Eastern Records

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Eastern Records
Founded1964
FounderJuggy Murray
Defunct1966
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)Sue Records
LocationNew York, New York, U.S.

Eastern Records was a subsidiary label of Sue Records, founded by Juggy Murray.[1] In 1965, the label released the singles "The Real Thing" by Tina Britt which reached #20 on the Billboard R&B chart,[2] and "Time Waits For No One" by Eddie & Ernie which reached #34 on the R&B chart in 1965.[3]

Partial discography[]

Catalog

No.

Release

date

US US

R&B

Single (A-side, B-side) Artist Notes
600 1964 A: "Baby I'm Leaving You"

B: "When You Get Tired Of Me"

Geraldine Jones
60-002 Jun 1964 A: "Don't Hold Back"

B: "The Swingin' Organ"

Duke Daniels Cash Box review (Jun 13, 1964)[4]
602 Dec 1964 34 A: "That's The Way It Is"

B: "Time Waits For No One"

Eddie & Ernie B-side charted
604 Apr 1965 20 A: "The Real Thing"

B: "Teardrops Fell (Every Step Of The Way)"

Tina Britt Billboard review (May 1, 1964)[5]
609 Feb 1966 A: "I Can't Do It (I Just Can't Leave You)"

B: "Lost Friends"

Eddie & Ernie Cash Box review (Feb 12, 1966)[6]
610 Jun 1966 A: "If You've Ever Loved Somebody"

B: "Hello Baby, Goodbye Too"

Jean Wells
611 1966 A: "She's Called A Woman"

B: "Since You've Been Gone So Long"

Magnificent 7

References[]

  1. ^ McGrath, Bob (2007). The R & B Indies: An Encyclopedic Exploration of African American Music and Independent Record Labels from 1940 to 1980. Volume 2. West Vancouver: Eyeball Productions. p. 11. ISBN 9780968644546. OCLC 82368180. |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 46.
  3. ^ "Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 45. February 27, 1965.
  4. ^ "Record Reviews - Newcomer Picks" (PDF). Cash Box: 14. June 13, 1964.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 47. May 1, 1965.
  6. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 24. February 12, 1966.
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