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King [US]
Country
United States
Active
from 1943
Comments
Label based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that played an important role in the development of rhythm & blues, country music, and bluegrass. Also known as King Records.
Note - from April 1949 on, King had its 78rpm records marked “AA” on one side and “A” on the other.
The King name was revived in the 1990s for both reissue compilations and new releases by the new label owners.
Related labels
Audio Lab [US]   Sublabel
Federal [US2]   Sublabel
King International ‎   Sublabel
Willow   Sublabel
Related artists
Moe Lytle   CEO
Syd Nathan   founder

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Album

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
KSCD 482 00 1267 60482 2 4  David Allan Coe Truckin' Outlaw 1994 CD
KCD 6106 00 1267 66106 2 9  David Allan Coe The Ghost of Hank Williams March 14, 1997 CD
KSCD 0301 07 9201 40301 2 7  Stones River Ranch Boys 28 All-Time Greatest Gospel Classics 2002 CD
KSCD 0304 07 9201 40304 2 4  David Allan Coe David Allan Coe Sings Merle Haggard August 13, 2002 CD
KG 0356 2 Sandy Posey 22 All-Time Greats February 24, 2004 CD
KICJ 487 Davide Santorsola Sonority June 27, 2005 CD

295 xx

(395)(LP) 5xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LP 533 Bill Doggett A Salute to Ellington April 1957 12" LP
LP 539 Roland Kirk Triple Threat 1957 12" LP
542 Lorez Alexandria and King Fleming This Is Lorez 1957 12" LP
545 [LP] Paul Renard Dance Music for Mom and Dad 1957 12" LP
LP 550 Don Reno and Red Smiley Sacred Songs by Don Reno and Red Smiley February 1957 12" LP
554 Etta Jones The Jones Girl - Etta 1958 12" LP
558 [LP] Earl Bostic C'mon Dance with Earl Bostic 1958 12" LP
LP 563 Bill Doggett Candle Glow 1958 12" LP
K 565 Lorez Alexandria Lorez Sings Pres - A Late Session at an Intimate Club 1958 12" LP
571 [LP] Earl Bostic Bostic Rocks - Hits of the Swing Age April 1958 12" LP
579 Don Reno and Red Smiley Instrumentals and Ballads February 1958 12" LP
580 The "5" Royales Dedicated - To You 1958 12" LP
LP 582 Bill Doggett and His Orchestra Swingin' Easy with Bill Doggett and His Orchestra 1958 12" LP
583 [LP] Earl Bostic Bostic Showcase of Swinging Dance Hits May 1958 12" LP
LP 585 Bill Doggett Dance Awhile with Doggett 1958 12" LP
599 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Beat Jazz 1958 12" LP
395 502 Bill Doggett Moondust 1955 12" LP
395 503 Earl Bostic For You February 1956 12" LP
395 506 Eddie Lockjaw Davis Modern Jazz Expressions 1956 12" LP
395 508 Bill Jennings Mood Indigo 1956 12" LP
395 510 Tommy Reynolds [US1] Jazz for Happy Feet 1956 12" LP
395 515 Earl Bostic Alto-tude 1956 12" LP
395 523 Bill Doggett and His Orchestra As You Desire Me November 1956 12" LP
395 525 Earl Bostic and His Alto Sax Dance Time February 1957 12" LP
395 526 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Jazz with a Horn January 1957 12" LP
395 527 Bill Jennings Leo Parker Quintet Billy in the Lion's Den March 1957 12" LP
395 532 Bill Doggett Dame Dreaming April 1957 12" LP

KSCD 14xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
KSCD 1420 00 1267 61420 2 1  David Allan Coe The Perfect Country and Western Song 1994 CD
KSCD 1482 00 1267 61482 2 1  David Allan Coe Long Haired Country Boy June 1, 2000 CD
KSCD 1491 07 9201 41491 2 6  David Allan Coe Country & Western April 16, 2002 CD
KSCD 1494 Stones River Ranch Boys Down Home Instrumentals! Vol. 1 - 16 Super Hits August 20, 2002 CD
KSCD 1495 Stones River Ranch Boys Down Home Instrumentals!, Volume Two August 20, 2002 CD

K(S)CD 51xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
KSCD 5101 00 1267 65101 2 7  David Allan Coe Johnny Cash Is a Friend of Mine 1998 CD
KCD 5115 00 1267 65115 2 0  Don Reno The Golden Guitar of Don Reno January 25, 2000 CD
KSCD 5156 07 9201 45156 2 4  Sandy Posey American Country Bluegrass 2002 CD

