Record Label

Back Beat (2)

1950s-1970s label from Houston, Texas, launched in August 1957 by Don Robey. Also appears as "Backbeat." See also For any unofficial / bootleg copies of this label, please use . Shut down in 1974 by ABC Records (which bought Robey's labels two years earlier; some acts, including Carl Carlton, were transferred to the parent ABC label) and later renamed . 45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification: 500 through 530 (1957–1959): White label. 531 and higher (1960 forward): Red "drum" label. The label name is often shown as one word, "Backbeat."