Dunhill Records

Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. It became a record label in 1965 and was distributed by ABC Records. The first Dunhill single released (catalog #D-4001) was "My Prayer/Pretty Please" by Shelley Fabares, who was Adler's wife at the time. Adler sold his shares to ABC Records in... more

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  • 1986
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