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8 unusual facts about MGM Records


Fritz Schulz-Reichel

His tunes became hits in Germany, France, England, and America; his albums were released on Decca and MGM in the U.S. and Polydor which were distributed by Philips Electrical Industries Pty.

Have You Heard?

The recording by Joni James was released by MGM Records as catalog number 11390.

I Really Love You

The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 chart.

Jaye P. Morgan

She joined MGM Records in 1959 after spending the previous six years with RCA Victor.

Johana Harris

She made over 100 solo recordings, working with such labels as Columbia, RCA, Capitol, MGM and Contemporary Records.

Powder Your Face with Sunshine

Blue Barron and his orchestra (on December 21, 1948, released by MGM Records as catalog number 10346) and

Sunshine Day

Sunshine Day is the title of British progressive rock group Jethro Tull's debut single, produced by Derek Lawrence, released in 1968 by MGM Records.

Why Don't You Believe Me?

A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1952.


Aba Daba Honeymoon

The hit record of the song was recorded by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter on August 4, 1950, and released by MGM Records as catalog number 30282.

Another View

When the Velvet Underground moved from Verve Records (who had released their first two albums) to parent company MGM Records, they signed a two-album deal, releasing their third and eponymous album The Velvet Underground in March 1969.

David Hemmings Happens

David Hemmings Happens is the debut studio folk-pop album by former British boy soprano and actor David Hemmings released in 1967 on MGM Records, and included 9 songs.

Dick Glasser

By the 1970s he had accepted the position of managing MGM Records' country music division in Nashville and there he produced C. W. McCall's #1 record "Convoy," a worldwide hit for the company.

Pablo Records

Pablo Records was a record label founded by Norman Granz in 1973, roughly a decade after he had sold his jazz labels (including the world-famous Verve Records) to MGM Records.

Ray Peterson

His performances at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, produced by Fred Vail, beginning in 1963 helped fuel a revival of "The Wonder of You," as well as launching his new relationship with MGM Records, an alliance that produced two albums: The Very Best of Ray Peterson which featured most of the Dunes singles, and The Other Side of Ray Peterson, which included many of his nightclub songs.

Richard Ellsasser

A prolific recording artist, Ellsasser made numerous "private label" recordings during the 1950s for MGM Records, primarily at the Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Spyder Turner

In 1966, record producer Clay McMurray had Turner's group do a recording session, and soon after Turner signed to MGM Records and released a single, a cover of the soul number "Stand by Me," imitating not only Ben E. King, but Smokey Robinson, Chuck Jackson and Billy Stewart, among others.

The Thing with Two Heads

Today, the movie is most notable for its soundtrack, produced by MGM Records producer Michael Viner with a rotating cast of studio musicians that he called the Incredible Bongo Band.

You Call Everybody Darlin'

The Art Lund version was recorded on July 16, 1948 and released by MGM Records as catalog number 10258.


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Another View

Later that same year, however, there was a management change and MGM Records' new CEO, Mike Curb, was brought in to try to rescue the financially struggling label.

Every Mother's Son

Because the group was signed to MGM Records, MGM Television (by way of Arena Productions) decided to feature the group in a two-part episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., "The Karate Killers (The Five Daughters Affair)," singing the song in a nightclub as a fight breaks out.

Herman's Hermits on Tour

Herman's Hermits on Tour (also called Their Second Album! Herman's Hermits on Tour) was the second album released in the US and Canada by MGM Records for the band Herman's Hermits.

Never Can Say Goodbye

This version, released on MGM records, was produced by the Disco Corporation of America, a production company newly formed by Meco Monardo and Tony Bongiovi to which Gaynor was signed.