Английская Википедия:Cobra Records
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Cobra Records was an independent record label that operated in Chicago from 1956 to 1959 and launched the careers of Chicago blues artists Otis Rush, Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, a new generation who pioneered the West Side Sound.Шаблон:Sfn
Cobra was started on Chicago's West Side in 1956 by Eli Toscano, a record store- and television repair shop owner, with help from promoter Howard Bedno.Шаблон:Sfn When his previous record label, Abco Records, failed to generate much interest, Toscano approached Willie Dixon about working for him.Шаблон:Sfn Dissatisfied with his arrangement with Chess Records, Dixon joined Cobra and served as a talent scout, producer, arranger, songwriter and bassist, becoming "the artistic vision behind Cobra Records".Шаблон:Sfn
First to record for Cobra was Otis Rush. His single "I Can't Quit You Baby" became a hit, spending six weeks in the Billboard R&B chart, where it reached number six in 1956.Шаблон:Sfn Rush recorded another seven singles for Cobra, described as "defining moments of Chicago blues."Шаблон:Sfn In 1957, Magic Sam recorded his signature song "All Your Love" and released four singles on Cobra. Buddy Guy released two singles in 1958 on Cobra's Artistic Records subsidiary.
From 1956–1958 Cobra issued singles by a variety of acts, including Ike Turner and several blues veterans. However, by 1959 financial troubles overtook the company and it went out of business. The Cobra catalogue was subsequently purchased by Stan Lewis of Jewel/Paula/Ron Records. Most of the Cobra (and Artistic) recordings (57 tracks, including several alternate and outtakes) were released on The Cobra Records Story: Chicago Rock and Blues 1956–1958 by Capricorn Records in 1993.Шаблон:Sfn In 2013, 40 songs from the Cobra catalogue were released on a two-CD set, titled Double Trouble: The Cobra Record Story.Шаблон:Sfn
Discography
Cobra Records
| Catalogue number | Artist | Title (A-side / B-side) | Year released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "I Can't Quit You Baby" / "Sit Down Baby" | 1956 |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Rock and Roll Boogie" / "I Do" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Have a Good Time" / "Need My Baby" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Fine Girl" / "Mambo Fiesta" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Combo | "One More Dance" / "You Eat Too Much" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "Violent Love" / "My Love Will Never Die" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Sunnyland Slim | "It's You Baby" / "Highway 61" | 1957 |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Fishin' in My Pond" / "I'll Just Keep Walkin'" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "I Need a Man" / "For You and Only You" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Duke Jenkins Orchestra | "Something Else" / "The Duke Walks" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Groaning the Blues" / "If You Were Mine" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Crying the Blues" / "Little Girl" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Messed Up" / "I Don't Care Who Knows" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Magic Sam | "All Your Love" / "Love Me with a Feeling" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Born with Rhythm" / "Lonely Lonely Village" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Love That Woman" / "Jump Sister Bessie" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Changing Love" / "Don't Leave Me" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Guitar Shorty | "You Don't Treat Me Right" / "Irma Lee" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Stop for the Red Light" / "Satisfied" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "My Life Depends on You" / "My Love" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Duke Jenkins Orchestra | "Where Can My Loved One Be" / "Shake It" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Magic Sam | "Everything Gonna Be Alright" / "Look Whatcha Done" | 1958 |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname, Willie Dixon Band | "She Knocks Me Out" / "A Heart (Filled with Pain)" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname with Willie Dixon Orchestra | "Three Times a Fool" / "She's a Good 'Un" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Ain't Gonna Cry" / "Killer Diller" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Magic Sam | "All Night Long" / "All My Whole Life" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "I Cry for You" / "Betty Jean" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "It Takes Time" / "Checking on My Baby" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Jimmy & Kelly the Rock-a-Beats | "Little Chickie" / "Bonnie" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Magic Sam | "Easy Baby" / "21 Days in Jail" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "Double Trouble" / "Keep on Loving Me, Baby" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & Willie Dixon Band | "I'll Weep No More" / "Tell Me, Darling" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" / "My Baby's a Good 'Un" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname's Kings of Rhythm | "Walking Down the Aisle" / "Box Top" | 1959 |
Artistic Records
| Catalogue number | Artist | Title (A-side / B-side) | Year released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & Willie Dixon Band | "Row Your Boat" / "Hidden Charms" | 1958 |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "Sit and Cry (The Blues)" / "Try to Quit You Baby" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & Willie Dixon Band| | "Roll Your Moneymaker" / "Call Me if You Need Me" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & His Band | "This Is the End" / "You Sure Can't Do" | 1959 |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname's Kings of Rhythm | "(I Know) You Don't Love Me" / "Down and Out" |
Abco Records
| Catalogue number | Artist | Title (A-side / B-side) | Year released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "I'll Always Remember You" / "Meet Me Half Way" | 1956 |
| Шаблон:Center | Herby Joe | "Smoke Stack Lightning" / "Dreamed (Last Night)" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Zona Sago's Modern Sounds | "Short Order" / "Jivin' at Random" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & the Aces | "Can't This Be Mine" / "Playin' Hard to Get" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname & the Aces | "Just Whaling" / "Bluesy" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Rip-Chords | "I Love You the Most" / "Let's Do the Razzle Dazzle" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "Screaming and Crying" / "Maybe Blues" | |
| Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Sortname | "When I Find My Baby" / "Please Let It Be Me'" | 1957 |
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