Carnival Records
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Carnival Records was the name given to at least two record labels.
Carnival Records (1961–1962)Edit
In 1961, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss started a short-lived label that was the precursor to A&M Records. They released two singles. "Tell It to the Birds"/"Fallout Shelter" by Dore Alpert was distributed by Dot Records outside California.<ref name="Hoskyns2009">Template:Cite book</ref>
Carnival Records (1962–1983)Edit
Jazz saxophonist Joe Evans set up Carnival Records label in the early 1960s and based it in New York and relocated in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Releasing 63 singles and two albums,<ref name=all/> the label focus was rhythm and blues and soul music. Joe Evans ran the label with a small staff that included his wife. The final record was released in 1983.<ref name=all>Joe Evans Biography Allmusic Retrieved 21 April 2013.</ref>
Carnival's biggest success was The Manhattans, a band signed in August 1964.<ref>Template:Usurped Retrieved 21 April 2013.</ref>
Carnival Records is exclusively represented by Westwood Music Group.
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Further readingEdit
- Follow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues by Christopher Brooks and Joe Evans.