Janus Records

Profile:
US record label once owned by GRT (General Recorded Tape) Corporation; it distributed the Chess (as a subsidiary label until 1977, when it was sold to Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum Records), Barnaby (from 1973-78) and Westbound (from 1970 to 1975, when it switched distribution to 20th Century Records) labels.

Artists who recorded for Janus included Al Stewart, Whispers, The, Ray Stevens, Cymande, Pickettywitch, Cissy Houston, and Mungo Jerry. It also issued the Sonet recordings of Bill Haley And His Comets in the US during the Seventies.

The label broke off from GRT just that company was becoming insolvent; it still exists today only to lease its master recordings to other companies to reissue.

Label Code = LC 1773.
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Releases:
2JLS 3052 Shel Silverstein Crouchin' On The Outside (2xLP, Comp, Gat) 1973
2JLS 3056 Johnny Winter Before The Storm (2xLP, Album) 1973
2JXS 7026 Al Stewart The Early Years (2xLP, Comp) 1977
5C 038-61701 Harvey Mandel Baby Batter (LP) 1971
7026 Z Al Stewart The Early Years (Cass, Comp, Dou) 1977
6.12120 Meri Wilson Telephone Man (7", Single) 1977
6.12138 AC Everly Brothers, The* Wake Up Little Susie / Problems (7") 1977
6.12 139 Everly Brothers, The* Till I Kissed You / Bird Dog (7", Single) 1977
6.12144 Billy Bland / Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs Let The Little Girl Dance / Stay (7") 1977
6.12 170 Ronnie McDowell The King Is Gone (7", Single) 1977
6.12710 AC Ray Stevens Bridget The Midget / Ahab The Arab (7", Mono)  
6.23102 AO Harvey Mandel The Best Of Harvey Mandel (LP, Comp) 1975
6.23289 AO Ronnie McDowell The King Is Gone (LP, Album) 1977
6.23406 AF Various Oldies But Goldies (LP, Comp) 1978
6.23484 AP Everly Brothers 20 Super Hits By The Everly Brothers (LP, Comp) 1978
6.24003 AL Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers (LP, Comp) 1979
6.24278 AL Johnny Winter Profile (LP, Comp) 1973
1098-259 Champs' Boys Orchestra, The* Tubular Bells / Fleur (7", Single)  
1098-266 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (7", Single) 1976
1098-274 Kayak I Want You To Be Mine / Irene (7", Single) 1978
1098-278 Kayak Keep The Change / Ivory Dance (7", Single) 1979
6146 002 Denise LaSalle Trapped By A Thing Called Love (7") 1971
6146 007 Detroit Emeralds You Want It You Got It (7") 1972
6146 008 Intrigues, The To Make A World / Mojo Hanna (7") 1971
6146 009 Ohio Players Pain (7") 1971
6146 010 Denise LaSalle Now Run And Tell That/The Deeper I Go (the Better It Gets) (7") 1971
6146 013 Counts, The Not Start All Over Again / Thinking Single (7") 1971
6146 015 Detroit Emeralds Do Me Right / Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) (7", Single) 1972
6146 017 Ohio Players Got Pleasure / I Wanna Hear From You (7") 1972
6146 020 Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me (7") 1971
6146 023 Whispers, The A Mother For My Children (7") 1973
6146 027 Cissy Houston Midnight Train To Georgia / I'm So Glad I Can Love Again (7", Single) 1973
6146 031 Whispers* Once More With Feeling / Bingo (7") 1974
6146 201 Ray Stevens The Streak (7") 1974
6146 204 Ray Stevens Misty / Sunshine (2 versions) 1975
6146 205 Ray Stevens Indian Love Call (7") 1975
6310 201 Funkadelic Maggot Brain (LP) 1971
6310 206 Denise LaSalle Trapped By A Thing Called Love (LP, Album) 1972
6310 207 Detroit Emeralds You Want It, You Got It (LP, Album) 1972
6310 210 Harvey Mandel The Snake (LP, Album) 1972
6310 213 Goldie Zelkowitz Goldie Zelkowitz (LP, Album) 1974
