Prann Records

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Prann Records
Founded1963
FounderIke Turner
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)CIRCA distributing firm
GenreR&B
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California

Prann Records was a record label founded by musician Ike Turner in 1963.[1] Turner used this label to release singles by artist he was producing outside of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.[2] Records on Prann were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm. CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US.[3]

Artists[]

Singer-songwriter George Jackson released his first single on Prann Jackson started writing songs while in his teens, and in 1963 introduced himself to Ike Turner at a concert. Turner took him to Cosimo Matassa's studios in New Orleans to record for Prann.[1] Singer Fontella Bass recorded for Prann early in her career when she was a member of Oliver Sain's band.[4] Turner also recorded for Prann under his alias Little Bones.

Discography[]

Catalog No. Release

date

Single (A-side, B-side) Writer Artist
5001[5] Feb 1963 A: "What I Say" Ray Charles Little Bones
B: "Ya Ya" Lee Dorsey, Morgan Robinson
5002[6] Apr 1963 A: "Cott'n Pickin'" Ike Turner The Turnabouts
B: "Gettin' Away"
5003 1963 A: "Won't Nobody Cha-Cha With Me" George Jackson George Jackson and The Vanlon
B: "Who Was That Guy"
5004[7] May 1963 A: "Doin' The Thing" Ike Turner Jerry Wilson
B: "Spilled Tears"
5005[8] Jun 1963 A: "I Love The Man" Oliver Sain Fontella Bass
B: "My Good Loving"
5006[2] 1963 A: "Going To The River" Little Bones
B: "I Know"

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Farley, Charles (2011). Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland. Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi. p. 233. ISBN 9781604739206. OCLC 708067743.
  2. ^ a b Turner, Ike (1999). Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-. London: Virgin. ISBN 1852278501. OCLC 43321298.
  3. ^ "Forming CIRCA Label for Canada" (PDF). Billboard: 34. March 24, 1962.
  4. ^ "Fontella Bass | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 56. March 9, 1963.
  6. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 12. May 4, 1963.
  7. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 25, 1963.
  8. ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 8. June 22, 1963.


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