| Industry | Music Label | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 | 
| Founder | Clark Galehouse | 
| Defunct | 1983 | 
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Shelley Products | 
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]
Discography
- James F. Burke (Musician) albums
- The All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1960)
 - The Burke/Phillips All-Star Concert Band (Golden Crest Records, 1961)
 
 - Mark Thomas (flutist) 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 (Hank Jones album)
 - Fisher Tull LP
 - Leonard Falcone album
 - Jack Winerock album
 - William Bell (tuba player) album
 - Scott Joplin album
 - John Garvey (musician) album
 - Coenraad Bloemendal album
 - Malcolm Bilson album
 - The Chessmen album[5]
 - Billy Mure
 - The Montells
 - John Haynie (trumpet)
 
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
 
References
- ↑ "Golden Crest". Discogs.
 - ↑ "Golden Crest Records: The Independent Record Industry Comes to Long Island | Long Island History Journal".
 - ↑ Records, Ace. "The Best Of Golden Crest". Ace Records.
 - ↑ "John Broven - Golden Crest Records". John Broven. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
 - ↑ "Golden Crest [NY] | THE NORTHWEST MUSIC ARCHIVES".
 
External links
- "Golden Crest Records: The Independent Record Industry Comes to Long Island" from the Long Island History Journal
 
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