Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion label, Bizarre Records. Straight and Bizarre were manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records. Straight Records recordings were distributed in the U.K. by CBS Records. Frank Zappa himself chose most of the artists for the Straight label.

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  • Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion label, Bizarre Records. Straight and Bizarre were manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records. Straight Records recordings were distributed in the U.K. by CBS Records. Frank Zappa himself chose most of the artists for the Straight label. His original intention was to release albums by avant-garde artists on Bizarre, and recordings by more mainstream artists on Straight. However the original concept failed to work out as expected due to issues with record distribution and artist management. Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Wild Man Fischer, and Lenny Bruce certainly fit in at Bizarre, but all others ended up on Straight. This led to some very unusual albums on the Straight label especially those by Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper and The GTOs. Zappa was also responsible for The Persuasions first LP Acappella. He heard a record of The Persuasions singing over the phone from a New Jersey record shop. Due to his passion for doo-wop Zappa immediately flew the vocal group to Los Angeles to record the album. Other notable Straight artists included Tim Buckley, and the duo of Judy Henske & Jerry Yester. These musicians came to the label through an association with manager Herb Cohen. Starting in 1972 some Straight recordings were re-issued by Reprise Records or Warner Bros. Records. By 1973 Straight and Bizarre were discontinued. The first issue of Love It to Death by Alice Cooper was on Straight, though by the time it became a massive hit the album had already been re-issued on Warner Bros. In place of their previous labels Zappa and Cohen created a new label, DiscReet Records, also distributed by Warner Bros. The Zappa/Cohen business partnership ended acrimoniously in 1976. At that time Zappa retained ownership of his work and Herb Cohen assumed ownership of most of the non-Zappa material from Bizarre and Straight. In 1988 and 1989 Straight recordings by Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, Tim Buckley, The GTOs, The Persuasions, and Lord Buckley were briefly re-issued on CD and cassette by the Enigma Retro label. Since the early 1990's the ownership of some Straight Records recordings has become unclear. This has apparently prevented further re-issues of some of this material.
  • Straight Records war ein US-amerikanisches Plattenlabel, das der Komponist und Rockmusiker Frank Zappa und sein damaliger Manager Herb Cohen im Frühjahr 1969 als Schwester-Label zu ihrem Unternehmen Bizarre Records gründeten. Auf dem neuen Label wurde vor allem Material von Künstlern veröffentlicht, die Zappa entdeckt hatte oder fördern wollte, so zum Beispiel Platten von Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper und Tim Buckley.
  • Straight Records était un label discographique fondé en 1969 pour distribuer des productions et des artistes découverts par Frank Zappa et son partenaire Herb Cohen. Au même moment, les deux mêmes fondaient aussi le label Bizarre Records. C'est Zappa lui-même qui a choisi la plupart des artistes publiés par Straight Records. Son intention à l'origine était de sortir les albums des artistes produisant une musique d'avant-garde sur Bizarre, et les enregistrements d'artistes plus populaires sur Straight. Cette idée n'a pas été toujours respectée en raison de conflits liés aux réseaux de distribution des disques, ou aux managers des musiciens. Des artistes notables comme Tim Buckley, et Judy Henske & Jerry Yester sont venus au label par l'intermédiaire du manager Herb Cohen. Dès 1972, certains enregistrements de Straight ont commencé à être réédités par Reprise Records ou Warner Bros. Records. Vers 1973 Bizarre Records s'arrêta, et fut remplacé par DiscReet Records, également distribué par Warner Bros. le partenariat entre Zappa et Cohen s'arrêta en 1976, chacun conservant les droits sur le matériel qu'il avait lui-même produit. En 1988 et 1999, des enregistements à l'origine parus sur Straight Records de Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, Tim Buckley, The GTOs, The Persuasions et Lord Buckley furent rapidement réédités par Enigma Records. Depuis le début des années 1990, la question des droits sur les enregistrements de Straight Records est devenue incertaine, ce qui a vraisemblablement dissuadé de la réédition de certains d'entre eux.
  • Straight Records – звукозаписывающая компания, созданная весной 1969 года Фрэнком Заппой и его менеджером Хербом Коэном после того, как выяснилось, что MGM Records не выполняют условия контракта. Первончально компания называлась Bizarre Productions, затем произошло разделение: предполагалось, что наиболее авангардные исполнители будут записываться на Bizarre Records, относительно более мэйнстримовские – на Straight . Однако из-за затянувшихся споров с менеджерами исполнителей идея не сработала: дело кончилось тем, что сам Заппа, The Mothers of Invention, Wild Man Fischer и Ленни Брюс оказались на Bizarre, а остальные перешли на Straight. Бо́льшую часть имен для этих двух лэйблов открывал сам Заппа; Тим Бакли и Judy Henske & Jerry Yester попали сюда через Коэна. Продукция Straight Records приобрела культовую известность: здесь вышли крайне необычные для своего времени пластинки – в частности, альбомы Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, The GTOs и The Persuasions. Начиная с 1972 года некоторые релизы Straight начали первыпускаться Reprise Records и Warner Bros. Records. Первый тираж Love It to Death, альбома Alice Cooper, вышел на Straight, после чего пластинка выходила уже на Warner Bros. Вскоре Заппа и Коэн заменили эти два лэйбла третьим, DiscReet Records, продукция которого также распространялась Warner Bros. Но в 1976 году сотрудничество Заппы и Коэна завершилась ссорой и судебными тяжбами. В конечном итоге Заппа сохранил права лишь на свои работы, остальные перешли к Коэну. В 1988-1989 годах записи Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, Тима Бакли, The GTOs, The Persuasions и Лорда Бакли начали перевыпускаться на CD и кассете лейблом Enigma Retro, но процесс затормозился после того, как возобновился конфликт, связанный с авторскими правами.
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  • Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion label, Bizarre Records. Straight and Bizarre were manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records. Straight Records recordings were distributed in the U.K. by CBS Records. Frank Zappa himself chose most of the artists for the Straight label.
  • Straight Records war ein US-amerikanisches Plattenlabel, das der Komponist und Rockmusiker Frank Zappa und sein damaliger Manager Herb Cohen im Frühjahr 1969 als Schwester-Label zu ihrem Unternehmen Bizarre Records gründeten. Auf dem neuen Label wurde vor allem Material von Künstlern veröffentlicht, die Zappa entdeckt hatte oder fördern wollte, so zum Beispiel Platten von Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper und Tim Buckley.
  • Straight Records était un label discographique fondé en 1969 pour distribuer des productions et des artistes découverts par Frank Zappa et son partenaire Herb Cohen. Au même moment, les deux mêmes fondaient aussi le label Bizarre Records. C'est Zappa lui-même qui a choisi la plupart des artistes publiés par Straight Records.
  • Straight Records – звукозаписывающая компания, созданная весной 1969 года Фрэнком Заппой и его менеджером Хербом Коэном после того, как выяснилось, что MGM Records не выполняют условия контракта.
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