KS(D) 10xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
KS 1010 James Brown and The Famous Flames James Brown Christmas Album November 1966 12" LP
KS 1016 James Brown James Brown Sings Raw Soul March 1967 12" LP
1017 Moore and Napier Gospel and Sacred Songs 1967 12" LP
KS 1020 James Brown & The Famous Flames Cold Sweat August 1967 12" LP
KS 1022 James Brown and The Famous Flames Live at the Apollo - Volume II August 1968 Double 12" LP
KS 1028 Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys Brand New Country Songs 1968 12" LP
KSD 1030 James Brown and The Famous Flames I Can't Stand Myself March 1968 12" LP
1032 Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys Over the Sunset Hill 1968 12" LP
KSD 1038 James Brown Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things December 1968 12" LP
KS 1040 James Brown A Soulful Christmas November 1968 12" LP
KSD 1047 James Brown Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud April 1969 12" LP
KSD 1051 James Brown Gettin' Down to It May 1969 12" LP
KSD 1052 Hank Ballard You Can't Keep a Good Man Down 1969 12" LP
KSD 1055 James Brown James Brown Plays & Directs the Popcorn August 1969 12" LP
KSD 1061 Hank Marr Greasy Spoon March 1970 12" LP
KSD 1062 Marva Whitney It's My Thing June 1969 12" LP
KSD 1063 James Brown It's a Mother August 1969 12" LP
KSD 1064 Arthur Prysock The Country Side of Arthur Prysock 1969 12" LP
KSD 1065 Don Reno Fastest Five Strings Alive 1969 12" LP
KSD 1066 Arthur Prysock Where the Soul Trees Grow 1969 12" LP
KSD 1068 Reno and Harrell I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap 1969 12" LP
KSD 1069 Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys Hills of Home 1969 12" LP
KS 1075 Hal Singer Paris Soul Food 1969 12" LP
KS 1078 Bill Doggett Honky Tonk Popcorn 1969 12" LP
KS 1079 Marva Whitney Live and Lowdown at the Apollo February 1970 12" LP
KS 1081 Little Willie John Free at Last - The Best of Little Willie John June 1970 12" LP
KS 1088 Arthur Prysock Fly My Love 1970 12" LP
KS 1092 James Brown Ain't It Funky Now January 1970 12" LP

KS(D) 11xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
KS 1100 James Brown Soul on Top April 1970 12" LP
KS 1105 Bob Shreve Good Ole' Bob Doing His Thing 1970 12" LP
KS 1110 James Brown Sho Is Funky down Here April 1971 12" LP
KS 1112 Roberta Sherwood This Good Life January 1971 12" LP
KS 1115 James Brown Sex Machine September 1970 12" LP
KS 1116 Wayne Cochran and His C.C. Riders Alive and Well and Living In-A Bitch of a World November 1970 12" LP
KS 1117 Piano Red Happiness Is Piano Red 1970 12" LP
KS 1122 Swampwater Swampwater January 1971 12" LP
KS 1124 James Brown Hey America 1970 12" LP
KS 1127 James Brown Super Bad 1971 12" LP
KS 1134 Arthur Prysock Unforgettable 1970 12" LP
KS 1146 498 The Coasters The Coasters on Broadway 1973 12" LP

(LP)(K)(S) 6xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
600 Bill Doggett 12 Songs of Christmas November 1958 12" LP
LP 602 Earl Bostic Sweet Tunes of the Fantastic 50's November 1958 12" LP
LP 606 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Uptown 1958 12" LP
LP 608 Harold Baker Quartet The Broadway Beat 1958 12" LP
LP 611 Johnny Pate A Date with Johnny Pate 1959 12" LP
612 Bob Kames Songs I'm Sure You Remember 1959 12" LP
613 [LP] Earl Bostic Bostic Workshop March 1959 12" LP
615 The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys December 1958 12" LP
LP 619 Cowboy Copas Hymns and Sacred Songs May 1959 12" LP
KS 620 Earl Bostic Earl Bostic Plays Sweet Tunes of the Roaring 20s 1959 12" LP
KS 623 Dick Stabile His Saxophone and Hollywood Orchestra Dancing on the Sunset Strip 1959 12" LP
LP 629 Donnie Elbert The Sensational Donnie Elbert Sings 1959 12" LP
KS 630 Bob Kames The Enchanting Organ of Bob Kames 1959 12" LP
632 Earl Bostic Earl Bostic and His Big Band Play Sweet Tunes of the Swinging 30s 1959 12" LP
K 635 James Brown and The Famous Flames Try Me 1959 12" LP
639 Homer and Jethro Their Version of the Standards 1959 12" LP
640 Earl Bostic Earl Bostic Plays Sweet Songs of the Sentimental 40s 1960 12" LP
645 The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys Hymns and Sacred Songs September 1959 12" LP
657 Lorez Alexandria The Band Swings—Lorez Sings 1959 12" LP
K 676 Lorez Alexandria Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz 1960 12" LP
KS 679 Bob Kames 15 Songs of Christmas - Organ and Chimes November 1959 12" LP
683 James Brown and The Famous Flames Think! 1960 12" LP
KS 689 T. Texas Tyler The Great Texan 1960 12" LP
690 Stanley Brothers Everybody's Country Favorites May 1960 12" LP
692 The Five Keys Rhythm and Blues Hits - Past and Present 1960 12" LP
KLP 693 Don Reno, Red Smiley Hymns and Sacred, Gospel Songs April 1960 12" LP
K 696 Bob Kames A Hawaiian Party 1960 12" LP
698 The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys For the Good People August 1960 12" LP

