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Tower Records was a record label from 1964 to 1970. It was a subsidiary of Capitol Records. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... // Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ...

Named after Capitol's headquarters building, Tower was formed as a subsidiary to Capitol in 1964. In its early years, it released recordings by British invasion artists like Freddie and the Dreamers, (whose "I'm Telling You Now" became Tower's only #1 hit on Billboard) and Tom Jones (only 6 songs recorded in 1963, that were released by Tower on the strength of his hit "It's Not Unusual" two years late in 1965^[1], much to the dismay of the singer. He was actually signed to London subsidiary, Parrot). It also gave Nilsson his first national releases. Tower's first single (#101) was "Car Party/Outta Gas" by The Sunrays, a California pop group produced and managed by Murry Wilson, father of Beach Boys Brian, Dennis and Carl. See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... Freddie and the Dreamers were a British musical band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... Parrot Records was the name of at least two record labels, both are now defunct. ... Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Sunrays were a pop music band managed by Murry Wilson, father of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson. ... Murry Gage Wilson (July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was a musician and record producer, best remembered as father to Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson. ... The Beach Boys, originally the Beech Boys, a small team of four brothers from the south of Poland, emigrated to America in the early 1950s in search of a fortune to be made in the Arizonian logging industry. When it soon became evident they had been the victims of...

In 1965, Tower made a bit of a risky move by releasing "You Turn Me On" by Ian Whitcomb, a song that was considered racy by some. It became Whitcomb's biggest hit (and Tower's only other Top 10 record, peaking at #8 on Billboard). Other Tower hits that year included "I Live For The Sun" by The Sunrays and "Dirty Water", by The Standells. See also: // January 4 - Fender Guitars is sold to CBS for $13 million. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Sunrays were a pop music band managed by Murry Wilson, father of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson. ... The Standells were a 1960s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California who, like the The Seeds, exemplified the garage rock style. ...

In 1966, the label gained what could be called a "future cult" status, becoming one of the premiere purveyors of what would later be called garage rock. While not releasing recordings from this genre exclusively, it seemed their greatest chart successes came from garage bands, such as "Blues' Theme" from The Wild Angels by Davie Allan & The Arrows. // January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out. January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... The Wild Angels (1966) is a Roger Corman film, made on location in Southern California. ... Davie Allan was a 1960s surf guitarist-musician, specializing in [[surf rock]] and psychedelic music, used in numerous teen and biker movies. ...

Tower released the first recordings by Pink Floyd in the U.S. in 1967 without success after acquiring the rights from EMI's UK Columbia label (a different company than Columbia Records in the U.S. and Canada.) Tower released three Pink Floyd albums. The 5 Pink Floyd singles on Tower have become the most valuable and sought-after of the label's recordings. Tower released the single See Emily Play three times between July 1967 and late 1968, but each time it failed to reach the top 40. After the Tower label was dissolved the Pink Floyd albums were re-issued on another Capitol/EMI subsidiary Harvest Records. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... The year 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from Small Faces Itchycoo Park,The Doors (The Doors, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters), the Beatles Sgt. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... See Emily Play was the third single recorded by British psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd, written by original frontman Syd Barrett. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ...

Several singles by The Chocolate Watchband were released also in 1967. Today these are very collectible. Mississippi "sunshine pop" group Eternity's Children (who evolved into Starbuck in the 70's) placed Tower back on the charts with "Mrs. Bluebird" in the summer of 1968. The Chocolate Watchband, a garage rock-band formed in Cupertino, California in 1965. ... Starbuck is a surname, and may refer to: // Starbuck, the first mate of the ship Pequod in Herman Melvilles novel Moby-Dick Lieutenant Starbuck, a character in the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica film and TV series Captain Kara Thrace, call sign Starbuck, a character in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica...

A&R man Mike Curb joined the label in 1968. Curb had a hand in releasing several soundtracks on the Tower label, most notably, Wild in the Streets, featuring Tower's last major hit: Max Frost and the Troopers' "The Shape of Things To Come". In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American musician, record company executive, race car owner (in both NASCAR and IRL), and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 until 1983. ... // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... Max Frost and The Troopers was a fictional rock music group created for the exploitation film Wild In The Streets, released in 1968, which featured the Max Frost, played by Christopher Jones. ...

Capitol shut down Tower Records in 1970. In 1992, the original label was used as part of EMI's "Legends Of Rock And Roll" series of CD's for their "Best Of Freddie And The Dreamers" compilation.

