Parent company Anthony Music Genre Surf music Country of origin United States of America | Status defunct Founder Anthony J. Hilder | |
Location Los Angeles, California | ||
For other record labels named Impact Records, see Impact Records (disambiguation)
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Impact Records was a California based record label run by CT Records creator, Tony Hilder in the 1960s. This label released some surf records by The Crestwoods, Dave Myers and The Surftones, The Ramblers and The New Breed and The Revels. The Revels were known for the hits "Comanche" and "Intoxica".
Background
Formed in the 1960s, this Los Angeles-based record label was managed by Tony Hilder. Among other things, Impact Records served as an outlet for masters that Hilder couldn't get released on other labels. A good deal of the material released was from local aspiring artists and bands of the Los Angeles area. Dean Zook handled the radio promotion for the Midwest, working from his base in Denver.
The first release on the label was "Church Key" by The Revels. The song was the first release for the label and credited to The Revels with Barbara Adkins. The single was distributed nationally by Liberty Records but was issued under the banner of Impact to keep the identity of the label. The Revels, a local Californian band who had been around since 1957 had 4 singles released on the label from 1960 to 1962 which included the single they were best known for "Church Key".
Another artist that had a release on the label was Little Ray Jimenez in 1962 with "Shake! Soul! & Shout!" bw with "Soul Stomp!". Also 1962, Rue Barclay had a release on the label. His history in recording went back to the late 1940s. His release was "I've Lost The Road" bw "Please Dear Won't You Stay". The following year Barclay appeared in a low budget film, The Skydivers.
One album that was produced by Hilder and released on the Impact label was called Shake! Shout! & Soul. The recording for the album was done live at Santa Monica's 2nd Annual Surf Fair. It featured Lil Ray, The Original Surfaris, Dave Myers and the Surftones, The New Dimensions, Steve Korey and The Virtue Four.