6310 300 Everly Brothers Don & Phil's Fabulous Fifties Treasury (LP, Comp) 1974
6310 301 Ray Stevens Boogity Boogity (LP) 1974
6310 303 Various Good-Bad, But Not Evil! (20 Strange Pop 'Classics' From The Cadence Label) (LP, Comp)  
2098-7026 Al Stewart The Early Years (Comp) (2 versions) 1977
5098-7022 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (Cass, Album) 1976
7098-3044H Cymande Cymande (8-Trk, Album, Quad) 1972
7098-3054H Cymande Second Time Round (8-Trk, Album, Quad) 1973
8098-7022 H Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (8-Trk) 1976
9098-3035 Bill Haley And The Comets* Travelin' Band (LP) 1972
9098-3062 Eloy Inside (LP, Album) 1974
9098-3065 Tasavallan Presidentti Milky Way Moses (LP, Album) 1974
9098-3066 Jukka Tolonen Tolonen! (LP, Album) 1974
9098-7004 Cymande Promised Heights (LP) 1974
9098-7009 Camel Mirage (LP, Album) 1974
9098-7012 Al Stewart Modern Times (LP, Album) 1975
9098-7015 Baker Gurvitz Army, The* The Baker Gurvitz Army (LP, Album) 1975
9098-7016 Camel The Snow Goose (LP) 1975
9098-7019 Judas Priest Sad Wings Of Destiny (LP, Album) 1976
9098-7022 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (Album) (2 versions) 1977
9098-7023 Kayak Royal Bed Bouncer (LP, Album) 1975
9098-7024 Camel Moonmadness (LP, Gat) 1974
9098-7032 Charlie (5) No Second Chance (LP, Album) 1977
9098-7034 Kayak Starlight Dancer (LP, Album, Comp) 1977
9098-7035 Camel Rain Dances (LP) 1977
9098-7036 Charlie (5) Lines (LP, Album) 1978
9098-7039 Kayak Phantom Of The Night (LP, Album) 1978
9098 7040 Charlie (5) Fight Dirty (LP, Album) 1979
AL 9503 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (LP, Album, Gat) 1976
B 600 Ray Stevens The Streak (7", Single) 1974
BI 15182 Harvey Mandel Electronic Progress (LP, Album, RE)  
BJ12-01 Greg Kihn Band, The* Remember (12", Single, Promo) 1978
BLPS 19021 Canned Heat Vintage (LP, Album) 1970
EB 9007 Albert Washington Sad And Lonely (LP, Album) 1973
GRT-8014 Jimmy Dean I. O .U. (LP) 1973
HTCD 23-2 Silver Convention The Best Of Silver Convention: Get Up And Boogie (CD, Comp) 1994
J-106 Jefferson (3) Baby Take Me In Your Arms (7", Single) 1969
J-107 Owen B. Nowhere To Run / Mississippi Mama (7", Promo)  
J-118 Pickettywitch That Same Old Feeling / Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long (7", Single)  
J-119 Joe Dolan You're Such A Good Looking Woman (7", Single, Promo) 1970
J-125 Mungo Jerry In The Summertime / Mighty Man (7") 1970
J-127 Status Quo Down The Dustpipe (7") 1970
J - 131 Cissy Houston I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself / This Empty Place (7")  
J-133 Posse (2) Are You Ready / Evil (7")  
J-140 Whispers, The There's A Love For Everyone / It Sure Ain't Pretty ( Hard Core Unemployed) (7", Promo)  
J-144 Harvey Mandel Baby Batter / Midnight Sun (7", Promo) 1972
J-145 Cissy Houston I'll Be There / Be My Baby (7", Single) 1970
J-150 Whispers, The Your Love Is So Doggone Good / Crackel Jack (7")  
J-159 Cissy Houston Darling Take Me Back I'm Sorry (7") 1972
J-164 Don Covay & Jefferson Lemon Blues Band, The Sweet Thang / Standing In The Grits Line (7", Promo) 1972
J-167 Ernie K. Doe* Here Come The Girls / A Long Way Back From Home (7") 1973
J-174 Whispers, The Can't Help But Love You / A Hopeless Situation (2 versions) 1972
J 179 Potliquor Cheer (7") 1972
J 185 Intrigues, The Fly Now - Pay Later (7", Promo) 1972
J 185 Intrigues, The I Wanna Know (Do You Love Me) (7") 1972
J-194 Image, The* Betcha Didn't Know / Surprise (7") 1972
J 197 Na Allen I Was Telling Her About You / Open The Door To Your Heart (7") 1972
J-200 Whispers, The Somebody Loves You / Can We Love Forever (7", Single) 1972
