Mala Records

Mala Records was a small record label founded as a Bell Records subsidiary in 1959. Beginning in 1967, albums by Mala recording artists were issued on the Bell label instead of Mala. Along with Bell, Mala was acquired in the late sixties by Columbia Pictures and merged with the co-owned Amy Records into Bell Records.

In 1974, the Mala catalog (and the rest of Bell Records) became part of Arista Records, which was purchased by BMG in 1979, and is now owned by Sony Music.

Mala Records artists

• The Birdwatchers
• The Box Tops
• David Gates
• Don and Juan
• Del Satins
• The Emperors
• Free Thinkers
• Gene Simmons
• Hank & Carolee
• Jimmy Clanton
• Johnny and the Hurricanes
• Link Wray
• The Rag Dolls
• Reparata and the Delrons
• Ronny and the Daytonas
• The Royaltones
• The Van Dykes
• Spooky Tooth
• Little Caesar and the Consuls

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Mala history & discography
• Mala singles discography