| 'Collectables Records' |
| | |
| 'Founded' | 1981 | ||
| 'Founder' | Jerry & Nina Greene |
| 'Distributed By' | Gotham Distributing Corp |
| 'Genre(s)' | Various |
| 'Mailing Address' | 60 Portland Road, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 |
| 'Telephone' | 610-649-7650 or 800-446-8426 |
| 'Country' | US |
| 'Web address' | http://www.oldies.com/ |
'Collectables Records' is a
reissue record label founded in
1981 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with
New York City's Times Square Record Shop,
Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite Records label.
Collectables is the largest independently-owned (and family-operated) reissue label in the United States. It maintains a catalogue of over 2,500 active titles on
compact disc, with thousands of additional titles available on
vinyl. It has released hundreds of recordings from the vaults of major labels such as
Columbia,
Atlantic,
RCA,
Capitol,
Vee-Jay and others, making many available on CD for the first time. Genres found on Collectables include nearly every style of
rock music, plus
jazz,
comedy,
blues,
doo-wop,
funk, and many others.
Collectables publishes the ''Priceless Collection'' series of budget
compilations. Many of the label's other releases combine the contents of 2 original LPs on a single CD.
See also
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List of record labels