Instant Records was a record label based in New Orleans, Louisiana which was founded in 1961 by Joe Banashak (owner of Minit Records) and Irvin Smith.
Minit was acquired by Liberty Records in 1963 as part of its acquisition of Imperial Records.
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Born in Sallis, Mississippi, he recorded for Everest Records in the 1960s and later moved to the New Orleans label Minit.