Prann Records | |
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Founded | 1963 |
Founder | Ike Turner |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | CIRCA distributing firm |
Genre | R&B |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Prann Records was a record label founded by musician Ike Turner in 1963. [1] Turner used this label to release singles by artist he was producing outside of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. [2] Records on Prann were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm. CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US. [3]
Singer-songwriter George Jackson released his first single on Prann Jackson started writing songs while in his teens, and in 1963 introduced himself to Ike Turner at a concert. Turner took him to Cosimo Matassa's studios in New Orleans to record for Prann. [1] Singer Fontella Bass recorded for Prann early in her career when she was a member of Oliver Sain's band. [4] Turner also recorded for Prann under his alias Little Bones.
Catalog No. | Release
date |
Single (A-side, B-side) | Writer | Artist |
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5001 [5] | Feb 1963 | A: " What I Say" | Ray Charles | Little Bones |
B: " Ya Ya" | Lee Dorsey, Morgan Robinson | |||
5002 [6] | Apr 1963 | A: "Cott'n Pickin'" | Ike Turner | The Turnabouts |
B: "Gettin' Away" | ||||
5003 | 1963 | A: "Won't Nobody Cha-Cha With Me" | George Jackson | George Jackson and The Vanlon |
B: "Who Was That Guy" | ||||
5004 [7] | May 1963 | A: "Doin' The Thing" | Ike Turner | Jerry Wilson |
B: "Spilled Tears" | ||||
5005 [8] | Jun 1963 | A: "I Love The Man" | Oliver Sain | Fontella Bass |
B: "My Good Loving" | ||||
5006 [2] | 1963 | A: "Going To The River" | Little Bones | |
B: "I Know" |