Diamond Records
Diamond Records was a record label that existed from 1961 to 1971 in New York and worked on the pop music sector.
History
Diamond Records was founded in 1961 by the Polish-born brothers Joe and Phil Kolsky in New York City. The company's headquarters was located in building 1650 Broadway. While Joe Kolsky served as president, took over his brother 's artistic management. Diamond began its production in the fall of 1961 and brought under catalog number 101, the first single out: Ev'ry Step Of The Way / Keep Me On Your Mind with Kevin McQuinn. It took until July 1962 before ranked No. 44 could place a Diamond title on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song Crazy by Ben Dickie Goodman (No. 119) for the first time. The greatest success in its history achieved the record company a few weeks later, when Johnny Thunder Loop De Loop reached fourth place.
The most successful performer, Diamond was Ronnie Dove. His road to success began in 1964 with the title Say You, with whom he landed at No. 40 on the Hot 100. Until 1969 he was also placed with 20 Diamond - productions on the Hot 100. His two court -14 title Right or Wrong, and One Kiss for Old Times ' Sake belonged next to Johnny Thunders Loop De Loop Diamond 's most successful singles. In addition to Dove and Thunder also Ruby Winters was among the performers at Diamond success, particularly in the rhythm and blues charts achieved good rankings. In 1969 she was represented with four titles, the song I Do not Want to Cry was listed best with rank 15. A short spell was Bobby Vinton at Diamond. Shortly after his number -one hit Roses Are Red, released on Epic Records, brought Diamond in the summer of 1962 under the No. 121 title I Love You the Way You Are by Bobby Vinton out of it until the number 38 in the Hot 100 brought. Multi- Vinton recordings were not in Diamond, because Epic made his contractual rights. Another flash in the pan Mitch Miller, who in 1968 with the single Dear World / One person ( # 251 ) and his only unsuccessful Diamond production brought out.
1969 Diamond Records was sold to Edwin H. Morris Corporation, which was already owned by Columbia Records. Under the catalog number 271 ( Ronnie Dove - Chains Of Love / If I Live To Be A Hundred ) the last Diamond - single was released in 1970, after the company was sold again, this time to the Certron Corporation. This took the brand name Diamond from the market. Under the label Diamond were 1961-1970 171 singles and eight LPs, seven with Ronnie Dove and published with Johnny Thunder. Ronnie Dove acquired the rights to his 1987 Diamond titles and brought himself another two single with the Diamond label under the numbers 378 and 379 out.