US label; also appears as "Excello Records". Originally owned by Nashboro Record Co..
Blues division of Nashboro/Nashboro Records. Founded by Ernie Young in 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sold in the end to AVI Records.
For all unofficial / bootleg copies of this label please use Excello (3)
Southern entrepreneur Ernie Young was the founder of the Excello label, which has attained almost legendary status among blues and R&B fans. Young's labels were off-shoots of Ernie's Record Mart, a Nashville- based shop and mail order operation launched in 1950, when Young had already reached the advanced age of 57, after a career as a real estate businessman.
45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification:
2001 through 2057 (1952–1955): Yellow and blue label.
2058 through 2209 (1955–1962): Orange and blue label.
2210 and higher (1962 forward): Red, white, and blue label.
