Cat Records

For the later TK Productions branch, see Cat Records (TK label).
Cat Records
Company typeConglomerate
Industryrecord label
FoundedApril 1954
United States
HeadquartersUnited States

Cat Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Atlantic Records, specializing in rhythm and blues music.[1] The label was founded in April 1954 to cash in on the popularity of R&B records among white teenager which were called "cat" records in the South, hence the name of the label.[1] A total of 18 singles were released, on both 78 r.p.m. and 45 r.p.m. records, over nearly two years before the label was discontinued.[2] Its biggest hit was "Sh-Boom" by The Chords.[3] Other artists on the label included "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool and Mickey Baker, Floyd Dixon, Rose Marie McCoy, and Margie Day.

  1. ^ a b "Atlantic to Start New R&B Firm". Billboard: 22. April 10, 1954.
  2. ^ Cat Records Discography at Colorradio.com
  3. ^ Selvin, Joel (2014-04-15). Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues. Counterpoint. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-61902-378-9.