# Calla Records > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calla_Records > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calla_Records.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calla_Records > Source revision: 1342943247 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American record label}} '''Calla Records''' was an American [independent record label](/source/independent_record_label) based in New York City, active from approximately 1965 to 1977. The label released [soul music](/source/soul_music) and was run by Nate McCalla (1930–1980). McCalla was an associate and bodyguard for [Morris Levy](/source/Morris_Levy) who headed [Roulette Records](/source/Roulette_Records). Artists recording for the label include [J.J. Jackson](/source/J.J._Jackson_(singer)), Jimmie Raye, [The Sandpebbles](/source/The_Sandpebbles_(R%26B_group)), Little Jerry Williams (aka [Swamp Dogg](/source/Swamp_Dogg)), [Jean Wells](/source/Jean_Wells), [The Emotions](/source/The_Emotions), [The Fuzz](/source/The_Fuzz_(band)), [Lonnie Youngblood](/source/Lonnie_Youngblood), [The Persuaders](/source/The_Persuaders_(band)), and [Geraldine Hunt](/source/Geraldine_Hunt) among others.[http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/callarecords.htm Discography at ''Soulful Kinda Music'' magazine] Initially distributed by [Cameo-Parkway Records](/source/Cameo-Parkway_Records), the label became part of [Roulette Records](/source/Roulette_Records). The label was subsequently distributed by Shakat Records, a United States [disco](/source/disco_music) label[https://www.discogs.com/label/194524-Shakat-Records Particulars of Shakat Records]; [Discogs](/source/Discogs). Retrieved 2017-09-22. and [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records). In 1968, the Calla Records catalogue was acquired by [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records).Others assert that the rights were licensed, rather than sold. See David Edwards and Mike Callahan, [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/calla.html Calla Album Discography]; Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2017-09-22. The label nonetheless continued, developing new artists, such as [The Fuzz](/source/The_Fuzz_(band)), into the early 1970s, and then releasing a number of disco-oriented albums in 1975 and 1976.David Edwards and Mike Callahan, [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/calla.html Calla Album Discography]; Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2017-09-22. Calla Records ceased operations in 1977. McCalla was found murdered, execution style, in 1980, allegedly on the orders of Morris Levy.Scott M. Burnstein, [http://gangsterreport.com/the-music-concert-murders-four-on-the-floor-following-mob-backed-maryland-concert-40-years-ago The Music Concert Murders: Four On The Floor Following Mob-Backed Maryland Concert Almost 40 Yrs. Ago]; The Gangster Report, April, 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-22. == Recordings released on the Calla label == *1965 - "[Let Me Down Easy](/source/Let_Me_Down_Easy_(Bettye_LaVette_song))" / "What I Don't Know" - Betty LaVette (Calla C-102) *1965 - "I Feel Good (All Over)" / "Only Your Love Can Save Me" - Betty LaVette (Calla C-104) *1965 - "Baby, You're My Everything" / "Just What Do You Plan to Do about It" - Little Jerry Williams (Calla C-105) *1965 - "Stand Up Like A Man" / "I'm Just A Fool For You" - Betty LaVette (Calla C-106) *1966 - "Baby, Bunny (Sugar Honey)" / "Philly Duck" - Little Jerry Williams (Calla C-109) *1966 - "If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)" / "Yvonne" - Jerry Williams (Calla C-116) *1966 - "Boogaloo Baby" / "[But It's Alright](/source/But_It's_Alright)" - J.J. Jackson (Calla C-119) *1967 - "What's the Matter with You Baby" / "What Do You Plan to Do about It" - Jerry Williams (Calla C-121) *1967 - "Love Power" / "Because of Love" - The Sand Pebbles (Calla C-141) *1967 - "Run Run Roadrunner" / "I'm in the Danger Zone" - Jerry Williams (Calla MU 1285) *1968 - "That'll Get It" / "It's Written All Over Your Face" - Jimmie Raye (Calla) MS 6705A *1968 - "Oh Lord, Why Lord?" - Los Pop Tops (Calla C-154) *1970 - "[I Love You for All Seasons](/source/I_Love_You_for_All_Seasons)"/"I Love You for All Seasons" (Instrumental) - [The Fuzz](/source/The_Fuzz_(band)) (Calla C-174) *1971 - "[Like an Open Door](/source/Like_an_Open_Door)"/"Leave It All Behind Me" - The Fuzz (Calla C-177) *1971 - "I'm So Glad"/"All About Love" - The Fuzz (Calla C-179) *1971 - ''[The Fuzz](/source/The_Fuzz_(album))'' - The Fuzz (Calla SC-2001) *1976 - "[Spirit of '76](/source/Spirit_of_'76_(song))" - [Booty People](/source/Booty_People) (Calla CAS-110) *1996 - ''Soul of the '60s: Vol. 1'' == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/calla.html Calla album discography from BSN Pubs] {{Authority control}} Category:American record labels --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Calla Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calla_Records) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calla_Records?action=history)). 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