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Tangerine Records

Also known as "TRC" or "Tangerine Record Corp.". ** For the company, see: Tangerine Record Corp.. Distributed by ABC-Paramount Records, Inc. and later by ABC Records, Inc.. ** For bootlegs and unofficial releases, see label: . Record label owned by Ray Charles (1962-1973) acquired as part of his contractual agreement with ABC Records, releasing music and productions by Ray Charles and his collaborators. In 1973, Charles left ABC but kept the rights to all of his recordings. Wanting to diversify his musical directions beyond soul, blues, and jazz, he formed a new label by essentially changing the name of to . was Mr. Charles Chief Engineer. Other artists released on Tangerine Records include Jimmy Scott, Al Grey, Percy Mayfield, The Raelettes and an Ike & Tina Turner collaboration. The label's catalog is owned by .