Verve Records

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(place) by Pedro (4 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:04:06

1956-67, established by Norman Granz concentrated on his tastes in Swing and Bebop, published 100's of great Jazz artists including:

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(place) by pingouin (4.5 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:04:06
Under its 60's ownership by MGM (Granz later formed Pablo Records), Verve released some of the greatest LPs in rock history: those by the Velvet Underground, The Mothers' Freak Out, Absolutely Free, and We're Only in it for the Money; all were commercial flops, as was their attempt to artificially create a "San Francisco Sound" buzz by signing up Boston bands ("The Bosstown Sound"), including the Ultimate Spinach (with Jeff Baxter).
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