J 200 Whispers, The Somebody Loves You (2 versions) 1972
J-202 Inclinations, The The Harder We Try / I'm Gonna Make Love Last This Time (2 versions) 1972
J 203 Cymande The Message (2 versions) 1972
J 205 Sophisticates, The Can't Move No Mountains (7") 1972
J 206 Cissy Houston Midnight Train To Georgia (7", Single) 1972
J 212 Whispers, The P.O.W. - M.I.A. (Prisoners Of War - Missing In Action) (7", Single, Promo) 1973
J 215 Cymande Bra (3 versions) 1973
J 219 James Leroy (2) Touch Of Magic (7") 1973
J 222 Whispers, The I Love The Way You Make Me Feel / Feel Like Comin' Home (2 versions) 1973
J-223 Grady Tate Freedom For The Stallion / I Wish I Could Walk Away (7", Single) 1972
J 224 Ian Thomas (2) Painted Ladies (7") 1973
J 225 Cymande Fug (2 versions) 1973
J-226 James Leroy (2) Comin' To A Party (7", Promo) 1973
J-230 Cissy Houston The Only Time You Say You Love Me (Is When We're Making Love) / I'm So Glad I Can Love Again (2 versions) 1973
J 231 Whispers, The A Mother For My Children / What More Can A Girl Ask For (7") 1973
J-233 Grady Tate Lady Love (7", Promo) 1974
J 234 Al Downing I'll Be Holding On / Hands (7", Single) 1974
J 235 B.B. Cunningham Jr.* Take Me Back Wife / Let It All Hang Out (7") 1975
J-237 Chakachas Africa Yama (7", Promo) 1974
J-238 Whispers, The Bingo / Once More With Feeling (2 versions) 1974
J 242 Ian Thomas (2) Long Long Way (7", Promo) 1974
J 244 Whispers, The What More Can A Girl Ask For? (7", Single) 1974
J-247 Whispers* All I Ever Do (Is Dream Of You) (7") 1975
J-249 Minnie Riperton With Rotary Connection Living Alone / Magical World (7", Promo) 1975
J-259 Champs' Boys Orchestra, The* Tubular Bells (Single) (2 versions) 1976
J 260 Tina Wells You're All I Need To Get By / Call My Brother (7", Single) 1976
J-261 Second Season, The Down U.S. Highway 200 (7") 1976
J-262 Camel Another Night (Single) (2 versions) 1976
J-266 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (7", Single) 1976
J-268 Molkie Cole Sugar Boogie / Lullabye (7") 1977
J-271 Dickie Goodman Star Warts (7") 1977
J-274 Kayak I Want You To Be Mine / Irene (Single) (2 versions) 1978
J-277 Paul Korda More Than A Friend / Alone Together (7") 1978
J-278 Kayak Keep The Change / Ivory Dance (Single) (2 versions) 1979
JACD 9.00796 O Harvey Mandel The Snake (CD, Album, RE) 1989
JACD 9.00802 O Harvey Mandel Shangrenade (CD, Album, RE) 1989
JBZ-0045 Earth Quake (2) Rocking The World (LP, Album) 1975
JBZ-0051 Rubinoos, The The Rubinoos (LP, Album) 1977
JEP 1 Funkadelic Focus On Funkadelic (7", Promo) 1970
JG-705 Lighthouse (2) One Fine Morning / Hats Off (To The Stranger) (7", Single) 1976
JG-706 Lighthouse (2) Sunny Days (7", Single) 1976
JG-709 Vanity Fare Hitchin' A Ride / Early In The Morning (7", Single, RE) 1976
JG-732 Lee Allen Walkin' With Mr. Lee (7", Single) 1977
JG-734 Bill Baker (5) & Five Satins, The To The Aisle / Wish I Had My Baby (7", Single) 1977
JL2S-3022 Donovan Donovan P. Leitch (2xLP, Comp) 1970
JLS 316 Tripsichord Tripsichord (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial)  
JLS 3002 Potliquor First Taste (LP, Album) 1971
JLS-3004 Mike Cooper Oh Really!? (LP)  
JLS-3005 David Frost The Frost Report On Everything (LP, Album) 1967
JLS 3006 Jefferson (3) Jefferson (LP, Album)  
JLS-3007 Flying Machine, The The Flying Machine (LP, Album) 1969
JLS 3008 Johnny Winter About Blues (LP, Comp) 1970
JLS-3009 Canned Heat Vintage (LP, Album) 1970
JLS 3010 Illustration (2) Illustration (LP, Album) 1970
JLS-3012 Trader Horne Morning Way (LP) 1970
JLS 3013 Andy Robinson (7) Break Out Of The City (LP, Promo) 1970
