Shelter Records was a U.S. record label started by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. Russell remained with Shelter until 1976, when he and Cordell fell out. In a settlement, Cordell then became sole owner of the label, while Russell left to start his own label, Paradise Records.
Even though Leon Russell was the main artist, the label signed other talents, such as Tulsa Sound artists J. J. Cale, The Gap Band, and Dwig...
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Shelter Records was a U.S. record label started by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. Russell remained with Shelter until 1976, when he and Cordell fell out. In a settlement, Cordell then became sole owner of the label, while Russell left to start his own label, Paradise Records.
Even though Leon Russell was the main artist, the label signed other talents, such as Tulsa Sound artists J. J. Cale, The Gap Band, and Dwight Twilley, as well as Freddie King, Tom Petty, Phoebe Snow, and The Grease Band.
Shelter Records was originally distributed by Blue Thumb Records, but then it was distributed by Capitol/EMI from 1970 until 1973. During this time, the label was red with an egg on top with an inverted Superman logo on the egg. This logo did not sit well with DC Comics, and they successfully sued Shelter for trademark infringement. Shelter then blacked out the Superman logo on subsequent releases until the distribution deal ran out with Captiol/EMI. Afterwards,...
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