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Checker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary of Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape (GRT) in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.
The label released recordings by mostly African American artists and groups. Checker's releases cover a wide range of genres including blues (Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II), rhythm and blues (Sax Mallard, Jimmy McCracklin), doo-wop (The Flamingos, The Moonglows), gospel (Aretha Franklin, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi), rock and roll (Bo Diddley, Dale Hawkins), and soul (Gene Chandler).
The label was discontinued in 1971 following GRT's consolidation of the Chess catalogs. As with Cadet and Chess, the label's catalog is now owned by Universal Music Group and releases from the Checker catalog are released by Geffen Records and Chess.
Label code: LC 0155 / LC 00155

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Cat#	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
2ACK-10096	The Fantastic Violinaires*	The Whole World Is Watching ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE)	Checker	2ACK-10096	US	1977	Sell This Version
2CK 10065	The Violinaires	Please Answer This Prayer ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Checker	2CK 10065	US	Unknown	Sell This Version
7-LPS-2979	Sugar Pie DeSanto	Sugar Pie Desanto ‎(7", EP)	Checker	7-LPS-2979	US	1961	Sell This Version
7N.25191	Sonny Boy Williamson (2)	Help Me / Bye Bye Bird ‎(7", Single, Pus)	Pye International	7N.25191	UK	1963	Sell This Version
7N.25268	Sonny Boy Williamson (2)	Lonesome Cabin ‎(7")	Pye International	7N.25268	UK	1964	Sell This Version
45-HLM 8913	Bo Diddley	The Great Grandfather / Crackin' Up ‎(7", Single, RE)	London American Recordings	45-HLM 8913	UK	1959	Sell This Version
45-HLM 9060	Dale Hawkins	Hot Dog ‎(7", Single)	London American Recordings, London Records	45-HLM 9060	UK	1959	Sell This Version
541	Sugar Boy*	Watch Her, Whip Her / You Call Everybody Sweetheart ‎(7", Single)	Checker	541	UK	2014	Sell This Version
750	Sax Mallard And His Orchestra*	Slow Caboose / Darling Let's Give Love A Chance ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	750	US	1952	Sell This Version
751	Arbee Stidham And His Orchestra	Someone To Tell My Troubles To / Mr. Commissioner ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	751	US	1952	Sell This Version
753	Rocky Fuller	Soon One Morning ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	753	US	1952	Sell This Version
754	Percy Lee Crudup	Open Your Book (Daddy Wants To Read With You) / Tears In My Eyes ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	754	US	1952	Sell This Version
755	Sax Mallard And His Orchestra*	Teen Town Strut! / I'm Yours ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	755	US	1952	Sell This Version
758	Little Walter And His Night Cats*	Juke / Can't Hold Out Much Longer (Single)		758	US	1952	Sell This Version
760	The Encores (3)	When I Look At You / Young Girls, Young Girls ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	760	US	1952	Sell This Version
762	Joe Williams / King Kolax And His Orchestra*	Joe Williams / King Kolax And His Orchestra* - Every Day I Have The Blues / They Didn't Believe Me		762	US	1952	Sell This Version
763	Joe Hill Louis	Dorothy Mae / When I Am Gone ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	763	US	1952	Sell This Version
764	Little Walter And His Nightcaps*	Little Walter And His Nightcaps* - Mean Old World / Sad Hours (Single)		764	US	1952	Sell This Version
764	Little Walter And His Night Caps*	Sad Hours / Mean Old World ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	764	US	1952	Sell This Version
766	Morris Pejoe And His Band	Gonna Buy Me A Telephone / Tired Of Crying Over You ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	766	US	1952	Sell This Version
767	Little Walter	Don't Have To Hunt No More / Tonight With A Fool ‎(7")	Checker	767	US	1953	Sell This Version
768	Danny Overbea And His Combo	Train, Train, Train / I'll Wait		768	US	1953	Sell This Version
770	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Tell Me Mama / Off The Wall		770	US	1953	Sell This Version
