VARIOUS – SMART! LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ 1986 FUNK SOUL BLUES BOBBY BLAND BB KING JIMMY REED

Smart!
(Kent Records  1986  KENT052)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve in Very Good condition
– some wear to edges/corners and creasing on corners – back cover has discolouration marks and water mark across bottom half

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Kent Records was a Los Angeles–based record label, launched in 1958 by the Bihari brothers. It was a subsidiary of Crown Records Corporation. Kent was a follow-up to Modern Records, which ceased operations in 1958. The label reissued Modern’s singles, including recordings by B.B. King. By 1964, Kent had signed acts such as Ike & Tina Turner and released new material. Other acts signed to the label included Z.Z. Hill, Johnny Otis, and Lowell Fulsom. Modern Records was revived in 1964 with successful singles from the Ikettes.

Initially, Kent issued only singles, but issued albums from 1964 until the early 1970s. Kent was later bought by Ace Records, England, which uses the label name to release Motown and Northern Soul music.

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