Bearsville Records

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Bearsville Records was founded in 1970 by Albert Grossman. Artists included Todd Rundgren, Elizabeth Barraclough, Foghat, Halfnelson/Sparks, Bobby Charles, Randy VanWarmer, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Lazarus, Jesse Winchester, and NRBQ. The label closed in 1984, two years before Grossman's death.

Bearsville's initial distributor was Ampex Records. From 1972 until its folding, the label was distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Rhino Records currently distributes the Bearsville catalog.

Many of the artists on the roster recorded at Grossman's Bearsville Studios.

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Notable artists

• Johnny Average Band
• Elizabeth Barraclough
• Brain Briggs
• Paul Butterfield
• Jonathan Cain
• Felix Cavaliere
• Bobby Charles
• DB's
• Kenny Doss
• Foghat
• Jesse Frederick
• The Human Body
• Hungry Chuck
• Nick Jameson
• Norma Jean Wright
• Jean Yves Labat
• Lazarus
• Liar
• Willie Mitchell
• NRBQ
• Donald O'Conner
• Freida Parton
• Roger Powell
• Todd Rundgren
• Utopia
• Randy Vanwarmer
• Nicole Wills
• Tony Wilson
• Jesse Winchester
• Pam Windo
• Sparks

Bearsville Records Discography

1970

• The American Dream - The American Dream
• Gil Evans - Gil Evans
• Great Speckled Bird - Great Speckled Bird
• Jesse Winchester - Jesse Winchester
• Todd Rundgren - Runt

1971

• Jericho - Jericho
• Todd Rundgren - Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
• Jesse Frederick - Jesse Frederick
• Lazarus - Lazarus

1972

• Sparks - Half Nelson
• Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
• Hungry Chuck - Hungry Chuck
• Foghat - Foghat
• Jesse Winchester - Third Down, 110 to Go
• Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles
• Paul Butterfield - Better Days

1973

• Sparks - A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
• Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
• Lazarus - A Fool's Paradise
• Foghat - Foghat (Rock & Roll)
• Jean Yves Labat - M. Frog
• Paul Butterfield - It All Comes Back
• Foghat - Energized

1974

• Todd Rundgren - Todd
• Jesse Winchester - Learn to Love it
• Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren's Utopia
• Felix Cavaliere - Felix Cavaliere
• Foghat - Rock and Roll Outlaws

1975

• Todd Rundgren - Initiation
• Felix Cavaliere - Destiny
• Foghat - Fool For the City
• Utopia - Another Live
• Paul Butterfield - Put It In Your Ear

1976

• Todd Rundgren - Faithful
• Jesse Winchester - Let the Rough Side Drag
• Foghat - Night Shift

1977

• Utopia - RA
• Tony Wilson - I Like Your Style
• Jesse Winchester - Nothing But a Breeze
• Jonathan Cain Band - Windy City Breakdown
• Utopia - Oops! Wrong Planet
• Foghat - Foghat Live
• Nick Jameson - Already Free

1978

• Foghat - Stone Blue
• Jesse Winchester - A Touch on the Rainy Side
• Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow
• Elizabeth Barraclough - Elizabeth Barraclough
• Liar - Set the World on Fire
• Norma Jean Wright - Norma Jean
• Todd Rundgren - Back to the Bars

1979

• Tony Wilson - Catch One
• Randy Vanwarmer - Warmer
• Elizabeth Barraclough - Hi!
• Foghat - Boogie Motel
• Utopia - Adventures In Utopia

1980

• Roger Powell - Air Pocket
• Kenny Doss - Movin'on A Feeling
• Randy Vanwarmer - Terraform
• Foghat - Tight Shoes
• Pam Windo and the Shades - It
• Brian Briggs - Brian Damage
• Utopia - Deface the Music

1981

• Paul Butterfield - North-South
• Johnny Average Band - Some People
• Todd Rundgren - Healing
• Jesse Winchester - Talk Memphis
• Donald O'Connor - Come Alive
• Willie Mitchell - Listen Dance
• Randy Vanwarmer - Beat of Love
• Foghat - Girls to Chat and Boys to Bounce

1982

• Brian Briggs - Combat Zone
• Utopia - Swing To The Right
• Foghat - In The Mood for Something Rude
• Todd Rundgren - The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1983

• Nicole Wills - Tell Me
• Randy Vanwarmer - The Things That You Dream
• NRBQ - Grooves in Orbit
• Foghat - Zig-Zag Walk

1984

• Human Body - Make You Shake It
• Freida Parton - Two-Faced
• The dB's - Like This

See also

• Bearsville Studios
• List of record labels

References

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