Galaxy Records was a record label founded in 1964 by Max and Sol Weiss in Berkeley, California. It was a division of Fantasy Records.
History
Galaxy Records was officially launched in 1964 in Berkeley, California. In 1967 Galaxy and Fantasy were sold. After ten years of inactivity, Galaxy released albums by Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Stanley Cowell, Nat Adderley, Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Roy Haynes, Hank Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne, and Ira Sullivan. Galaxy Records was closed down for good around 1990's due to conflict problems.
Discography Galaxy Records first album series, the G-200/8200 series consisted of nine, primarily R&B, albums released between 1963 and 1968. In 1977 Galaxy started the GXY-5100 series, which was a jazz series that ran to 1985.Both Sides Now - Galaxy Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019Jazzdisco: Galaxy Records Catalog: 5100 series - album index accessed August 30, 2019 Catalog No. Album Artist Details201/8201John Lee Hooker202/820216 of the Best of B.B. King 203/8203Little Johnny Taylor204/8204In the Beginning and Milt Jackson205/8205Live at Sugar Hill206/8206The Mellow, Mellow Leon Haywood207/8207Soul Full of Blues: Little Johnny Taylor's Greatest Hits208/8208B.B. King's 16 Greatest HitsReissue of Galaxy 202/8202209/8209Soul Grooving with Trio and Big Band5101Essence5102Fancy Free5103Thank You Thank You5104Waiting for the Moment5105Just for Fun5106Crossings5107Breathe Easy5108Tiptoe Tapdance5109Red Alert5110Something Borrowed, Something Blue5111Talkin' 'bout Love5112Philly Mignon5113Our Delights and Hank Jones5114Peace5115Equinox5116Vistalite5117Return of the Griffin5118 Musics5119 Art Pepper Today5120A Little New York Midtown Music5121Here 5122Advance!5123Ain't Misbehavin'5124French Concert5125Equipoise5126Bush Dance5127Straight Life5128Landscape5129 Stepping Out5130Soundsigns5131New World5132NYC Underground5133Ballads by Four / John Klemmer / Johnny Griffin / Joe Henderson5134Five Birds and a Monk5135Strike Up the Band5137Multimedia5139To the Ladies5140Winter Moon5141One September Afternoon5142Roadgame5143 Goin' Home and George Cables5144 Carnaval, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe and Tony Williams5145Art Lives5146Call It Whachawana5147Tête-à-Tête and George Cables 5148Artworks5149 So Long Blues5150 Once Upon a Summertime5151APQ5152 More Delights and Hank Jones5153Drum Song5154New York Album
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