# FiFo Records

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**FiFo Records** was an American record label established by singer-songwriters [Bob Markley](/source/Bob_Markley) and [Baker Knight](/source/Baker_Knight) in Los Angeles, California, in 1961. Following Markley's unsuccessful stint with [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records) as a solo artist, he teamed up with Knight, a co-writer on both of Markley's two singles, to found the label, which recorded a variety of pop, [R&B](/source/R%26B), and [folk](/source/Folk_music) musical acts. FiFo is best-known, however, as the label that released the debut album by the [psychedelic rock](/source/Psychedelic_rock) group [the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band](/source/The_West_Coast_Pop_Art_Experimental_Band) (The WCPAEB) in 1966.[1]

All the recordings issued on FiFo were licensed through RHM (Robert H. Markley) Publishing. Aside from the WCPAEB, another notable artist on the label was [Sonny Knight](/source/Sonny_Knight), a seasoned musician who had a national hit in 1956 with "Confidential". Although not particularly successful, the [doo wop](/source/Doo_wop) group the Triangles recorded the single "My Oh My", which has become a valuable collector's item that sells for as much as $700. Markley produced all the sessions, provided his "trademark" [bongos](/source/Bongos), and carries a writing credit for all the singles released (often in collaboration with Baker Knight).[1][2]

The label is well known among WCPAEB followers for distributing the band's debut album *[Volume One](/source/Volume_One_(The_West_Coast_Pop_Art_Experimental_Band_album))* in 1966. Recorded mostly before Markley was a band member, the album consists of a handful of [cover versions](/source/Cover_version) of popular songs and some original material by the Laughing Wind, the group that developed into the WCPAEB.[3] The "FiFo fan" imprinted on some of the releases was a caricature of Markley that was later revived for the [compilation album](/source/Compilation_album) *[The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Companion](/source/The_West_Coast_Pop_Art_Experimental_Band_Companion)* in 2011.[2][4]

## References

1. Forster, Tim. ["Teenage Dreams Diverted"](https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/wcpaeb%201.qxp.pdf?token=AWySVY6LePIUFZrqrdn80D5sc08eFR4JqgOJySmdPJV6mu-pnLHZrYGvIDHu2N9RVV6E6cuQlqM4iydIAb6MZV5A420kIRJz7W3H2Vk44t_T0E_32gpsgVWSaEtKUWhnQOlgpKqUZJqdu-fOpxGenBSi). *lookaside.fbsbx.com*. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

1. Carr, Steven (2011). *The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Companion* (CD booklet). Sunbeam Records. SBRCD5079.

1. Unterberger, Richie. ["Volume One – Review"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/west-coast-pop-art-experimental-band-vol-1-mw0000615660). AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

1. Forster, Tim. ["Carte Blanche"](https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/WCPAEB%20Rolly%20Crump%20article%20Tim%20Forster%20Record%20Collector%20May%202015.pdf?token=AWzmx6jIueJo1DYehlS2BDffMsKsB7EBt5ufr8gk-BpjPZ7052Fh_gP3CwWyzZteokrHkUgbsmVKSqlCSLYpOANngEpHdCn5tRcKpu_YlX3Jd5JsMFt-jX5sLQpPFQKlGyz1SX2TCaAqp-03Ps-0Fua-). *lookaside.fbsbx.com*. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

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