(LP)(K)(S) 7xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LP 700 Hank Ballard and The Midnighters Mr. Rhythm and Blues August 1960 12" LP
701 Reno and Smiley Country Songs November 1960 12" LP
704 Kokomo Wellington Whispering Jazz May 1960 12" LP
705 Earl Bostic Earl Bostic Plays the Hit Tunes of the Big Broadway Shows 1960 12" LP
706 Bill Doggett For Reminiscent Lovers 1960 12" LP
LP 716 The Al Belletto Sextet The Big Sound 1961 12" LP
718 Reno and Smiley Wanted 1961 12" LP
KS 719 Stanley Brothers The Stanley's in Person December 1960 12" LP
722 Bob Kames Organ and Chimes It's Christmas Time November 1960 12" LP
727 John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker ‎Sings Blues (Everyone a Pearl) November 1960 12" LP
729 Paul Renard Organ with Percussion 1961 12" LP
K 732 Gwen Bari Gwen Bari Sings and Plays Intimate Love Songs 1961 12" LP
KS 740 Hank Ballard Spotlight on Hank Ballard 1961 12" LP
K 743 James Brown and The Famous Flames The Amazing James Brown 1961 12" LP
747 Wilburn Brothers The Wonderful Wilburn Brothers 1961 12" LP
750 The Stanley Brothers Old Time Camp Meeting May 1961 12" LP
762 Freddy King Freddy King Sings October 1961 12" LP
KS 768 Bob Kames Happy Holiday - Organ and Chimes, Volume 3 1961 12" LP
771 various artists Twist Around - James Brown Presents His Band & Five More Great Artists 1961 12" LP
LP 772 The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys Sing the Songs They Like Best November 1961 12" LP
LP 773 Freddy King Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King December 1961 12" LP
KLP 775 Charles Brown Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs 1961 12" LP
K 776 Reno & Smiley and The Gang Country Singing & Instrumentals 1962 12" LP
K 777 Freddy King, Lulu Reed & Sonny Thompson Boy-Girl-Boy September 1962 12" LP
K 780 James Brown and His Famous Flames Shout and Shimmy 1962 12" LP
783 Bob Kames Show Stoppers September 1962 12" LP
787 Reno and Smiley Banjo Special November 1962 12" LP
KS 791 The Stanley Brothers Folk Song Festival August 1962 12" LP
K 799 Mexie Marlowe Meet Mexie Marlowe November 1962 12" LP

(LP)(K)(S) 8xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
K 804 James Brown and The Famous Flames James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. September 1962 12" LP
KS 805 The Stanley Brothers Good Old Camp Meeting Songs December 1962 12" LP
KS 808 Hawkshaw Hawkins The All New Hawkshaw Hawkins 1963 12" LP
812 Bob Kames Bob Kames Goes Western 1962 12" LP
KS 816 Reno and Smiley Another Day with Reno and Smiley December 1962 12" LP
821 Freddy King Bossa Nova and Blues March 1963 12" LP
823 Bob Kames The 14 Academy Award Winning Songs 1963 12" LP
K 828 Charlie Moore - Bill Napier & The Dixie Boys Folk 'n Hill June 1963 12" LP
834 Stanley Brothers Folk Concert May 1963 12" LP
850 Cowboy Copas - Hawkshaw Hawkins The Legend of Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins # 2 1963 12" LP
K 851 James Brown Prisoner of Love August 1963 12" LP
852 Albert King The Big Blues 1963 12" LP
853 Reno and Smiley The World's 15 Greatest Hymns 1963 12" LP
857 Johnny "Guitar" Watson Johnny "Guitar" Watson 1963 12" LP
861 Don Reno & Red Smiley The World's Best Five String Banjo 1963 12" LP
864 The Stanley Brothers The Country Folk Music Spotlight December 1963 12" LP
872 The Stanley Brothers America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny December 1963 12" LP
874 Don Reno & Red Smiley The True Meaning of Christmas November 1963 12" LP
880 Charlie Moore and Bill Napier The Best of Moore & Napier January 1964 12" LP
KLP 888 Grandpa Jones The Other Side of Grandpa Jones 1964 12" LP
896 Hank Ballard A Star in Your Eyes 1964 12" LP
899 Hank Marr Quartette Live at the Club 502 July 1964 12" LP

(LP)(K)(S) 9xx