| Autumn Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960s |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | San Francisco |
Autumn Records was a 1960s San Francisco–based pop record label. Among the notable acts on its roster was The Beau Brummels, a band who released a pair of top 20 singles, "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just a Little".[1]
Also on the Autumn Records roster was The Great Society, a short-lived Haight-Ashbury group that recorded the first version of "Somebody to Love" on Autumn's short-lived North Beach label, which became a 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane.[2][3]
The label dissolved in 1966. Tom Donahue, a San Francisco DJ who worked for KYA radio, owned the record label. He subsequently invented the genre "underground radio." On KMPX and later, KSAN[4][5]
- ^ "45 Discography for Autumn Records". Global Dog Productions. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Music USA: The Rough Guide by Richie Unterberger,Samb Hicks,Jennifer Dempsey San Francisco >> Autumn Records 419
- ^ Ultimate Classic Rock No. 80: Jefferson Airplane, ‘Somebody To Love’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs By Annie Zaleski
- ^ Richie Unterberger website http://www.richieunterberger.com/sfroots.html Liner Notes for Gen Parson's Kindling By Richie Unterberger
- ^ History of Rock n Roll The Golden Decade 1954 - 1963 Tom Donahue