Straight Records

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When MGM Records neglected to exercise a contract option in 1968, FZ founded Bizarre Productions with manager Herb Cohen. This company mutated into Bizarre Records (with distribution taken care of by Warner Bros.' Reprise label) by October 1968. "Sister" label Straight Records was formed by FZ in the spring of 1969 to release material by slightly off-center artists, but these artists were not nearly as extreme as those on Bizarre (hence, the name "Straight" versus "Bizarre"). After Straight finished its independent run with Reprise and Warner Bros.-distributed stints, the DiscReet label was created in 1973.


Records issued on the Straight Records Label:


STS 1051 - Pretties for You - Alice Cooper (1969)

STS 1052 - Farewell Aldebaran - Judy Henske and Jerry Yester (1969)

2-STS 1053 - Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (1969)

STS 1054 - A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat - Lord Buckley (1969)

STS 1056 - Naked Angels - Jeff Simmons And Randy Steirling (1969)

STS 1057 - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up - Jeff Simmons (1969)

STS 1058 - Penrod - Tim Dawe (1969)

STS 1059 - Permanent Damage - GTO's (1969)

STS 1060 - Blue Afternoon - Tim Buckley (1969)

STS 1061 - Easy Action - Alice Cooper (1969)

STS 1062 - Acappella - Persuasions (1970)

STS 1063 - Lick My Decals Off, Baby - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (1970)

STS 1064 - Starsailor - Tim Buckley (1971)

STS 1065 - Love It to Death - Alice Cooper (1971)