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A division of Malaco	Distributed by: T.K.	Distributed by Malaco	Dist. by Cotillion
1029 - 1975 to 1048 - 1977	1051 - 1978 to 1061 - 1979	2060 - 1980 to 2300 - 1995	Chimneyville label 1970
Malaco Records was founded in 1962 by Tommy Couch, Mitchell Malouf, and Wolf Stephenson, initially as a booking agency. In 1967, the company opened a recording studio in a building that remains the home of Malaco. Between 1968 and 1970, Capitol Records released six singles. Revenue from record releases was minimal, and Malaco survived doing jingles, booking bands, promoting concerts, and renting the studio for custom projects. In 1970, Malaco released King Floyd's "Groove me" on its own Chimneyville label. When "Groove Me" started a wildfire of radio play and sales, Atlantic picked the record up for distribution. In 1975, Malaco was broke and desperate for something to sell. With just enough cash to press and mail out the record, "Misty Blue" by Dorothy Moore was released on the Malaco label just before Thanksgiving. Luckily, it took off the moment it hit radio turntables. Another Malaco gamble in late 1975 was targeting the gospel market again with The Jackson Southernaires. The gamble paid off, and other premium gospel artists signed on, including the Soul Stirrers, The Sensational Nightingales, The Williams Brothers, The Truthettes, and The Angelic Gospel Singers. The company is still in business.