Teena Records was a record label founded by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1963.[1][2] Ike Turner named the label after his wife Tina Turner. Records on Teena were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm.[2] CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US.[3]
| Teena Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Ike & Tina Turner |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | CIRCA distributing firm |
| Genre | R&B, pop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
While the Ike & Tina Turner Revue were constantly on the road performing, Ike Turner found time to record the artist in his band. Turner used this label to release singles by vocalist within the Revue, notably the Ikettes.[4] He wrote and produced all the songs on the label. The second single, "Prisoner in Love" by the Ikettes, was changed to "No Bail in This Jail" in order to avoid confusion with "Prisoner of Love" by James Brown.[5] "No Bail In This Jail (Prisoner In Love)" reached #126 on Billboard's Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[6]
Discography
edit| Catalog No. | Release
date |
US | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Feb 1963 | "Crazy In Love"
b/w Pee Wee |
Robbie Montgomery and The Ike-Ettes | |
| 1702[7] | Apr 1963 | 126 | "No Bail In This Jail (Prisoner In Love)"
b/w "Those Words" |
The Ikettes |
| 1703[8] | May 1963 | "You've Got Me (Just Where You Want Me)"
b/w "They Ain't Lovin' Ya" |
Vernon Guy | |
| 1704 | 1963 | "Love Me Or Leave Me"
b/w "I'll Wait For You" |
Flora Williams |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CIRCA Handling I&T Turner's label" (PDF). Cash Box: 35. February 16, 1963.
- ^ a b "Music As Written: New York" (PDF). Billboard. February 16, 1963. p. 14.
- ^ "Forming CIRCA Label for Canada" (PDF). Billboard. March 24, 1962. p. 34.
- ^ Turner, Ike (1999). Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-. London: Virgin. ISBN 1852278501. OCLC 43321298.
- ^ "Change Teena Singles Title, Names New Distribs" (PDF). Cash Box: 29. June 8, 1963.
- ^ a b "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. May 11, 1963. p. 24.
- ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 12. April 27, 1963.
- ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 25, 1963.
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