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4 unusual facts about United Artists Records


LeRoy Holmes

He moved to United Artists Records in the early 1960s, where he contributed to many compilations of movie themes, released albums under his own name and backed a succession of singers, notably Connie Francis, Gloria Lynne, Shirley Bassey and Puerto Rican singers like Tito Rodríguez and Chucho Avellanet.

Max E. Youngstein

Max E. Youngstein (March 21, 1913, New York City  – July 8, 1997) was an American film producer who worked for United Artists, formed United Artists Music and United Artists Records then became an independent film producer.

Paris Holiday

Hope and Bing Crosby recorded two songs written for the movie - "Paris Holiday" and "Nothing in Common" - for United Artists Records in February 1958.

Pat Cooper

During the 1960s Cooper recorded albums for United Artists Records including: "Our Hero", "Spaghetti Sauce and Other Delights", "You Don't Have to be Italian To Like Pat Cooper" (1967), "An Italian Wedding" and "More Saucy Stories From..." (1968).


Chi Sound Records

Originally distributed as a custom label by United Artists Records during 1976 and 1977, the output, including several albums by Walter Jackson, was moderately successful.

Trane's Blues

It comprises recordings from sessions for Blue Note and United Artists Records as a sideman for Paul Chambers, Sonny Clark, Johnny Griffin, and Cecil Taylor that were issued respectively on their Whims of Chambers, Sonny's Crib, A Blowin' Session, and Hard Driving Jazz albums.


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Reggie Fisher

Fisher took a job at United Artists Records, where he became an recording engineer and recorded artists such as John Buck Wilkins, Rita Coolidge, Brenda Russell, Sly Stone, Bobby Womack, The Curtis Brothers, Waylan Jennings, Pablo Cruz, and Michael Jackson.