Private Stock Records
| Private Stock Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Private Stock Records |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Larry Uttal |
| Status | Defunct (1978) |
| Distributor(s) | self-distributed |
| Genre | Rock, Pop music, Disco |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, New York |
Private Stock Records was a record label that operated from 1974 to 1978.
The label was founded by Larry Uttal after he was ousted from Bell Records.[1] The label primarily focused on pop music and had numerous hit records, many of them one-hit wonders, including singles by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame ("Don't Give Up on Us"), Starbuck ("Moonlight Feels Right"), Austin Roberts ("Rocky"), Samantha Sang ("Emotion"), Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band ("A Fifth of Beethoven"), Cyndi Grecco ("Making Our Dreams Come True," a.k.a. the theme song to Laverne & Shirley) and Frankie Valli ("My Eyes Adored You", "Swearin' To God", "Our Day Will Come"). The label also released Brownsville Station's album with the same name, and the singles "The Martian Boogie" and "(Lady) Put the Light on Me" in 1977.
Blondie's eponymous debut album—which was not a commercial success at the time—was also originally issued on Private Stock in 1976,[2] as were two final single releases by Junior Campbell. Singer-songwriter Tom Paxton's 1975 album, Something in My Life and Rupert Holmes' fourth album, Pursuit of Happiness were also released by the label. Peter Lemongello released one album for Private Stock after his successful debut Love '76. However, the Love '76 album was never released by Private Stock. Gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston (mother of singer Whitney Houston) released two albums on the label- 1977's Cissy Houston and 1978's Think It Over.
The label closed down when Uttal moved to London; he later returned to New York where he died in 1993.[3][4] His son Jai Uttal has the rights to the catalogue, but does not have access to the master tapes as they were lost when an unpaid storage bill forced their auction.[5] As such, most if not all Private Stock CD's have been dubbed from vinyl.[6]
References
- ↑ Mike Callahan, David Edwards. "The Bell/Amy/Mala Story". article. bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Blondie - "Blondie"". studio album. discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Larry Uttal, Executive In Music, Dead at 71". obituary. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Larry Uttal". obituary. orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Private Stock Records: Has anyone ever ascertained what happened to the masters?". forum. stevehoffman.tv. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Private Stock Album Discography". Bsnpubs.com. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2013-04-22.