Paradise Records

Paradise Records was a U.S. record label started by Leon Russell in 1976. The company established offices in Los Angeles. Paradise Records was the second record label company started by Russell. The first was Shelter Records started by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. Shelter Records had offices in both Los Angeles and Tulsa, Russell's home town, where the label sought to promote a "workshop atmosphere" with a recording studio in a converted church, adjoining houses for artists working at the studio, and other facilities.[1] Russell remained with Shelter until 1976, when he and Cordell fell out.[2] In a settlement, Cordell then became sole owner of the Shelter Records label and Russell then departed to start his own label, Paradise Records. Leon Russell had already received five US Gold records under Shelter Records. Paradise Records had a recording studio in Burbank, California and also made music videos in the recording studio.[3] Paradise Records was learning place for members of Concrete Blonde and Steve Ripley, both later started the country retro group, The Tractors. Leon also took the First Church of God at Third and Trenton in Tulsa and transformed it into The Church Studio. Church Studio still stands and is now home of Steve Ripley and The Tractors. Paradise Records are currently made and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Leon Russell also released a few items on his own independent record label Leon Russell Records, like Hymns of Christmas, while other works were released on other labels like Virgin Records Anything Can Happen.

Distribution History
  • In 1976 Paradise Records released its first album, the Wedding Album by Leon and Mary Russell. It is a studio album with his then wife, Mary Russell, otherwise known as Mary McCreary. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Leon and Mary Russell were producers of the album, with the exception of the final track, "Daylight", which was produced by its writer, Bobby Womack.[10] Leon and then-wife Mary Russell were musical guests on the May 15, 1976, episode of Saturday Night Live in its first season, hosted by Dyan Cannon.
  • In 1976 Leon & Mary Russell released Rainbow In Your Eyes/ Love's Supposed To Be That Way a Single
  • In 1976 Leon & Mary Russell released Satisfy You / Windsong a 7" Promo single.
  • In 1997 Leon & Mary Russell released Make Love to the Music a LP, Album
  • In 1977 Gary Ogan released Gary Ogan a LP, Album.
  • In 1977 Gary Ogan released The Road a 7" single
  • In 1977 Leon & Mary Russell released Say You Will 7" single
  • In 1977 Leon & Mary Russell released Love Crazy 7" single
  • In 1977 Leon & Mary Russell released Easy Love 7" single
  • In 1977 Gary Ogan released Make Me Sing
  • In 1978 Leon Russell released Elvis And Marilyn a 7" single.
  • In 1978 Leon Russell released Americana a LP Album [11]
  • In 1978 Leon Russell released From Maine To Mexico a 7" single
  • In 1978 Leon Russell released Elvis And Marilyn / Anita Bryant a 12" Promo
  • In 1979 Leon Russell released Life And Love a LP Album.[12]
  • In 1979 Mary Russell released Heart Of Fire Album
  • In 1979 Wornell Jones released Wornell Jones a LP, Album.[13]
  • In 1979 Mary Russell released Right Or Wrong / Up Against The Wall a 7" single.
  • In 1979 Mary Russell released Up Against The Wall a 7", Promo single.
  • In 1979 Wornell Jones released You Are My Happiness a 7", Promo single.
  • In 1981 following up on his country theme, Leon released a second Hank Wilson album, Hank Wilson, Vol. II. Hank Wilson being Leon's pseudonym name.[14]
  • In 1981 Leon Russell & New Grass Revival released a The Live Album[15]
  • In 1981 Leon Russell & New Grass Revival released a I've Just Seen A Face a 7", Promo single.
  • In 1984 Leon Russell released Hank Wilson - Wabash Cannonball a 7", Promo single.
  • In 1984 Leon Russell released Solid State Album.[16]
  • In 1984 Leon Russell re-released Hank Wilson Vol. II a LP, Album.
  • In 1984 Leon Russell released Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues a 7", Promo.
  • In 1984 Leon Russell released Rescue My Heart a 7", Single.

In 1984 Billy Chinnock released The Way She Makes Love a 7", Single, Promo.

  • In 1984 Leon Russell released Oh Lonesome Me a 7", Promo.
  • In 1985 Paul Black And The Flip Kings released How How a LP, Album.
  • In 1993 Paradise Records released the LEON RUSSELL 24K GOLD DISC album. A remix of recordings done at Olympic Sound in London in 1969.[17]
  • In 1997 Paradise Records released Blues: Same Old Song.
  • In 2012 Astronomy released Bali Moon a CD, Album.
  • In 2012 Astronomy released Golden Disc a CDr Single.
  • In 2012 Astronomy released Bali Moon a CDr Single.
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See also

References
  1. Bob Kirsch, "3-Year-Old Shelter has 2 home bases", Billboard, November 10, 1973.
  2. Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon, Lyndon Stambler, Country Music: The Encyclopedia (St. Martin's Press, 2000), ISBN 978-0-312-26487-1, p.424. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  3. Billboard Oct 20, 1984
  4. leonrussellrecords.com
  5. thislandpress.com, The Making of Longhair Music,By Steve Todoroff
  6. discogs.com, Leon Russell
  7. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Leon Russell
  8. All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music, edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, page 305
  9. Billboard, May 26, 1979, page 42
  10. allmusic.com, Wedding Album by Leon and Mary Russell
  11. allmusic.com, Americana
  12. allmusic.com Life And Love
  13. allmusic.com Wornell Jones
  14. discogs.com Leon Russell – Hank Wilson Vol. II
  15. Country Music: The Encyclopedia, By Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon, page 340
  16. discogs.com, Leon Russell – Solid State
  17. discogs.com, LEON RUSSELL 24K GOLD DISC
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