773	Mitzi Mars With Sax Mallard And Orchestra*	Mitzi Mars With Sax Mallard And Orchestra* - I'm Glad / Roll 'Em (Single)		773	US	1953	Sell This Version
774	Danny Overbea With King Kolax And His Orchestra*	Danny Overbea With King Kolax And His Orchestra* - 40 Cups Of Coffee / I'll Follow You ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	774	US	1953	Sell This Version
777	Elmore James	Country Boogie / She Just Won't Do Right		777	US	1953	Sell This Version
779	Browley Guy And The Skyscrapers	Watermelon Man / You Look Good to Me ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	779	US	1953	Sell This Version
780	Little Walter & His Jukes	Blues With A Feeling / Quarter To Twelve (Single)		780	US	1953	Sell This Version
781	Morris Pejoe And His Band	Can't Get Along ‎(7", Single)	Checker	781	US	1953	Sell This Version
781	Morris Pejoe And His Band	Can't Get Along / It'll Plumb Get It ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	781	US	1953	Sell This Version
782	The Blue Jays (5)	White Cliffs Of Dover / Hey Pappa (Single)		782	US	1953	Sell This Version
783	Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters*	i Don't Know What I'll Do / Overboard (Single)		783	US	1953	Sell This Version
784	Danny Overbea With King Kolax & Orch.*	Danny Overbea With King Kolax & Orch.* - I Could, But I Won't / Sorrento ‎(Shellac, 10")	Checker	784	US	1953	Sell This Version
785	Rev. Utah Smith*	Two Wings / Take A Trip (Single)		785	US	1953	Sell This Version
786	Little Walter & His Jukes	You're So Fine / Lights Out (Single)		786	US	1953	Sell This Version
787	Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters*	Jock-A-Mo / You, You, You ‎(10", Single)	Checker	787	US	1954	Sell This Version
788	Danny Overbea With King Kolax & Orch.*	Danny Overbea With King Kolax & Orch.* - Stomp And Whistle / Ebony Chant		788	US	1954	Sell This Version
789	Jimmy Binkley	Wine Wine Wine / Boogie On The Hour ‎(7")	Checker	789	US	1955	Sell This Version
790	Big Ed And His Combo*	Superstition / Biscuit Baking Mama ‎(10")	Checker	790	US	1954	Sell This Version
791	Leon D. Tarver And The Chordones*	I'm A Young Rooster / Ooh-Wee What's Wrong With Me? (Single)		791	US	1954	Sell This Version
792	Eugene Fox	Sinners Dream / Stay At Home		792	US	1954	Sell This Version
793	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Rocker / Oh Baby (Single)		793	US	1954	Sell This Version
794	El Rays* with Willie Dixon And Orchestra*	El Rays* with Willie Dixon And Orchestra* - Darling I Know / Christine ‎(7", RE)	Checker	794	US	Unknown	Sell This Version
795	Sugar Boy*	I Bowed On My Knees / No More Heartaches		795	US	1954	Sell This Version
796	Danny Overbea	Roamin' Man / You're Mine (Single)		796	US	1954	Sell This Version
797	Jessie Knight And His Combo	Nothing But Money (Single)		797	US	1954	Sell This Version
798	Jimmy Witherspoon And His Orchestra	When The Lights Go Out / Big Daddy (Single)		798	US	1954	Sell This Version
799	Little Walter And His Jukes*	You'd Better Watch Yourself (Single)		799	US	1954	Sell This Version
803	Lena Gordon, Sax Kari And Orch.* / Sax Kari And Orchestra*	Lena Gordon, Sax Kari And Orch.* / Sax Kari And Orchestra* - Mama Took The Baby / Disc Jockey Jamboree (Single)		803	US	1954	Sell This Version
804	Lowell Fulson	Reconsider Baby / I Believe I'll Give It Up (Single)		804	US	1954	Sell This Version
805	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Last Night (Single)		805	US	1954	Sell This Version
806	Bobby Lester And The Moonlighters (4)	Bobby Lester And The Moonlighters (4) - Shoo Doo-Be Doo / So All Alone (Single)		806	US	1954	Sell This Version
807	Otis Spann	It Must Have Been The Devil / Five Spot		807	US	1954	Sell This Version
808	Danny Overbea	A Toast To Lovers		808	US	1954	Sell This Version
809	Jon Thomas And His Orch.*	Rib Tips / Hi Fi (Single)		809	US	1955	Sell This Version
810	Jimmy Witherspoon	Waiting For Your Return / Time Brings About A Change (Single)		810	US	1955	Sell This Version
811	Little Walter & His Jukes	My Babe / Thunder Bird (Single)		811	US	1955	Sell This Version
811	Little Walter & His Jukes	My Babe / Roller Coaster ‎(7", Single)	Checker, Checker	811	US	2013	Sell This Version