JLS 3015 Pickettywitch Pickettywitch (LP, Album, Promo) 1970
JLS 3016 Tripsichord Tripsichord (LP, Album, Promo) 1971
JLS-3017 Harvey Mandel Baby Batter (LP) 1971
JLS 3020 Eddie Harris Smokin (LP, Album) 1970
JLS 3021 Mike Cooper "Do I Know You?" (LP, Album) 1970
JLS 3024 Titus Groan Titus Groan (LP, Album) 1970
JLS 3025 Donovan Hear Me Now (Vinyl, Comp) 1971
JLS 3027 Mungo Jerry Memoirs Of A Stockbroker (LP, Album, Promo)  
JLS 3027 Mungo Jerry Memoirs Of A Stockbroker (LP) 1971
JLS 3028 Demon Fuzz Afreaka! (Album) (2 versions) 1970
JLS 3030 Ernie K-Doe Ernie K-Doe (LP)  
JLS 3032 John Kongos Confusions About A Goldfish (LP, Promo)  
JLS-3033 PotLiquor Levee Blues (Album) (2 versions) 1971
JLS 3036 Potliquor Louisiana Rock & Roll (LP, Album) 1972
JLS-3037 Harvey Mandel The Snake (LP, Album) 1972
JLS-3038 Don Covay And The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band Different Strokes For Different Folks (LP, Ste) 1972
JLS 3039 Michael Gately Gately's Cafe (LP)  
JLS 3041 Whispers, The The Whispers' Love Story (LP, Album) 1972
JLS 3042 Mer-Da* Long Burn The Fire (LP, Album) 1972
JLS 3043 Dianne Davidson Backwoods Woman (LP) 1972
JLS 3043 Dianne Davidson Backwoods Woman (LP) 1972
JLS 3044 Cymande Cymande (Album) (4 versions) 1972
JLS3045 Capers And Carson* Capers And Carson (LP) 1973
JLS 3046 Whispers, The Life And Breath (LP, Album) 1972
JLS3047 Harvey Mandel Shangrenade (LP) 1973
JLS 3050 Grady Tate She Is My Lady (LP, Album) 1972
JLS 3051 Walrus (5) Walrus (LP, Album) 1972
JLS 3053 Freddie Roulette Sweet Funky Steel (Album) (2 versions) 1973
JLS 3054 Cymande Second Time Round (Album) (2 versions) 1973
JLS 3055 Whispers, The Planets Of Life (LP, Album) 1973
JLS 3058 Ian Thomas (2) Ian Thomas (Album) (2 versions) 1973
JLS 3059 Alden Shuman The Devil In Miss Jones (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP) 1973
JLS 3060 Goldie Zelkowitz Goldie Zelkowitz (LP, Album, Gat) 1974
JLS 3062 Eloy Inside (LP, Album) 1974
JLS-3063 Al Stewart Past · Present And Future (LP, Album) 1974
JLS 3064 Manfred Mann The Best Of Manfred Mann (LP, Comp) 1974
JLS 3065 Tasavallan Presidentti Milky Way Moses (LP, Album) 1974
JLS 3066 Jukka Tolonen Tolonen! (Album) (2 versions) 1974
JLS3067 Harvey Mandel Feel The Sound Of Harvey Mandel (Album) (2 versions) 1974
JN 2119 Iron Butterfly Don't Look Down On Me (7") 1970
JN 2120 Teegarden & Van Winkle God, Love And Rock & Roll (7") 1970
JN 2150 Detroit Emeralds Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) (7", Single) 1972
JN 2165 Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me (7", Single) 1972
JN 2181 Whispers, The A Mother For My Children (7") 1973
JQ 20069 Harvey Mandel The Snake (LP, Album) 1972
JR-15806 Cymande Brothers On The Slide (12", RE) 2010
JX25 7002 Long John Baldry Wait For Me (2xLP, Album) 1969
JXS 7000 Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry (LP, Album) 1970
JXS 7004 Cymande Promised Heights (LP, Album, RP, Unofficial)  
JXS 7004 Cymande Promised Heights (Album) (3 versions) 1974
JXS 7005 Ian Thomas (2) Long Long Way (LP, Album) 1974
JXS 7006 Whispers, The Bingo (LP) 1974
JXS 7007 Tiger B. Smith We’re The Tiger Bunch (Album) (2 versions) 1975
JXS7008 Seventh Wave Things To Come (Album) (2 versions) 1974
JXS 7009 Camel Mirage (LP, Album) 1974
JXS 7010 Grady Tate Movin' Day (LP, Album) 1974
JXS 7011 Minnie Riperton Come To My Garden (Album) (2 versions) 1974
JXS 7012 Al Stewart Modern Times (LP, Album) 1975
JXS 7013 Whispers, The The Whispers Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) 1974
JXS 7014 Harvey Mandel The Best Of Harvey Mandel (LP, Comp) 1975
