Dolton Records
Dolton Records was an American record company based in Seattle in the pop music industry. It existed from 1959 until 1967.
History
1959 founded the record producer Bob Rice Dorff and singer Bonnie Guitar in Seattle, the record company called Dolphin. The occasion was rice Dorffs commitment to the young vocal trio The Fleetwoods, which he wanted to create a commercial platform. For the record label, the color was chosen light blue, as the logo served three stylized dolphins (Dolphin Dolphin = dt ). February 18, 1959 Reisdorff produced the Fleetwoods the first Dolphin - single in the Joe Boles Studios in Seattle with the titles Come Softly to Me / I Care So Much. The song Come Softly to Me became a top hit and reached on April 13, 1959 # 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 This brought the label Dolphin in the public eye, and reported it to the record company Laurie that the naming rights Dolphin claimed for its existing subsidiary made . Then rice Dorffs company was renamed Dolton Records, yet in 1959 appeared the third brought out plate already under the new name ( Graduation 's Here / Oh Lord, Let It Be - also with the Fleetwoods ). The appearance of the record label was changed only slightly, the lettering was replaced by Dolphin Dolton.
Miteignerin Bonnie Guitar published at her own company, only two titles, Candy Apple Red / Come to Me, I Love You, each on two different singles ( Cat. 10 and 19) were published. She was already bound by a contract with Dot Records. First, the Fleetwoods were the driving force that could also be placed with the following panels in the top 40. With Mr. Blue, they reached again square 1, 1960 released the rock band The Ventures released their first single in Dolton, and their titles Walk, Do not Run captured 2nd place in the Hot 100 by the end of Dolton labels were the Ventures there the most successful performers. In 1961 joined added as a solo singer Vic Dana, who also contributed 15 Hot 100 successes. In addition, published Dolton little-known interpreters of the Northwest region of the United States. Only with Peggi Griffith had a previously successful singer under contract.
In the course of its existence, Dolton Records changed several times his record label. 1961 Dolton lettering was added to an enlarged dolphin graphics. 1963 moved the label logo on the left edge, the three dolphins swam in the water now, about the multi-colored company name. The labels now contain a statement that Dolten is a division of Liberty Records. Reinsdorff had sold his record company to Liberty. During the year 1964, the catalog numbering was changed after the No. 99 300 followed from 1965 disappeared the dolphins from the record label, they were replaced by a large black and red D with signature " DOLTON - A PRODUCT OF LIBERTY RECORDS ". Reinsdorf had meanwhile been sent to Liberty as head of the British branch to London.
In 1967 under catalog number 327, the last Dolton plate, it was the Fleetwoods single Mr. Blue / You Mean Everything to Me then liquidated its subsidiary Liberty. Only the Dolton - Stars ventures and Fleetwoods were taken over by Liberty. In the nine years of its existence the Dolton label over 400 singles and more than 50 LPs has released. 19 items could be placed in the Top 50 Charts, 19 LPs also came in the top 50