Highland Records
Highland Records is a defunct record label that was based in California in the 1960s and 1970s owned by Sid Talmadge. They often served as a starting point for young musicians who quickly moved on to other better-known labels such as Motown or Brunswick.
Highland Records
- Name
- Highland Records
- Founded
- 1959
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles
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Highland Records is a defunct record label that was based in California in the 1960s and 1970s owned by Sid Talmadge. They often served as a starting point for young musicians who quickly moved on to other better-known labels such as Motown or Brunswick.
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• Name — Highland Records • Founder — Sid Talmadge • Country — United States • Location — California
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• Joe & the Fantastics • The Kendalls • Dick Michaels and the Hartford Group • Frank Lucas • Rosie and the Originals • The Dee Jayes • The Rumblers • The War-Babies • Frank Wilson • Thee Counts • Jim Gamble • Bobby Montgomery • Mike & the Censations • N'Betweens (Slade) (From Wolverhampton, England/UK) - A Side 'Security'/B Side 'Evil Witchman' Highland 1173 released October 1966 and produced by Kim Fowley • The Explosions The Xplosions! (From Compton/Los Angeles, CA) songs written by Lionel J. Bihm Jr., Song - "Animated Heart" (As seen on YouTube) • Bobby Charles Highland #711 Come On.
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