JXS 7015 Baker Gurvitz Army, The* The Baker Gurvitz Army (LP, Album) 1975
JXS 7016 Camel The Snow Goose (LP, Album) 1975
JXS 7017 Jukka Tolonen Crossection (LP, Album) 1976
JXS 7018 Eloy Floating (LP) 1975
JXS 7019 Judas Priest Sad Wings Of Destiny (LP) 1976
JXS 7021 Seventh Wave Psi-Fi (LP, Album) 1975
JXS-7022 Al Stewart Year Of The Cat (Album) (2 versions) 1976
JXS 7023 Kayak Royal Bed Bouncer (US Edition) (LP, Album) 1975
JXS 7024 Camel Moonmadness (LP, Album) 1976
JXS-7025 Lighthouse (2) The Best Of Lighthouse (LP, Comp) 1974
JXS-7029 C.B. Victoria Dawning Day (LP, Album) 1976
JXS 7030 Lucifer's Friend Mind Exploding (LP, Album) 1976
JXS-7031 Molkie Cole Molkie Cole (LP, Gat) 1977
JXS-7032 Charlie (5) No Second Chance (LP, Album) 1977
JXS 7034 Kayak Starlight Dancer (Comp) (2 versions) 1977
JXS-7035 Camel Rain Dances (LP, Album) 1977
JXS-7036 Charlie (5) Lines (Album) (2 versions) 1978
JXS-7038 Paul Korda Dancing In The Aisles (LP, Album) 1978
JXS 7039 Kayak Phantom Of The Night (LP, Album) 1979
JXS 7073 Moe Koffman Museum Pieces (LP, Album) 1978
none Ernie K. Doe* Here Come The Girls (7", RE, Ltd) 2009
NQ 20.007 Harvey Mandel Baby Batter (LP, Album) 1971
W-157 New Holidays* Maybe So Maybe No / My Baby Ain't No Plaything (7", Promo) 1970
W-158 Funkadelic I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing (7", Single) 1970
W-159 Alvin Cash & The Registers Stone Thing (7") 1970
W-161 Detroit Emeralds I Can't See Myself Doing Without You / Just Now And Then (7") 1970
W-162 Denise LaSalle Heartbreaker Of The Year / Hung Up, Strung Out (7", Single) 1970
W-167 Funkadelic I Wanna Know If It's Good To You ? (7", Single) 1970
W-168 Bill Moss And Celestials, The (2) Everything Is Going To Be Alright (7")  
W-170 Teegarden & Van Winkle God, Love And Rock & Roll (7", Single) 1970
W-172 Detroit Emeralds Do Me Right / Just Now And Then (7") 1972
W-173 Fabulous Counts, The Rhythm Changes (7")  
W-175 Funkadelic Funky Dollar Bill / You And Your Folks Me And My Folks (3 versions) 1970
W-177 Assemblage Satisfaction (7", Single)  
W-181 Detroit Emeralds I Bet You Got The One (Who Loves You) / Wear This Ring (With Love) (7") 1971
W-182 Denise LaSalle Trapped By A Thing Called Love (2 versions) 1971
W-185 Funkadelic Can You Get To That / Back In Our Minds (7", Single) 1971
W 188 Ohio Players Pain (7") 1971
W-191 Counts, The Thinking Single / Why Not Start All Over Again (7") 1971
W-192 Detroit Emeralds You Want It, You Got It / Till You Decide To Come Home (7") 1972
W 197 Funkadelic Baby I Owe You Something Good / I Miss My Baby (7", Single, Promo) 1972
W 198 Funkadelic Hit It And Quit It / A Whole Lot Of B.S. (Single) (2 versions) 1972
W 201 Denise LaSalle Now Run And Tell That / The Deeper I Go (The Better It Gets) (Single) (3 versions) 1972
W-203 Detroit Emeralds Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) / I'll Never Sail The Sea Again (3 versions) 1972
W 205 Funkadelic A Joyful Process / Loose Booty (Single) (2 versions) 1972
W 206 Denise LaSalle Man Sized Job / I'm Over You (2 versions) 1972
W 214 Ohio Players Funky Worm / Paint Me (7") 1973
WB 1004 Funkadelic Funkadelic's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) 1975
WB 2005 Frut "Keep On Truckin" (LP, Alb) 1971
WB 2007 Funkadelic Maggot Brain (Album) (2 versions) 1971
WB 2015 Ohio Players Pain (LP, Album) 1971
WB 2021 Ohio Players Ecstasy (Album) (2 versions) 1973
WB 4001 Bill Moss & Celestials, The (2) Solid Rock (LP, Album)  
WB 4002 Sister Mattie Moss Clark* Wonderful Grace Of Jesus (LP, Album)  

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