HighTone Records

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HighTone Records
Parent company Shout! Factory
Founded 1983
Founder Larry Sloven, Bruce Bromberg
Status defunct (2008)
Distributing label Shout! Factory
Genre Rockabilly, Western swing, Country, Blues, Gospel
Country of origin U.S.
Location Oakland, California
Official Website HighTone Records

HighTone Records was an independent record label based in Oakland, California. Hightone specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983. The label's first release that year was Bad Influence by bluesman Robert Cray.[1] In September 2006 the label released a 5 CD boxed set titled American Music: The HighTone Records Story. This release compiled many of the labels's most influential recordings. In 2008 the company closed its doors and sold the extensive catalog to Shout! Factory, which continues to release reissues and compilations.[2]

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  1. ^ Sloven, Larry. "HighTone Records". Shout! Factory. http://www.shoutfactory.com/browse/181/hightone_records.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
  2. ^ Gordon, Keith. "HighTone Records Sells Out!". Keith's Blues Blog. About.com:Blues. http://blues.about.com/b/2008/04/01/hightone-records-sells-out.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 

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