Galaxy Records


Galaxy Records was a record label founded in 1964 by Max and Sol Weiss in Berkeley, California. It was a division of Fantasy Records.

History

Galaxy Records was officially launched in 1964 in Berkeley, California. In 1967 Galaxy and Fantasy were sold. After ten years of inactivity, Galaxy released albums by Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Stanley Cowell, Nat Adderley, Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Roy Haynes, Hank Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne, and Ira Sullivan. Galaxy Records was closed down for good around 1990's due to conflict problems.

Discography

Galaxy Records first album series, the G-200/8200 series consisted of nine, primarily R&B, albums released between 1963 and 1968. In 1977 Galaxy started the GXY-5100 series, which was a jazz series that ran to 1985.
Catalog No.AlbumArtistDetails
201/8201John Lee Hooker
202/820216 of the Best of B.B. King
203/8203Little Johnny Taylor
204/8204In the Beginning and Milt Jackson
205/8205Live at Sugar Hill
206/8206The Mellow, Mellow Leon Haywood
207/8207Soul Full of Blues: Little Johnny Taylor's Greatest Hits
208/8208B.B. King's 16 Greatest HitsReissue of Galaxy 202/8202
209/8209Soul Grooving with Trio and Big Band
5101Essence
5102Fancy Free
5103Thank You Thank You
5104Waiting for the Moment
5105Just for Fun
5106Crossings
5107Breathe Easy
5108Tiptoe Tapdance
5109Red Alert
5110Something Borrowed, Something Blue
5111Talkin' 'bout Love
5112Philly Mignon
5113Our Delights and Hank Jones
5114Peace
5115Equinox
5116Vistalite
5117Return of the Griffin
5118Musics
5119Art Pepper Today
5120A Little New York Midtown Music
5121Here
5122Advance!
5123Ain't Misbehavin'
5124French Concert
5125Equipoise
5126Bush Dance
5127Straight Life
5128Landscape
5129Stepping Out
5130Soundsigns
5131New World
5132NYC Underground
5133Ballads by Four / John Klemmer / Johnny Griffin / Joe Henderson
5134Five Birds and a Monk
5135Strike Up the Band
5137Multimedia
5139To the Ladies
5140Winter Moon
5141One September Afternoon
5142Roadgame
5143Goin' Home and George Cables
5144Carnaval, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe and Tony Williams
5145Art Lives
5146Call It Whachawana
5147Tête-à-Tête and George Cables
5148Artworks
5149So Long Blues
5150Once Upon a Summertime
5151APQ
5152More Delights and Hank Jones
5153Drum Song-
5154New York Album