Golden Crest Records

Golden Crest Records was an American music label. In its original incarnation it produced records from 1956 until 1983 and was headed by Clark Galehouse.^[1] It was a subsidiary of Shelley Products in Huntington Station.^[2] The label released The Fabulous Wailers instrumental hit "Tall Cool One". Ace Records released a Best of Golden Crest album.^[3] The label's collection is in the Library of Congress.^[4]

Golden Crest Records

Industry	Music Label
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Founder	Clark Galehouse
Defunct	1983 (1983)
Headquarters	United States
Parent	Shelley Products

Discography

• James F. Burke albums
  • The All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1960)
  • The Burke/Phillips All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1961)
• Mark Thomas albums
  • Images (with Christine Croshaw) (Golden Crest Records, 1982)
  • Contrasts (with Christine Croshaw) (Golden Crest Records, 1983)
• Paul Brodie albums
• Wind Quintet (Schoenberg) album
• Gigi
• Fisher Tull album
• Leonard Falcone album
• Jack Winerock album
• William Bell album
• Scott Joplin album
• John Garvey album
• Coenraad Bloemendal album
• Malcolm Bilson album
• The Chessmen album^[5]
• Billy Mure
• The Montells

Further reading

• Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers by John Broven, University of Illinois Press, Urbana 2009 chapter 20 and pages 13-20
• '“Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll!: The Golden Crest Records Story" by John Broven, American Music Magazine (Sweden) No. 81, September 1999, 13