Carnival Records

For the British record label, see Carnival Records (UK label).

Carnival Records
Founded	1961
Country of origin	United States

Carnival Records was the name given to at least two record labels.

Carnival Records (1961–1962)

In 1961, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss started a short-lived label that was the precursor to A&M Records. They released two singles. "Tell It to the Birds"/"Fallout Shelter" by Dore Alpert was distributed by Dot Records outside California.[1]

Carnival Records (1962–1983)

Jazz saxophonist Joe Evans set up Carnival Records label in the early 1960s and based it in New York and relocated in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963.[2] Releasing 63 singles and two albums,[3] the label focus was rhythm and blues and soul music. Joe Evans ran the label with a small staff that included his wife. The final record was released in 1983.[3]

Carnival's biggest success was The Manhattans, a band signed in August 1964.[4]

Carnival Records is exclusively represented by Westwood Music Group.

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. Hoskyns, Barney (2009). Waiting for the Sun: A Rock 'n' Roll History of Los Angeles. Backbeat Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-87930-943-5.
2. "Joe Evans". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. Joe Evans Biography Allmusic Retrieved 21 April 2013.
4. The Manhattans' Group History: Part 1 Retrieved 21 April 2013.

Further reading

• Follow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues by Christopher Brooks and Joe Evans.