812	Lowell Fulson	Check Yourself / Loving You (Single)		812	US	1955	Sell This Version
813	Bobby Lester And The Moonlighters (4)	Bobby Lester And The Moonlighters (4) - Hug And A Kiss / New Gal		813	US	1954	Sell This Version
814	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley / I'm A Man (Single)		814	US	1955	Sell This Version
815	The Flamingos	That's My Baby (Chick-A-Boom) / When (Single)		815	US	1955	Sell This Version
816	Danny Overbea	Hey Pancho / Do You Love Me ‎(7", Single)	Checker	816	US	1955	Sell This Version
817	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Roller Coaster / I Got To Go (Single)		817	US	1955	Sell This Version
818	The Fortunes (13)	Believe In Me / My Baby Is Fine ‎(7")	Checker	818	US	1955	Sell This Version
818	The Fortunes (13)	Believe In Me / My Baby Is Fine ‎(7", Promo)	Checker	818	US	1955	Sell This Version
819	Bo Diddley	Diddley Daddy (Single)		819	US	1955	Sell This Version
820	Lowell Fulson	Lonely Hours / Do Me Right		820	US	1955	Sell This Version
821	The Flamingos	Please Come Back Home / I Want To Love You		821	US	1955	Sell This Version
822	Willie Dixon And The Allstars	Walking The Blues / If You're Mine (Single)		822	US	1955	Sell This Version
823	Bobby Tuggle	The $64,000 Question / Too Late Old Man		823	US	1955	Sell This Version
824	"Sonny Boy" Williamson*	Don't Start Me Talkin' / All My Love In Vain (Single)		824	US	1955	Sell This Version
825	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Too Late / I Hate To See You Go (Single)		825	US	1955	Sell This Version
826	Jimmy Witherspoon	Why Do I Love You Like I Do? / It Ain't No Secret (What A Baby Can Do) ‎(7")	Checker	826	US	1955	Sell This Version
827	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing / Bring It To Jerome (Single)		827	US	1955	Sell This Version
828	Willie Dixon	Crazy For My Baby / I Am The Lover Man (Single)		828	US	1955	Sell This Version
829	Lowell Fulson	I Still Love You Baby / Trouble, Trouble (Single)		829	US	1955	Sell This Version
830	The Flamingos	Need Your Love / I'll Be Home (Single)		830	US	1955	Sell This Version
831	Charles Williams (7) With Paul Gayten Orch.*	Charles Williams (7) With Paul Gayten Orch.* - So Glad She's Mine / Mary, Don't You Weep, Mary Don't You Moan (Single)		831	US	1956	Sell This Version
832	Bo Diddley	Diddy Wah Diddy (Single)		832	US	1956	Sell This Version
833	Little Walter And His Jukes*	Who / It Ain't Right (Single)		833	US	1956	Sell This Version
834	Sonny Boy Williamson (2)	Let Me Explain / Your Imagination (Single)		834	US	1956	Sell This Version
835	Jimmy Binkley	You Made A Boo Boo ‎(7", Single, Mono)	Checker	835	US	1956	Sell This Version
836	Paul Gayten	You Better Believe it / Mother Roux ‎(7", Single, DJ )	Checker	836	US	1956	Sell This Version
837	Flamingos*	A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It (Single)		837	US	1956	Sell This Version
838	Little Walter And His Jukes*	One More Chance With You / Flying Saucer (Single)		838	US	1956	Sell This Version
839	Gene Barge And His Band	Country (Single)		839	US	1956	Sell This Version
840	Bobby Tuggle	I Wonder (Single)		840	US	1955	Sell This Version
841	Lowell Fulson	It's Your Fault, Baby (Single)		841	US	1956	Sell This Version
842	Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love? / I'm Bad (Single)		842	US	1956	Sell This Version
842	Bo Diddley	Who Do You Love? / Mona ‎(7", Single, Promo, RE)	Checker, Checker	842	US	2012	Sell This Version
843	Dale Hawkins	See You Soon Baboon / Four Letter Word (Single)		843	US	1956	Sell This Version
844	J. B. Lenore*	Let Me Die With The One I Love / If I Give My Love To You? ‎(7", Single)	Checker	844	US	1956	Sell This Version
845	Little Walter	Teenage Beat / Just A Feeling		845	US	1956	Sell This Version
846	The Flamingos	The Vow / Shilly Dilly (Single)		846	US	1956	Sell This Version
847	Sonny Boy Williamson (2)	Keep It To Yourself		847	US	1956	Sell This Version
848	Daddyo Gibson	Night Train / Behind The Sun		848	USA & Canada	1956	Sell This Version
849	The Four Chickadees	Ding Dong / Teenage Blues ‎(7")	Checker	849	US	1956	Sell This Version
850	Bo Diddley And His Band	Cops And Robbers / Down Home Special (Single)		850	US	1956	Sell This Version
851	Willie Dixon	29 Ways / The Pain In My Heart (Single)		851	US	1956	Sell This Version