Celluloid Records, a French/American record label, founded by Jean Georgakarakos (sometimes shortened to Jean Karakos) operated from 1976 to 1989 in New...
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Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents. Once much more common for its...
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played on an Amberola, a type of Edison machine specially designed for celluloid records that did not play older wax cylinders. Blue Amberols are more commonly...
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of the Garden, which was originally released on Douglas Records, and later on Celluloid Records. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin grew up in Fort Greene, a neighborhood...
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Goo Goo Dolls (album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
Mercenary and Celluloid Records. All of the songs were sung by bassist Robby Takac, who was originally the band's lead vocalist. The album was recorded from late...
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Afrika Bambaataa (category Tommy Boy Records artists)
at Jean Karakos's Celluloid Records, where he developed and placed two groups on the label: Time Zone and Shango. Bambaataa recorded "Wildstyle" with Time...
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The Last Poets (category Mercury Records artists)
about weapons, peace, and harmony. The Last Poets (1970) - Re-issue Celluloid Records (1984) (Cat No: CELL-6101) (Poets: Abiodun Oyewole, Alafia Pudim (a...
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Inflammable Material (category Celluloid Records albums)
its impact as The Ramones, Inflammable Material is the classic punk rock record." Morley went on to note the album was a "crushing contemporary commentary...
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Goo Dolls (1986), Celluloid Records later re-released as First Release (1987), Metal Blade Records Jed (1989), Metal Blade Records Hold Me Up (1990),...
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(1980, Spec Records) Bits 7-inch EP (1978, Spec Records) "Expert" 7-inch single (1979, Spec Records) PragVEC 12-inch EP (1979, Celluloid Records) "Perfect...
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Blue Amberol Records was the trademark name for cylinder records manufactured by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in the US from 1912 to 1929. They replaced the...
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Alan Vega (album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
Alan Vega is the first studio album of Alan Vega, released in 1980 by PVC Records. All tracks are written by Alan Vega Adapted from the Alan Vega liner notes...
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Jukebox Babe (category Celluloid Records singles)
Jukebox Babe is a song by Alan Vega, released as a single in 1981 by Celluloid Records. All songs written by Alan Vega US 7" single (WIP 6744) "Jukebox Babe" –...
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hip-hop tracks since. Freddy's "Change the Beat" for Celluloid Records would also lead to four other records, including a song about graffiti painting by Futura...
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Jean Georgakarakos (category French record producers)
Korner, Colosseum and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. In 1976 he founded Celluloid Records in New York City, and produced a series of eclectic and ground-breaking...
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"Celluloid Heroes" is a song performed by the Kinks and written by their lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Ray Davies. It debuted on their 1972...
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Collision Drive (category Celluloid Records albums)
Drive is the second studio album by Alan Vega, released in 1981 by Celluloid Records. All tracks are written by Alan Vega, except "Be Bop a Lula" by Gene...
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The Golden Palominos (category Restless Records artists)
was a guest on Straw's first solo record, Surprise. Drunk with Passion marked the first album not on Celluloid Records, taking cues from some of the darker...
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Goo Goo Dolls (category Metal Blade Records artists)
album, Goo Goo Dolls, in 1987 on Mercenary Records, but was picked up in 1988 by Celluloid Records, a larger record company. They played around Buffalo's underground...
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Holy Wars (album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
Date Label Format Catalog Belgium 1985 Cramboy CD, LP CBoy 2020 United States Restless LP TX8004 Greece Virgin EX 01 France 1987 Celluloid CD CEL 5478...
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Suicide (1977 album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
group to sign to Marty Thau's Red Star record label. Thau had previously worked at Paramount Records and Buddah Records and had sold his assets to Richard...
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Half-Mute (category Celluloid Records albums)
band Tuxedomoon, released on March 15, 1980, by Ralph Records. It was their first long-form record, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with...
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Bill Laswell (category Virgin Records artists)
met Jean Karakos, owner of Celluloid Records. Under the Material name Laswell became the de facto house producer for Celluloid until the label was sold...
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he was lead singer of the post-punk funk-rock band Obsession, on Celluloid Records, while living in New York City and Paris, France, in the 1980s, and...
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Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
Hustlers Convention is an album recorded by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin under the pseudonym Lightnin' Rod. The album was a major influence on hip hop music and...
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Temporary Music (category Celluloid Records albums)
and one on Celluloid which simply put each EP on either side of the album. Some CD versions include the "Detached"/"Ciquiri" single, recorded with Robert...
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record labels, starting with A–H. A–H A Cappella Records A&E Records A&M Records A&M Octone Records A-F Records A-Musik Abbey Records Abbott Records ABC...
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Praxis (band) (category Island Records artists)
initially used the name Praxis for an experimental solo EP recorded for Celluloid Records in 1984, simply named "1984". The band's debut album, Transmutation...
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won several awards on the national, continental and global scene and recorded over 20 albums. Her music has appeared in the soundtrack of the popular...
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Desire (Tuxedomoon album) (category Celluloid Records albums)
album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1981 by Ralph Records. The album was reissued on CD in 1987 by Cramboy, bundled together with...
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