{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | name = Neptune Records | image = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" --> | image_size = <!-- size --> | image_alt = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image --> | caption = <!-- a caption for the image --> | parent = <!-- parent company, such as "Warner Music Group" --> | founded = 1969 | founder = <!-- name of founders, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} --> | defunct = <!-- year the label dissolved, such as {{end date|1990}} --> | status = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" --> | distributor = <!-- distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} --> | genre = <!-- such as "World" or "Various", separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} --> | country = United States | location = <!-- headquarters city and state --> | website = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" --> }}
'''Neptune Records''' was a record label founded by Philadelphia writer-producers, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff in 1969.<ref name= "Paul">{{cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/arts/music/billy-paulsinger-of-the-hit-me-and-mrs-jones-dies-at-81.html |title=Billy Paul, Singer of the Hit 'Me and Mrs. Jones,' Dies at 81 |work=The New York Times |date=April 25, 2016 |accessdate=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
The label, distributed by Chess Records,<ref name="Collis">{{cite book |last=Collis |first=John |title=The Story of Chess Records |publisher=Bloomsury Publishing USA p. 186 |year=1998 |isbn=978-1-5823-4005-0}}</ref> lasted for only two years, releasing 20 singles and three albums. It was the precursor to the pair's Philadelphia International label, which they started in 1971 with Columbia Records. Neptune featured releases by artists such as Jeanette "Baby" Washington, The O'Jays, The Three Degrees and Billy Paul, all who later appeared on Philadelphia International. The biggest hit was the label's first release, "One Night Affair" by the O'Jays (#15, R&B).
==See also== * List of record labels
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