Minit Records
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Minit Records was an American record label best known for its influential 1960s New Orleans R&B and soul releases, including early hits by artists like Irma Thomas and Ernie K-Doe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minit Records canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aaron Neville
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Allen Toussaint NERFINISHED ⓘ Benny Spellman NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Kenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernie K-Doe NERFINISHED ⓘ Irma Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | Allen Toussaint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | helped define the classic New Orleans R&B sound of the 1960s ⓘ |
| distribution | Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| focus | singles ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Joe Banashak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans R&B
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Rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Orleans R&B sound
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soul music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 1960s New Orleans R&B hits
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early recordings of Ernie K-Doe ⓘ early recordings of Irma Thomas ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
Imperial Records
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Liberty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
“I Like It Like That”
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“It’s Raining” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Mother-in-Law” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Ruler of My Heart” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Orleans music scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Allen Toussaint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | vinyl records ⓘ |
| region | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCareerOf |
Aaron Neville
NERFINISHED
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Benny Spellman NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Kenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernie K-Doe NERFINISHED ⓘ Irma Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializedIn | regional New Orleans R&B ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style |
horn-based New Orleans soul arrangements
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piano-driven R&B arrangements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
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