Janus Records
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Janus Records was a record label owned by GRT Records, also known as General Recorded Tape.[1] Artists who had hits on Janus included Mungo Jerry, The Whispers, Cymande, Charlie, Al Stewart, Ian Thomas, and Ray Stevens. Chess Records was administered as a division of Janus in the early 1970s. Janus also distributed Westbound Records from 1970 until 1975, and they also distrubuted Barnaby Records from 1974 to 1979.
In the early 1970s Janus also released American editions of recordings made by Bill Haley & His Comets for the European Sonet Records label. They also released recordings by the British progressive rock band Camel as well as titles by Harvey Mandel, Judas Priest, Lucifer's Friend, and the Baker Gurvitz Army.
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- ^ Not to be confused with GRT Corporation, a high-tech company.
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