Label variations

• 1964-1968: Brownish orange label with Tower logo on left side
• 1968-1970: Multi-color striped label with Tower logo on left side (album labels feature the logo at the top)

Charted singles

• Chittlins -- Gus Jenkins -- Tower 107 -- US #113, 11/64
• Apache '65 -- The Arrows featuring Davie Allan -- Tower 116 -- US #64, 2/65
• This Sporting Life -- Ian Whitcomb & Bluesville -- Tower 120 -- US #100, 3/65
• I'm Telling You Now -- Freddie & The Dreamers -- Tower 125 -- US #1, 3/65
• Little Lonely One -- Tom Jones -- Tower 126 -- US #42, 5/65
• You Were Made For Me -- Freddie & The Dreamers -- Tower 127 -- US #21, 5/65
• You Turn Me On (Turn On Song) -- Ian Whitcomb & Bluesville -- Tower 134 -- US #8, 5/65
• I Live For The Sun -- The Sunrays -- Tower 148 -- US #51, 9/65
• N-E-R-V-O-U-S! -- Ian Whitcomb -- Tower 155 -- US #59, 9/65
• Send A Letter To Me -- Freddie & The Dreamers -- Tower 163 -- US #123, 10/65
• Dirty Water -- The Standells -- Tower 185 -- US #11, 4/66
• Chills And Fever -- Tom Jones -- Tower 190 -- US #125, 12/65
• Andrea -- The Sunrays -- Tower 191 -- US #41, 1/66
• Still -- The Sunrays -- Tower 224 -- US #93, 5/66
• Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White -- The Standells -- Tower 257 -- US #43, 8/66
• Theme From "The Wild Angels" -- Davie Allan & The Arrows -- Tower 267 -- US #99, 11/66
• Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night -- Ian Whitcomb -- Tower 274 -- US #101, 11/66
• Why Pick On Me -- The Standells -- Tower 282 -- US #54, 10/66
• Winchester Cathedral -- Dana Rollin -- Tower 283 -- US #71, 11/66
• Blue's Theme -- The Arrows featuring Davie Allan -- Tower 295 -- US #37, 4/67
• Riot On Sunset Strip -- The Standells -- Tower 314 -- US #133, 3/67
• Edelweiss -- Vince Hill -- Tower 323 -- US #119, 4/67
• Devil's Angels -- Davie Allan & The Arrows -- Tower 341 -- US #97, 7/67
• Can't Help But Love You -- The Standells -- Tower 348 -- US #78, 11/67
• See Emily Play -- Pink Floyd -- Tower 356 -- US #134, 9/67
• Mrs. Bluebird -- Eternity's Children -- Tower 416 -- US #69, 7/68
• Shape Of Things To Come -- Max Frost & The Troopers -- Tower 419 -- US #22, 9/68
• Sunshine Among Us -- Eternity's Children -- Tower 439 -- US #117, 9/68
• Fifty-Two Percent -- Max Frost & The Troopers -- Tower 452 -- US #123, 12/68

Charted albums

• I'm Telling You Now -- Freddie & The Dreamers -- Tower 5003 -- US #86, 5/65

Features only two tracks by Freddie & The Dreamers; the other 10 tracks are by other British artists and groups

• You Turn Me On -- Ian Whitcomb -- Tower 5004 -- US #125, 7/65
• Dirty Water -- The Standells -- Tower 5027 -- US #52, 7/66
• Way Out West -- Mae West -- Tower 5028 -- US #116, 7/66
• The Wild Angels (Soundtrack) -- Davie Allan & The Arrows -- Tower 5043 -- US #17, 10/66
• The Wild Angels, Volume II -- Davie Allan & The Arrows -- Tower 5056 -- US #94, 4/67
• Devil's Angels (Soundtrack) -- Davie Allan & The Arrows -- Tower 5074 -- US #165, 8/67
• Pink Floyd -- Pink Floyd -- Tower 5093 -- US #131, 12/67
• Wild In The Streets -- Soundtrack -- Tower 5099 -- US #12, 7/68
• Best Of The Soundtacks (Compilation) -- Various artists -- Tower 5148 -- US #198, 2/69

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Other Tower label artists

• Chocolate Watchband
• The E-Types
• Annette Funicello

Her one and only single on Tower, "What's A Girl To Do"/"When You Get What You Want" (Tower 326), shows her name misspelled as "Annettte"

• Susan Hart
• Heinz (Heinz Burt of The Tornados)
• Jake Holmes
• Darlene McCrea (of The Cookies)
• Harry Nilsson
• Teddy & The Pandas
• Justin Wilson

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References

1. ^ http://www.txhighlands.com/deccalisting1.htm Tom Jones on Tower

External links

• Tower Records Discography
• Pink Floyd at Tower Records
• Tom Jones' Visual Discography: Pre-Decca Period