houses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and working with... Jerry Yester (b 1942 ?) is an American folk rock musician and record producer. ... The GTOs is a groupie group that was formed by young women around Los Angeles in the late 1960s. ... The Persuasions are an a cappella group who began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960s and went on to produce numerous albums covering a wide range of musical genres. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• Discography of Zappa related record labels