El Saturn Records
| El Saturn Records | |
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| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Alton Abraham |
| Distributor(s) | (US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
El Saturn Records is an American record label founded in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Among the earliest African American-owned record labels, in the late 1950s and 1960s it was one of the most active artist-owned record labels in the United States.[1] The best known releases by the label are albums by Sun Ra and his groups.
The label is currently owned by James Stubbs-Abraham and Alton Stubbs. El Saturn has released new recordings in genres including hip-hop and rap. Alternative rock artists have also been added to the label as a result of El Saturn's sublabel Afterschool Sound Records.
References[]
- ^ "Hyde Park Art Center : Exhibitions : Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68". Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
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- American record labels
- Jazz record labels
- Sun Ra